Frommer's New England [With Detachable Map]

by Marie Morris, Wayne Curtis, Herbert Bailey Livesey, et al.

"Using the expertise of knowledgeable travel writers and editors, Frommer's New England is stuffed like a turkey, with slivers of information spilling out as soon as you open the cover.Even... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076456630X
• ISBN13: 9780764566301
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Frommer's
• Length: 652 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.2" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

New England in one book

We wanted a book with insight to all the towns and sights in the region. Frommers again, as always,filled the bill. We had a mavelous trip.

Good overall

We bought the Mobile book, the "Everything" book and this book. Of the three, this had the most detailed information. The maps are not great but the rest of the book makes up for that. The regional grouping was a great help.

A travel guide for readers

Let's face it; most travel books are a glance-and-go proposition. Most of them do a passable job providing key information, but they aren't exactly a pleasure to read. Frommer's New England 2003 changes all that. Not only are the cititations clear, correct, and complete, many of them are laugh-out-loud funny or wickedly sly. At the end of a busy day on the road, I actually found myself reading the guide for fun (while happily settled in one of the recommended accommodations).A literate guide obviously written by folks in the know.

Extremely Valuable

I have never bought a Frommer's Guide Book before, and now after I purchased this one, I am a loyal customer! I found it extremely insightful as to the most quaint New England towns to visit, which are the best routes to get there, practical information on the restaurants in town as well as their price ranges for any type of budgets - as well as advice on the many different bed and breakfasts that are available. This book caters to all travel styles, preferences and budgets. I planned most of my vacation with this book because it had phone numbers, prices, excellent directions... I could probably go on and on. Definitely a must for anyone who is traveling and not familiar with the area. It's like talking to someone who has lived in New England their whole life and is on hand to give you all the practical information you need to have a successful and fun/relaxing vacation. As if the book weren't great enough - they give you a wonderful full-sized pullout map that has all the towns marked on it which are mentioned in the book.

Useful and well-organized, it saved us money.

We used this guide on our recent trip to Maine, from Portland north to Bar Harbor. The suggestions about economical lodging in Bar Harbor alone saved us over $200! We are passingly familiar with all of New England, and we found this guide to be the most useful of the three we had with us (this one, Fodor's, and AAA). I would recommend it alone if you have to choose just one guidebook for your trip.