Hawaii For Dummies (Dummies Travel) by Cheryl Farr Leas Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Hawaii For Dummies (Dummies Travel)
Book Review: Frommers is better
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought hawaii for Dummies and Frommers Hawaii. Haven't gone on the trip yet, but I find myself trusting the Frommers information more than the Dummies info. I even got a few tips from Frommers that saved us $80 on helicopter tours that weren't mentioned in Dummies. We're taking a cruise around Hawaii, and neither book gives you information about how to get around from the cruiseship ports which would have been really helpful.Book Review: Hawaii Simplified
Summary: 4 Stars
Dear John: Letters From a Fan in New York City: An Interactive BookWhen you go to Hawaii for the first time (as I did last year to reward myself for three years of writing and no vacation) you want to make sure you know where to start. There is no better book than the Hawaii for Dummies to take along with any other book on Hawaii which is more specific.
This is a place to start, before you even book your trip. Read it from cover to cover a while before you go, and take it with you, too.
Most of the 'must-sees' are right on. Gives you a road map, before embarking on your chosen islands and itineraries.
Book Review: Hawaii for Dummies
Summary: 5 Stars
Very helpful and fun. Planning our first trip and everything we need seems to be there and easily understood and accessed.Book Review: Great for attractions, beaches, maps; OK for dining
Summary: 4 Stars
Liked that the book had the post it's that I could move from island chapter to chapter. Liked that I had good maps for each island in one book. Saw a few other tourists with the same book and all had positive things to say.
Restaurants I tried were ok; not great. But the prices are higher here than the mainland so I didn't go to many upscale places like normal. I ended up asking the conceirge for recommendations which were better and not in the book.
However, the attractions and beaches were spot on. All great. And the advice on where to stop was excellent. If we had stopped at every "lookout" point or "scenic" stop, we would have never seen anything. I decided to go to one waterfall that wasn't in the book and was disappointed after seeing Akaka Falls which was recommended.
Book Review: Best Hawaii travel book
Summary: 5 Stars
My husband and I travel often and I always rely on the Dummies travel books to give me the information I need to plan our trips. They have never let me down. They are straightforward, very well organized and laid out, and they even give you some Post-It flags to mark your favorite pages. The books include tips, heads up, bargain alert, kid friendly, best of the best, and local know how symbols in the left margins to highlight certain information. They also use a larger font than the other travel books, which I truly appreciate. The Hawaii For Dummies book really helped me to plan our trip and the numerous maps throughout the book were especially beneficial.