Frommer's Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg, Eighth Edition | 
 enlarge | Author: George Mcdonald
Publisher: Frommers
Category: Book
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 955481
Media: Paperback
Edition: 8
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Pages: 576
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Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 5.2 x 1.3
ISBN: 0764524348
Dewey Decimal Number: 914.920473
UPC: 785555859913
EAN: 9780764524349
ASIN: 0764524348
Publication Date: April 1, 2003
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Product Description
A highly informative guide to a great trip in the Low Countries
o Leads travelers to the best of the Netherlands (almost 1 million North American visitors in 2001), Belgium (capital of the European Union and headquarters of NATO), and Luxembourg (which has more Michelin-starred restaurants per square mile than any other country)
o Delivers the scoop on top cultural attractions in Brussels, Bruges, Amsterdam, Luxembourg City, and other urban centers
o Reveals the best local experiences, from the forests and resorts of Belgium's Ardennes and the wine trail of Luxembourg to the windmills, tulip fields, and carnival celebrations of Holland
o Thoroughly updated to reflect the latest changes in hotels, dining, and attractions
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| Customer Reviews:
 Inaccurate January 7, 2006
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
First, the good news: there is a guide to the low countries, known pre-EU as the Benelux (for Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg). Now the bad news: it's not a very good guide. I should have known from the inaccurate title--Holland (a subset of provinces) is part of the Netherlands (the country), so the names are not synonymous--but I found out the hard way instead.
I chose to bring this one on our recent trip because it meant I wouldn't have to carry more than one book. I almost threw it away mid-trip after discovering that much of the text was out-of-date, misleading, or wrong. I don't mean things like restaurants or museum opening times, because those change frequently, but things that suggest that the author didn't actually verify anything cultural that he wrote about.
For example, the author refers to the Hotel Royale in Luxembourg as "a leading hotel of the world." Not quite--it's a member of the Leading Hotel of the World, Inc. chain. He also says that Luxembourg City is extremely safe (why, it's the safest city in the world!) and that it's open all night. Actually, the bars close at 1 AM and according to several locals, there is tons of petty crime and the "safest city in the world" title was self-anointed. We found numerous examples of innacuracies in the writeups about the Netherlands and Belgium too.
On the other hand, the maps were decent and it did cover many of the smaller towns that we wanted to see, which is primarily why we kept the book.
My advice is to find separate guides for the Netherlands and Belgium/Luxembourg, and get some good maps from the tourism offices.
 I was able to take my trip on the budget I had set. August 21, 2003
Leave it to Frommer's to put all the great cities and towns of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg in one handy book. This guide offered good maps and suggestions for "best of" experiences. There are separate maps for attractions, hotels and restaurants in each city, all listed by price range. This easy to carry guide came with me everywhere I went and properly lead me to all the best places.
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