Knopf City Guide: London (Knopf Guides) - Softcover

Knopf Guides

4.56

9 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0375702555 ISBN 13: 9780375702556

Publisher: Knopf, 1998

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These striking new guides to seven major destinations are so appealing that you won't be able to put them down--even after you've stopped traveling. Slender and light, they fit into your purse or pocket. The traveler gets a rich flavor of a city through 600 vibrant color photographs while being guided through the 400 best hotels, restaurants, shops, and cultural sights.

Each guide is divided into nine sections: Everything You Need to Know takes you into a given city and explains local transportation once you are there; Where to Stay lists 80 hotels with a wide range in price; Where to Eat includes everything from diners to four-star restaurants; After Dark shows you the clubs, discos, theaters, and concert halls; What to See guides the traveler from museums to cultural monuments and other places of interest; Further Afield provides 36 excursions just outside the city to historic houses, botanical gardens, zoos, or museums; and Where to Shop features 80 different boutiques, department stores, and markets. At the back are subway and bus routes and 10 double-page spreads of city Maps. Also included is the Business Reference Guide, with information for the business traveler on the city's stock exchange, major banks, business newspapers, television and radio stations, as well as a schedule of conventions.

SOME HIGHLIGHTS
The guide to LONDON points out such luxurious new hotels as the Dorset Square, The Hempel, and the Halcyon, and takes you out of the city to such celebrated spots as Syon Park, Kew Gardens, and Hampton Court.

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Review:

Knopf City Guides: London is a slim and sleek pocket guide containing excellent maps for every listing. For those travelers who like someone else to do the legwork, the researchers have done an impressive job of condensing London into the things you need to know about: 96 restaurants, 45 nights out, 71 sights, 36 excursions, and 77 shops. Lots of full-color photos present sneak previews of the topics at hand. The "Further Afield" section covers "Around London," "Hampstead/Highgate," "Greenwich," "Kew/Richmond," "Hampton Court," "Windsor/Eton," and "Sports."

Descriptions are thorough and--when it comes to dining--enticing, as this excerpt indicates from the write-up on L'Oranger:

The cooking is some of the best in London. A starter might include ravioli of salmon with crab jus, main courses could be panach� of fish with tagliatelle, or shin of beef braised in red wine with garlic and herbs.

The restaurants presented cover a wide range of budgetary and culinary preferences. However, if you're watching how you spend your pounds, you'll want to research accommodations elsewhere--most of Knopf's choices are pricey. --Kathryn True

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