Frommer's Amsterdam (Frommer's Complete)

By George McDonald and Arthur Frommer

Book Overview

Frommer's Amsterdam gives you the complete overview of insider knowledge on where and what to visit in The Netherlands' vibrant capital, all in meticulous detail to point you towards the best that Amsterdam has to offer. Packed with detailed, opinionated and honest reviews, this guide gives you the low-down on what's worth your time and what's not, providing extensive listings of Amsterdam's accommodation, attractions and restaurants in and around the city whatever your budget. Entire neighbourhoods are also broken down by thoughtful itineraries to help you plan your way while you stay, according to your timeframe. Discover contemporary Dutch cuisine; walking and biking tours along the Golden Age Canal and Amstel River; tips on visiting coffee shops; art, architecture and cultural highlights; and the best of the cities vibrant nightlife. Importantly, this guide provides the latest trip-planning advice and money-saving tips, as well as a complete shopper's guide and directory of useful contacts to ensure you make the most of your stay in the city. About Complete Guides: The Frommer's Complete guides give travellers the comprehensive overview of destinations, detailing the vast variety of choices and need-to-know local information in cities and countries, without glossing over any of the details. Entire regions, neighbourhoods and more are broken down by thoughtful itineraries to give detailed guides to each, with full accompanying reviews and prices listed throughout. These guides are packed full of up-to-date advice and tips on what's new in the location and how to plan your trip according in every aspect of your time there; vocabulary lists also exist where you might need a few key phrases and menu terms. Complete guides give you the respective A to Z, helping you to find the places to stay, eat, shop and explore that are best suited for you wherever you are or are planning to go.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470971290
• ISBN13: 9780470971291
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Frommer's
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.2" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

An Extremely Helpful Guide

I found this book to be very helpful in both preparing for and experiencing my trip to Amsterdam. It can be daunting to visit this country as there are so many things to see and such diverse lifestyles. The one area that I believe this book, as well as the 4 others I read during my preparations, fell short was in the area of hotels and where to stay during the trip. We were looking for something with all of the amenities of the luxury hotels, but with a funky/off beat feel to it. We stayed at the Hilton, but that was like being in the states. Not bad, but hardly the feel of this great city. Frommer does, however, always deliver in the areas surrounding food, shopping, and excursions and this book is no exception. It was a great prep guide and all of the maps helped tremendously.

Very useful book.

I found this book very useful. It's very detailed and gives a lot of relevant, interesting information on what to see and do in Amsterdam. There are also suggested walking tours that I really enjoyed.