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Summary: Rick Steves' Rome 2003
Review: This book is a must read before going to Rome. All the information and recommendations were very helpful in making my visit enjoyable. Highly recommend you pay attention to the caution he makes concerning pick-pockets in the Rome Meto as a member of our group did not take the warning and paid the price. We stayed at one of the family run and small hotels he recommended, outstanding for the price. Forget the American Express Card and "Don't leave Home without"..this book.
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Summary: Ridiculously inaccurate and absurdly cursory
Review: This guidebook is hopelessly inaccurate in its details and too cursory about what it does cover to be of any use whatsoever to any reasonably thoughtful tourist.As to the inaccuracy: I took this guide book on a recent trip to Rome. Despite the fact that it is dated 2004, it is either wildly outdated or reprehensibly sloppy. One of the highly recommended restaurants was closed, and from the looks of it not recently. Another of the highly recommended restaurants was responsible for the worst dinner we had in Rome. Anyone foolish enough to try to use the guide to find the Steves-recommended minibus tour of the Appia Antica will look in vain for a green kiosk in the Piazza Venezia. While we eventually found a tour, it was no thanks to Rick Steves! In terms of information content, the guidebook gives the tourist much less information for the weight than, say, the Michelin or Lonely Planet guides. Do not waste precious luggage space on the Rick Steves guide--it is simply not worth lugging around.
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Summary: Ridiculously inaccurate and absurdly cursory
Review: We went to Italy on our honeymoon and could not have spent our time better without this book. The tips are valuable and the descriptions are right on. The other nice surpise is that a lot of the vendors mentioned know Rick Steves well and would give better offers because of the book. We mentioned it at hotels and restaurants and got discounts. We also highly recommend Rick Steves' Mona Lisa Winks. Some of the museums do not have English descriptions at all and the audioguide rentals can add up. We would not travel to Europe without Rick Steves!
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Summary: Rick Steve's is your passport to Italy
Review: We went to Italy on our honeymoon and could not have spent our time better without this book. The tips are valuable and the descriptions are right on. The other nice surpise is that a lot of the vendors mentioned know Rick Steves well and would give better offers because of the book. We mentioned it at hotels and restaurants and got discounts. We also highly recommend Rick Steves' Mona Lisa Winks. Some of the museums do not have English descriptions at all and the audioguide rentals can add up. We would not travel to Europe without Rick Steves!
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