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Italy (Alastair Sawday's Special Places to Stay)November 24, 2004 12 out of 12 found this review helpful
An absolutely fantastic buy. I travelled to Italy for three weeks this year and booked most of my accommodation through this guide. It made all the difference to my holiday. What I liked was that it wasn't based on star rating, but on how nice a place actually is. The highlight for us was Frances Lodge in Sienna. Here the setting, pool, owners and not to mention the breakfast were all glorious. Only for this guide, we wouldn't have had such an enjoyable holiday. I now have a collection of these guides and love browsing through them fantasising about where I'll go next!!!
Not very specialJune 1, 2004 3 out of 8 found this review helpful
These kind of books are great at rooting out the weird and wonderful places to stay, but this one seems to contain just too many 'normal' places to stay. Admittedly there are some gems in here, but just visiting a few hotels, B&Bs and agriturismos and writing some notes about the eccentricity of the owner doesn't make for a thorough guide.
Another excellent guide book by Alastair Sawday!April 5, 2002 11 out of 13 found this review helpful
I am constantly delighted by this series; not only an eclectic mix of beautiful, charming, carefully-picked places to stay but all the detail (great maps, helpful symbols, quick reference indexes) that you find in the infinitely more mundane & sterile accommodation guides. Keep it up - this guide is excellent!
