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Summary: Not the best guide for the casual traveler
Review: First I need to get this out of the way....Yes, I knew this book was in French when I bought it. We were in France in November 2003 for 9 days, and brought this book with us on the reviews listed here. I must say, we rarely used it. The only time it came into good use is in smaller towns when we needed a good hotel. If you are a casual traveler, not looking to eat in 4 star French restaurants, this book is probably not worth the precious space in your luggage, or the $20. Definitely take the Green Guide with you anytime you travel in Europe. It contains the best historical and site information. Pass on the Red Guide, and follow your instincts (or the advice of the concierge) to find good food...and do internet research on hotels before you leave (the info from the red guide in online anyway at www.viamichelin.com).
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Summary: The Best Guide for Hotels and Restaurants, plus maps!
Review: I am going on a quick business trip to Europe and of course needed to get the most recent Michelin Red Guide for France. I had to laugh at the first two reviews for this title and wonder if those reviewers had traveled at all in Europe? Obviously not, if they had never used a Michelin Red Guide. There are only two things you need to know about this series: Michelin sets the standard for excellence when it comes to reviewing hotels and restaurants (they invented the star rating system), secondly Michelin has been rating hotels and restaurants in Europe for over a hundred years. So it must tell you something that thousands of readers over a hundred years could sit down and figure out symbols to get the best advice money can offer. I highly recommend any book in this series. Safe Travels....
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Summary: The Best Guide for Hotels and Restaurants, plus maps!
Review: I am going on a quick business trip to Europe and of course needed to get the most recent Michelin Red Guide for France. I had to laugh at the first two reviews for this title and wonder if those reviewers had traveled at all in Europe? Obviously not, if they had never used a Michelin Red Guide. There are only two things you need to know about this series: Michelin sets the standard for excellence when it comes to reviewing hotels and restaurants (they invented the star rating system), secondly Michelin has been rating hotels and restaurants in Europe for over a hundred years. So it must tell you something that thousands of readers over a hundred years could sit down and figure out symbols to get the best advice money can offer. I highly recommend any book in this series. Safe Travels....
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Summary: IT IS IN FRENCH, BUT GREAT JUST THE SAME
Review: I've read bits and pieces of this book, and if you can read the French it is just as good as any English guide, with a litte more insight to the country (as it is written by FRENCH PEOPLE). If you're looking for a good English guidebook, try National Geographic Traveler or Eyewitness guides to France, as well as the Eyewitness guides to specific regions of France to get more in-depth advice on the best places to visit.
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Summary: The ONLY guide you'll ever need for FOOD and LODGING
Review: Not long ago, my husband and I were in Italy. We'd bought a Michelin green guide (I never travel without one), but not the red. The night before we were to fly out of Milano, we decided at the last minute to look for a quaint place to stay within an hour or two of the airport. We happened to have another well-known travel guide with us, and decided to use their suggestions to find a hotel. Three and a half hours--and many failed attempts--later, we broke down and bought a Michelin red guide at a gas station off the autostrada. Within twenty minutes, we were happily settled into a charming hotel whose prices and ambience were exactly as Michelin described. Never again will I look anywhere else!Michelin does it best, and has for decades. This book, while in French, operates principally by means of symbols, so it's accessible even for those who don't read French. Also, it is NOT the GREEN guide, which is also the best there is with regard to sightseeing. So don't look at the red guide if you want to know the best sights to see in Bretagne, for instance (in that case, use the Green Guide). But do use the red guide for an almost exhaustive listing of hotels and restaurants for nearly everyone's budget (with the possible exception of those who want the cheapest, youth hostel prices possible).
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Summary: The ONLY guide you'll ever need for FOOD and LODGING
Review: Not long ago, my husband and I were in Italy. We'd bought a Michelin green guide (I never travel without one), but not the red. The night before we were to fly out of Milano, we decided at the last minute to look for a quaint place to stay within an hour or two of the airport. We happened to have another well-known travel guide with us, and decided to use their suggestions to find a hotel. Three and a half hours--and many failed attempts--later, we broke down and bought a Michelin red guide at a gas station off the autostrada. Within twenty minutes, we were happily settled into a charming hotel whose prices and ambience were exactly as Michelin described. Never again will I look anywhere else! Michelin does it best, and has for decades. This book, while in French, operates principally by means of symbols, so it's accessible even for those who don't read French. Also, it is NOT the GREEN guide, which is also the best there is with regard to sightseeing. So don't look at the red guide if you want to know the best sights to see in Bretagne, for instance (in that case, use the Green Guide). But do use the red guide for an almost exhaustive listing of hotels and restaurants for nearly everyone's budget (with the possible exception of those who want the cheapest, youth hostel prices possible).
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Summary: It's in French
Review: Pretty useless if you can't read it.
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Summary: The Bible for travel in France
Review: Reviewers who have panned this essential guide for travel in France must have expected a guide book for sightseeing. It is, instead, the unimpeachable source of Hotel and Restaurant ratings. Yes, it is essentially in French, but the symbols are clearly explained in the prefaces. The specialties of the outstanding restaurants are listed. Concise village maps show you the location of your hotel or restaurant. Regional maps show you where you can find an outstanding meal, a bargain dinner, a charming hotel, or a luxurious palace. Anyone who gave this guide a bad rating didn't understand what it is to be used for. For sightseeing, you must buy the Michelin Green Guides. I go to France once a year, and never leave the USA without the current edition.
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Summary: The Bible for travel in France
Review: Reviewers who have panned this essential guide for travel in France must have expected a guide book for sightseeing. It is, instead, the unimpeachable source of Hotel and Restaurant ratings. Yes, it is essentially in French, but the symbols are clearly explained in the prefaces. The specialties of the outstanding restaurants are listed. Concise village maps show you the location of your hotel or restaurant. Regional maps show you where you can find an outstanding meal, a bargain dinner, a charming hotel, or a luxurious palace. Anyone who gave this guide a bad rating didn't understand what it is to be used for. For sightseeing, you must buy the Michelin Green Guides. I go to France once a year, and never leave the USA without the current edition.
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Summary: There are better guides
Review: There is a brief introduction in English and the rest of the guide is in French. caveat emptor
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