Frommer's Israel | 
| Author: Robert Ullian
Publisher: Frommers
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Edition: 5
Pages: 544
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Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.1 x 1.4
ISBN: 0470289694
Dewey Decimal Number: 915
EAN: 9780470289693
ASIN: 0470289694
Publication Date: November 24, 2008
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America’s #1 bestselling travel series Written by more than 175 outspoken travelers around the globe, Frommer’s Complete Guides help travelers experience places the way locals do. - More annually updated guides than any other series
- 16-page color section and foldout map in all annual guides
- Outspoken opinions, exact prices, and suggested itineraries
- Dozens of detailed maps in an easy-to-read, two-color design
You'll never fall into the tourist traps when you travel with Frommer's. It's like having a friend show you around, taking you to the places locals like best. Our expert author has done the legwork for you, and is not afraid to tell it like it is, saving you time and money. No other series offers candid reviews of so many hotels and restaurants in all price ranges. Every Frommer's Travel Guide is up-to-date, with exact prices for everything, dozens of color maps, and exciting coverage of sports, shopping, and nightlife. You'd be lost without us! Israel is an endlessly fascinating destination, a crossroads for different cultures and religions, and Frommer's Israel is an invaluable guide to this intriguing and complex land. It's written by an expert author, who provides you with sensitive and authoritative coverage of the region's historic and religious sites, and offers valuable insights into its culture. With Frommer's in hand, you'll explore the ancient and holy sites of Jerusalem, the silent majesty of the desert, the beach resorts of Tel-Aviv, and much more. We'll also show you how to have a world-class adventure, from diving in the Red Sea to exploring the stunning caves at Petra, in nearby Jordan. With detailed practical tips on dining, etiquette, bargaining, communicating, and getting around, Frommer's Israel is the only guide you'll need to explore this amazing land.
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 If you're not on a budget, this MIGHT be the book for you. December 5, 2006
Traveler Man
18 out of 20 found this review helpful
Unfortunately, the only guidebooks that have been published for Israel in the past three years are Frommer's and Fodor's. I went with Frommer's, and soon after my arrival in Israel, traded it for the three-year-old Let's Go. The first problem is the lack of quality maps -- outside of the most major sights, this book's maps are amazingly not at all useful. Next is the priorities chosen by the author: with so many pages devoted to where to dine, it is no wonder that there are no maps. Get a falafel on the street and really experience Israel. If you want a nice restaurant, one or two per town will suffice.
Finally, although Frommer's advertises this as a guide for all budgets, the book contains almost no real budget accommodations.
The Let's Go, on the other hand, despite being three years old, has broad coverage, very useful and relevant maps, good suggestions for dining where Israelis go, and (of course) budget accomodations. I have been here two weeks and have yet to find information that is out of date.
It's a tough call because obviously Frommer's is more current, and if you are not a budget traveler, has more useful accomodation information for you. But I would check out Fodor's and if that doesn't look good, go with Let's Go and write them an email encouraging them to update their edition.
By the way, it is totally safe and comfortable to travel in Israel right now. Everyone should experience this amazing country.
 Frommer's Israel 2006 -- the best current source for Israel May 1, 2007
Doug E (Cinti OH)
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
I could not disagree more with the two previous reviews. I travelled to Israel in October-November 2006 for my eighth visit, just before this book came out (unfortunately). The Fodor's guide was woefully inadequate when it comes to restaurant and hotel recommendations. I want more than "two per city" -- I want a range of choices, and Frommer's gives me that. "Let's Go" isn't bad, but it is decidedly aimed at the backpacking and very-low-budget set. That is an important group, and I'm glad there is a good guide for them, but a range of guides exists to serve different groups with different budgets, needs, and interests.
Things change rapidly in Israel, and it may be that some of the information is not current. But I know the country well, and I find most of Robert Ullian's information dead-on and accurate. In my view, the Frommer's guide is hands-down the best and most comprehensive one available today.
 Helpful book August 14, 2007
M. Kleinerman (Amherst, MA USA)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
My wife and I spent three nights at the Notre Dame Guest House in Jerusalem last fall. Notre Dame was especially recommended by the author of Frommer's Israel, who was very generous with his time and suggestions when we contacted him for advice. Contrary to the reviewer from Washington State we enjoyed our stay. The personnel was courteous and helpful, the food was good (including the espresso coffee), the surroundings and our room were nice, the price was reasonable, and we saw or heard nothing to make us feel unsafe at any time.
As to another reviewer's complaint that "no mention is given for coffee lovers of the great Israeli chain CAFE AROMA", this cafe is nicely described in page 139 of the book.
Not having read most of the book (away from Jerusalem we stayed with and were shown around by Israeli relatives) I hesitate to give it a five star rating. But what I read was helpful,
 Up a creek in a foreign country January 27, 2007
Autumn J. Sheridan (Washington State)
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is probably the worst tour book I have ever had the misfortune of traveling with. It was published in 2006, but has obviously not been updated in years, many of the places they recomend are no longer there. On page 268 they recomend Hamashbir Lazarchan on Allenby Street, went out of our way to go there to get a better pillow for my sister, and it wasn't there and when we asked our concierge he told us it hadn't been on Allenby for ten years it was in Dizengoff Square (which was a couple blocks from our Hotel the Cinema Hotel-a great place). The Book recomends a shop off of Dizengoff called Dervish (p 268)supposedly they carried museum quality items, but now it is overrun with cats and poor quality imports. It was a huge waste of time to read and take Frommer's recomendations. They also recomend the Notre Dame Guest house in Jerusalem, they have obviously not been there to feel safe sleeping we had to pull the dresser in front of the door. I have stayed at safer feeling $20 a night hotels. I wouldn't waste my money on this book, we got a locally published guide once we got to Israel, do some internet research and buy a locally written guide when you get there, it's better than being stuck in a foreign country without current information or maps to get around.
A Helpful Book September 19, 2007
Barry Ranish (Hollywood, Florida)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Frommer's Israel was useful to have in hand. Background history and
archeological sites were well-explained, and there are lots of human
interest boxes that added to our understanding of ancient sites as
wells as major cities. In practical terms, we liked a handy 2 page
spread filled with excellent street food and cheap meal suggestions
for Jerusalem's busy downtown district, where wall to wall eateries
can be a confusing maze ( In some cases choices were no-name holes in
the wall). The book also clued us in to terrific "business lunch"
deals (til 5 or 6pm) at wonderful restaurants. The Frommer's people
clearly love the place and packed the book with a wide range of
suggestions for all kinds of travelers and their interests, including
young kids.
Another Amazon reviewer thought Israel's great Aroma coffee
shops weren't mentioned. But actually, we found Aroma among the tons
of cafes and eateries in the center of Jerusalem because Frommer's
praised it in a special box on Best Coffee Places (two downtown
branches for Aroma in Jerusalem, as well as a number of other great
local coffee cafes are on page 139). Initially, we wondered why
Frommer's listed no Starbucks -- it's almost un-American to omit
them, but apparently, they don't exist in Israel. One minus: Map
bullets showing some restaurant locations were not clear for the tiny
maze of downtown Jerusalem streets, but in the end, we found what we
were looking for.
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