CANDID LISTINGS of hundreds of places to eat, sleep, drink, and feel like a local
RELIABLE MAPS to help you get around cities, towns, and the countryside
Tips on how to SAVE EUROS without missing out on the full European experience
A wealth of study and work OPPORTUNITIES within each European country
INSIDER TIPS on the best nightlife from Dublin to Dubrovnik
A useful PHRASEBOOK to help you say "I'm lost" in fifteen different languages

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.5 based on 8 reviews)

Decent, but not one I would use again

The good: You can get a feel for all areas of Europe. The book does aim for budget-friendly options.

The bad: The broad-based nature of the book makes it useless for stays of more than one day in any particular location.

The ugly: The maps are inaccurate.
January 18, 2008

Great for long Europe tour

We used this book exclusively on our 19-day trip around Europe and were extremely pleased with the information provided. We were especially helped by the descriptions of local foods and restaurants, as well as the details about sites and tourist attractions. The reason we rank this book 4 stars instead of 5 is because the prices listed for metro fares and other expenses were generally 1-2 euros less than the actual prices, and there was one incident where the metro stop listed for a particular restaurant was incorrect by about 3 stops (which was a long walk!) Otherwise this book is an excellent resource for extended travel in Europe. I would recommend the 2008 edition under the assumption that these errors have been fixed.
January 14, 2008

Gross lack up updates for a "2007" version

Recently tried to use this book for a European vacation to 5 countries and 7 cities. Became so frustrated with this book that ended up getting books from other travel publishers.

Many many times, found the restaurants mentioned in the book to be closed. Also found that the transportation information cited is woefully out of date. Certain transit systems where more than 2x what was quoted in the book. Very sloppy publishing - Lets go seemed to have updated the title only for several years.

July 08, 2007

Great Overall European Guidebook.

I've back packed across Europe a number of times. Multiple 3 month trips, and many shorter ones through 15 countries (some extensively). The Let's Go book is by far the most up to date one that I have seen. Much more up to date over all than it's competitors (Lonely Planet, etc).

That being said, there is a truly massive amount of information in this book, and of course some of it is going to change over time. The nice thing is Let's Go's structure (check out their web site) keeps this book more up to date than others.

On 1 3 month trip, I had both Let's Go, and Lonely Planet Europe. The Let's Go book only had 1 out of date phone number, while the competitor was riddled with them. I can't tell you how many times Lonely Planet users asked to borrow my books to get the correct phone numbers, etc. But it was often.

As an overall hosteling/backpacking guide through Europe, this book is fantastic. However if you would like more information on a -particular- region, or country, then I would recommend Rick Steve's or Lonely Planet's region/country specific books. Their use of local experts really makes a difference.

Being an over all guidebook, it's not going to have everything in it, so I agree with he other posters that the Eastern Europe sections are a little weak. I'd look at some of the other books above. However, the phone numbers, prices, train fares, train routs, events, etc are accurate enough to help you successfully manage your trip!

I'd highly recommend this book over any of the other European guides if you're planning on backpacking, and hosteling around Europe! If you're looking for a more pension/hotel style book, then try Rick Steves.
June 16, 2007

Dated but useful

Some completely false info, like the requirements for an International Driver's license for rental cars. Museum info is good, eat info is fair, lodging out of date. Other than that, great handbook.
June 08, 2007

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