Frommer's Las Vegas

by Mary Herczog

America's #1 bestselling travel series Written by more than 175 outspoken travelers around the globe, Frommer's Complete Guides help travelers experience places the way locals do. More annually... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 047038431X
• ISBN13: 9780470384312
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Frommer's
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

I Hate Casinos

Frommer's Las Vegas 2009 is a helpful guide for people looking for entertainment beyond the casinos. I was particularly interested in the info on the Nuclear Testing Museum and Red Rock Canyon hiking, both near LV. The restaurant section was wonderful for helping me decide what and where to eat with so many choices.

Great reference guide

The book did a good job explaining the basics of Las Vegas. It even explained the different games in the casinos & made suggestions. Has great maps to reference to, that are very beneficial. I went to Vegas when I was 18, so I never gambled; then stayed in Vegas one day back in 2004 because I was flying back to Cleveland (but again never gambled since I had children with me), so I have a general idea of what to expect. We are going to Vegas in early December, but this book has been a great help! I would still do some research online about Vegas, like I did. You can get even more up-to-date information by doing google searches. A few things missing... there was no information on Imperial Palace, which is a major casino/hotel on mid-strip. Imperial Palace was included in the map in the book, but it is never described. Plus, the author could of given more information about cheap eats in Las Vegas along with a few tips on how to get free alcohol while in the Casinos. All of which, I had to go online to research. But, the book overall was a good reference guide to any newcomers to Vegas. Things come & go so fast in Vegas, it is a good idea to double-check any information no matter how up-to-date your reference guide is.

Helpful book, not complete

I bought this for my second trip to Las Vegas this summer. I enjoy the author's writing style and his tips and tricks. Sadly I think everyone else must have the same book. Many of the "must-sees" he recommended were so overcrowded you literally could not see anything. I think the info might be a bit out of date but Vegas is always changing (or so I hear) so that's not unsual. Our trip was wonderful but we had more fun sight-seeing than trying to plan out our vacation with this book. It also would have been nice to have a list of all the restaurants int he big casinos. We wasted an hour walking around NYNY trying to find P F Changs, which was actually inside Planet Hollywood. Overall I would recommend it for beginners who have never been to Vegas but once you have, you know basically how things work. You just need a map of where things are, some basic guidelines on what things cost, and a list of events (Cirque du Soleil, concerts, etc).

excellent book!

Buy this book if you are planning to go to Vegas. Not only is it full of information, but it is fun to read. Not alot of pictures, but if you get the Frommer's Top Ten Book to go with it (some of the same info, but mostly photos) you will have everything you need for a great trip.

excellent book

I bought this with the unofficial guide to LV. The 2 books together gave me all the information i need for LV. The only other comment I want to make is if you are interested in any hotels you should go to web sites with user ratings and they gave you more up to date information especially in regard to noise and non smoking room availability. If you have problem with smoking you should look for hotels like the Marriott chain that has all non smoking room. Most other hotels have fine prints that said non smoking room is only a request and not a sure thing.