Frommer's Arizona [With Pullout Map]

by Karl Samson and Jane Aukshunas

Book Overview

You'll never fall into the tourist traps when you travel with Frommer's. It's like having a friend show you around, taking you to the places locals like best. Our expert authors have already gone... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470287764
• ISBN13: 9780470287767
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Wiley Publishing
• Length: 472 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.3" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Fromers Arizona 2009

This is a very good source for planning a trip to Arizona. It contains detailed information and maps.

Outstanding

Great guide, excellent overview with plenty of ideas and options for itineraries. A comprehensive look at travel plans for the state, and also consolidated ideas for itineraries within each sub-region, etc. Good tips on which national parks to visit to help you better implement your time over the vast expanses of (often rough) terrain. Still relevant, grab it for a song!

Excellent Guide! Glad I got this one

I didn't buy this online. I visited the local bookstore and took every book on Arizona off the shelf and looked at them all and chose this book because it had what I considered the best overall layout and approach. It turned out to be an **excellent** guide for our week-long Arizona trip. The book provides just enough information on each area as well as suggested drives and activities. I found it to be extremely helpful. Unlike other guidebooks, this one has a personality shining through. There's a person behind the information---you'll find language like 'this is my favorite..." or "...is why I like this ..." Some of the descriptive passages are very well-written. The information was timely and helpful, too. We constantly referred to it and felt very good about our choice of guidebooks. It was so helpful, I made a mental note to go back and write this review...

My travel Bible during my last trip

When my husband and I booked our 10-day trip to Arizona, we bought alot of guidebooks to help us make decisions about our itinerary, our hotel choices, and the attractions and restaurants we wanted to visit. But when we actually went on the trip, this guidebook is the only one that we referred to, time and again. The guidebook gave us GREAT recommendations for both restaurants and attractions, and it also contained some very handy maps. We kept the book in the glove compartment of our rental car, and we used it daily to plan activities and reach destinations. I only have one major gripe. The guidebook did not talk specifically about driving conditions along different roads. For example, the book mentioned that Jerome was a town not to be missed. So, we fueled up the car and headed out to Jerome. WELL, to get to Jerome, you have to drive up very winding roads, with sheer cliff drop-offs on your right, and you can only go about 20 miles per hour due to the sharp curves and your fear of oncoming traffic. While the route was definitely scenic, it was harrowing for someone from the deep south, where there ARE no mountains, and everything is flat. Other than that, I thought the book was great. It prepared me well for the "touristy" nature of Sedona, and it also gave good tips on how to avoid crowds at the Grand Canyon. Its section on Phoenix was very informative and helpful as well. I thought this book was a great tool for planning and enjoying my vacation in Arizona.

Simply the best guide for getting to know AZ!

I live in Arizona. I moved here in March of 2000. Back before I moved in, I got a copy of the previous edition of this book, after having researched all the options in a bookstore. So far, it's proved to be a very valuable resource, whether I want to find a place to eat or enjoy myself with my wife in Phoenix Metro, or if I'm heading north to the Grand Canyon and want to find an affordable and decent place where we can rest.