KB IRELAND'97:INNS&ITIN

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Summary: Travel Your Dreams with Karen Brown
Review: Meander down the streets of Dublin or journey around thelovely Dingle Peninsula. Irish hospitality prevails: from grandcastles to country farmhouses, you will be treated as a houseguest rather than a tourist. Itineraries guide you through the Emerald Isle, from Dublin's fair city to the beautiful scenery of Connemara.

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Summary: Great guide -good nontouristy itineraries, inns, and website
Review: This book was excellent -- I used this as my primary guide for my husband/my 1st 10 day trip to Ireland -- provided itineraries that weren't tourist traps and good quality inns that had service and atmosphere -- also, the website was great and the authors responded to emails with a day -- very informative -- just use a good travel map rather than the book for specific directions, especially on the Youghall to Kinsale -- will use her guide when we go to Italy next year.

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Summary: A very useful book.
Review: We stayed in 5 of the B&B's recommended in this book. We found Karen Brown's descriptions to be right on the money. We didn't stick to her itineraries but found them useful in planning our own itinerary. She only lists a few places for the towns she recommends staying in, so if you aren't booking ahead you might want to bring a more comprehensive B&B book with you. We were traveling in September when the tourist business is slowing down so we were usually able to get a reservation in the morning for that night. During June, July, or August you'd probably have to book several days or longer in advance.

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Summary: Everything was exactly as described
Review: We used the book to pick B&Bs for our first trip to Ireland. Each accomodation was exactly as described and delightful. The directions were accurate and very helpful for first time visitors. I would not hesitate to use another Karen Brown guide and have recommended it to several friends.

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Summary: Everything was exactly as described
Review: We used the book to pick B&Bs for our first trip to Ireland. Each accomodation was exactly as described and delightful. The directions were accurate and very helpful for first time visitors. I would not hesitate to use another Karen Brown guide and have recommended it to several friends.

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Summary: Inns are superb and Itineraries fairly good
Review: You won't go wrong with any of the lodging choices here. They are all wonderful and described quite well. The itineraries are fine; but you may want another book as well to help in that area.