Cultured Travel Guide Books - The Unofficial Guide to California with Kids (Unofficial Guides) |
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 917
EAN: 9780471790310
ISBN: 0471790311
Label: Frommers
Manufacturer: Frommers
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 430
Publication Date: 2006-11-20
Publisher: Frommers
Studio: Frommers |
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Customer Rating: 
Summary: Unofficial Guide to CA w/Kids Very Useful for CA Roadtrip
Comment: This book both identified great spots for taking children throughout California, it presented the information in a way that made choices between alternatives easy to make. It was very helpful for a California roadtrip!
Customer Rating:
Summary: An alternative look on vacations
Comment: For one thing, you should not expect this guide to cover all of a region as a Frommer's guide would. It has a whole different approach, it does not claim to be an exhaustive coverage, but a selective pick for families with young children. As children would not enjoy wine tasting, I would not use this book to go thru Napa Valley. But if you are staying on a beachfront near San Diego, you are guaranteed to give your kids a spectacular vacation.
The thing I like most of this guide is how they rate every attraction for age range and tell you if it is too scary and if it is good for a rainy day.
It rates also hotels, altho I would strongly recommend to pair it to another guidebook for this sole purpose.
We used this guide series for Florida last year and were not at all disappointed. Actually it helps you avoid major disappointments and that's priceless. Also the Disneyworld one is great. My husband was surprised at how good restaurants were in the Florida book.
They listen to advice and feedback from customers too (and that's smart), so get an updated one.
I bought this book as soon as we decided to head for California!!!
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Summary: Planning a trip with twin, toddler boys just got easier!
Comment: With toddler twin boys that we love to take on many trips, this book has become a wonderful guide for us. We always wonder if a place we might like to go would be appropriate for our young sons, and with this book in our hands, we can find out. In addition, it has given us some ideas on places to take them, that we did not know about or had not considered. A must have for families that plan to spend a lot of time checking out all California has to offer.
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Summary: Could Be Better. Disappointing!
Comment: I have the first edition of this book, and when I first moved to the LA area, it was great to have...but, I find it lacking a lot now that I know more about the area. It doesn't mention the Huntington Gardens, or the Rose Bowl, or Descanso Gardens (cool tiny train that runs on weekends)or other kid friendly venues. I found the restaurant listings useless...rest's are everywhere, and I tend not to make one a special destination when I'm on a daytrip! I recommend getting an up-to-date California guidebook (Lonely Planet or some such) and decide where to go based on your child's and your inclinations, and ignore the ubiquitous malls that you can find anywhere in country.
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Summary: Has Good and Bad Points
Comment: Good Points: Give good descriptions of attractions, including an estimate of how long you'll want to spend, and practical issues like availablity of food/strollers/etc.
Good descriptions of natural sights (beaches, parks) as well as man-made attractions.Bad Points: Seems to take a very narrow view of what kids are going to enjoy. Why assume that no child is capable of enjoying an art museum? Or, as the authors states flatly, that kids hate scenery, and that your teen would much rather stay home with his friends than actually travel with his family? (Author suggests spending time at the local malls if you are travelling with teens!) Or that kids won't eat anything but hamburger-based kid's menus?
Given that the book is covering a large geographic area, and given the author's abovementioned narrow view of 'kid-friendliness', many important attractions aren't mentioned at all.
Only a few accomodations recommendations are given, and most are very expensive. (This review, incidently, applies to all the books in this series; California, Florida, and Washington DC).
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| From the publishers of The Unofficial Guide® to Walt Disney World® "A Tourist's Best Friend!"
—Chicago Sun-Times "Indispensable"
—The New York Times The Top 10 Ways The Unofficial Guide to California with Kids Can Help You Have the Perfect Trip: - No-nonsense advice on how to plan a trip the whole family will enjoy, from parents to tots and teens
- A complete sourcebook for first-time visitors or long-time residents, whether you're planning a day trip, a long weekend, or an entire vacation
- Insider advice on what to look for in lodging, with area recommendations
- Every attraction rated and ranked for each age group
- Detailed information on family-friendly restaurants through-out California
- The inside scoop on the best beaches for children
- Complete coverage of California's natural attractions and the best outdoor adventures for families
- Suggestions on where to bike, camp, hike, kayak, snorkel, water-ski, and whale-watch
- Insider advice on how to have big-time fun without spending big-time money
- Special tips for single parents, grandparents, and travelers with disabilities
Get the unbiased truth on hundreds of hotels, restaurants, attractions, and more in The Unofficial Guide to California with Kids—the resource that helps you save money, save time, and make your trip the best it can be.
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