Frommer's. New York City with Kids

by Holly Hughes

Let Frommer's show you where your kids can: Get up close and personal with Lady Liberty. View the city from King Kong's climbing post. Play Top Gun on a real aircraft carrier. Take a monorail through the wilds of Asia. PLUS Invaluable Travel Tips: Age ranges for each sight and activity. Shopping for everything from baby booties to import CD's.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764562851
• ISBN13: 9780764562853
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: Frommer's
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.2" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

This book went everywhere with me!

I purchased two books for my recent visit to NYC (my first trip with kids.) This book (The other was "New York's 50 Best Places to take Children")was exactly what I needed to find great places to eat with my kids...and to help me figure out which tourist attractions were worth the time and cost. It's well-organized and has a great rating system for restaurants and sight-seeing. I looked at many guide books....and this one was the best!

Informative guide for travel with kids

Having traveled several times to NYC as a couple, we were unsure as to what our plans would be with two boys, 2 & 6. This guide was invaluable. It is an excellent resource for families. It is particularly useful when choosing family outings, accommodations, & restaurants. Age guidelines & menu summaries are provided for each restaurant. Descriptions of hotels & rooms ( & space in the rooms) are given. Lots of info on kids' activities that isn't readily available to a visitor such as shows & museums for children, playgrounds, & even tips for finding a public restroom. And much more. Phone #s, websites, pricing, & age guidelines are given for all. Plus, lots of tips for many popular destinations about waiting times, environment for a small child (or older child), etc. - all that info that parents of young children want! All in all a great guide.

Great source for families traveling in NYC

Our family just returned from a long weekend in NYC. We found the book invaluable. The book recommended the Doubletree Hotel as the best 'kid-friendly' place to stay, and they were right on. The rooms were spacious, modern and clean. The hotel also had a great location right on Times Square. The book also suggested John's Pizza which turned about to be a great call. The pizza was great, the restaurant loud enough for our kids and we were able to walk right in and get a table on a Saturday night.

Thorough, entertaining guide to read

I have already taken the kids to the Big Apple but wanted to be better prepared for the next trip. I found this guide extremeley helpful and accurate in its assessments. The restaurant reviews are particularly good- that was one area where I "winged it" and wished I had more working knowledge of the city. This guide is worth every penny.