Frommer's Montreal & Quebec City 2004

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Summary: Traveling to Quebec? Don't forget your guide.
Review: As many Frommer's traveling books, this one will help the reader to get along the city and take advantage of his travel. Having this book handy in your backpack will make your walking tours, dinning and staying a truly unforgettable experience. It is amazing how it describes to the detail many places that no other way you would consider visiting. Even though Frommer's is a guarantee istelf, consider buying a better city map to get along, since the one in the book is a little confusing and incomplete.

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Summary: Frommer's Montreal & Quebec City
Review: Frommer's travel guides never dissapoint, and this one continues in that tradition. Mr. Livesy brings to life so vividly a place like Ile d'Orleans that you would, at best, be remiss not to make it part of your itinerary. He doesn't pull any punches when discussing Quebec City's relative lack of "haute cuisine" compared to Montreal. After reading this book, I have to believe that Quebec City and its surroundings would warrant its own 274 pages.

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Summary: A great help in enjoying two wonderful Canadian cities
Review: In preparing for a trip to Montreal and Quebec, I was pleasantly surprised to find a book that covered both cities. It was easy to read and find specific information. The different maps were very helpful while walking around both cities -- although I used actual road maps for driving directions. Keeping in mind that having two cities means less information about each -- I found the information was the right amount to help us make important decisions or ask the right questions when we made reservations. It certainly will help you find the "must see" spots as it provides recommendations for a one-, two- or three-day visit. I often read the short description of a site aloud before we visited. We changed our hotel reservations based on the book. As a result, we saved $10 per night (which more than paid for the book) and got free meals for the children -- a huge savings over three days. Bottomline -- a good, easy-to-use book with valuable information -- especially for first or second time visitors.