Sandra Gustafson's Cheap Sleeps in Italy: Florence, Rome, Venice: A Traveler's Guide to the Best-Kept Secrets

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Summary: Very helpful
Review: Very nice accomodations in great locations for not too many lira. That's what I got out of this book. Visited all three cities and with the help of this guide, came home with money left over.

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Summary: Sleep Cheap and Enjoy It
Review: We used Sandra's books for both Italy and London and have had great success with them. In Italy we stayed in two of the most charming and wonderful hotels ever and have gone back to them a second time because we enjoyed them so much. Her information is accurate, her comments on cleanliness, location and amenities have been invaluable to us. We were desperately seeking a B&B in London and went to one she highly recommended. Believe me, it was more than adequate. In London hotels are very expensive and actually are pretty bare-boned but Sanda's information helped us to stay inexpensively, in a very convenient location, without breaking our bank account. I truly can't thank her enough for the recommendations in Italy. We love both of the hotels (Rome and Florence). We've also used cheap eats in Italy and London and found them helpful and accurate. Bravo Sandra! [:-)

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Summary: Sleep Cheap and Enjoy It
Review: We used Sandra's books for both Italy and London and have had great success with them. In Italy we stayed in two of the most charming and wonderful hotels ever and have gone back to them a second time because we enjoyed them so much. Her information is accurate, her comments on cleanliness, location and amenities have been invaluable to us. We were desperately seeking a B&B in London and went to one she highly recommended. Believe me, it was more than adequate. In London hotels are very expensive and actually are pretty bare-boned but Sanda's information helped us to stay inexpensively, in a very convenient location, without breaking our bank account. I truly can't thank her enough for the recommendations in Italy. We love both of the hotels (Rome and Florence). We've also used cheap eats in Italy and London and found them helpful and accurate. Bravo Sandra! [:-)

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Summary: Not Too Reliable
Review: We used this book and her Cheap Eats book recently in Italy. Cheap Eats was great - fabulous advice every time! But this book left us underwhelmed. A lot of the information was out of date or incorrect. Our hotel in Rome was nowhere near where we thought it would be. From now on, we're using Let's Go for hotel recommendations