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Summary: Use it for sightseeing, not for eating
Review: We took this book on a 2 week tour of Spain. While informative for the larger cities, we found Rick's book simply lacked a lot of information that, looking back, would have made our trip a hundred times better. Rick's hotel choices gave sparse details, and he failed to stress the necessity of air conditioning-- something we found well worth an extra $5. Do not go to Spain in the summer and get a hotel without a/c - even keeping the windows open was not an option for us with the city noise. While we were usually happy with Rick's sightseeing choices, we found his restaurant decisions were poor. The places we tried that he recommended were pleasant but had no interest in tourists (even the back door kind). The places we found on our own - off-beat family-run types - were much better. There we had kitchen staff coming out to "practice their English" on us, we were given free samples of Spanish cuisine that we hadn't ordered, and basically felt like we were interacting more with the staff and therefore experiencing more. None of those places were in Rick's book. If I were going to Spain again, I'd rip out the sightseeing parts and take them along with a different book for eating and sleeping. Just my 2 cents.
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