Date Seattle

Seattle (City Guide)

Description

Discover Seattle

Get the view of your dreams from the charmingly retro Space Needle

Search for the troll in Fremont and find more oddities than you bargained for

Dig out your leathers and be one of the cool kids in Georgetown

Try a slice of cherry pie and discover the Salish Lodge's cult-TV connection

In This Guide:

More than 1000 hours of research by our Seattle-loving author, from beer-tasting to bed-testing

Where to eat, drink, shop and stay, or play pinball

Only guidebook to include a dedicated Moving to Seattle chapter - with tips from residents

Content updated daily: visit lonelyplanet.com for up-to-the-minute reviews, updates and traveler suggestions

Reviews

Rating: 4 / 5
Date: 2010-08-10
Summary: "Lonely Planet Seattle"

The book was in fine shape, except that it had a library tag on it, which made me think it may have been stolen from the library, unless you can purchase these books from the library.

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Rating: 3 / 5
Date: 2010-01-13
Summary: "Confusing and Repetitive"

I'm an avid traveler and have had Lonely Planet as a steady companion on most my travels - granted I do a lot of exploring on my own, ideas for the budget travel are welcome...this guide recommends for someone with a big budget, repeats itself, sections are hard to find (bad layout), topics overlap and are repeated on multiple pages, creating too much reading and a book to heavy for a "guide" - what's worse it's not particularly interesting. I would not recommend buying and lugging this book to Seattle. Even the free map at the tourist office is 1000x better than the basic black lined one in the back of this book.

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Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2009-07-07
Summary: "Gotta have this book"

received perfectly and quickly from seller...thanks This is a wonderful book for exploring the Seattle area.

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Rating: 4 / 5
Date: 2009-03-23
Summary: "Worth the weight"

I purchased this guide instead of the Rough Guide (which I usually prefer) because the publication date was much more recent. Even so, I saved myself much time and disappointment by ALWAYS calling ahead to make sure that establishments were still in business and that their hours hadn't changed. In order to keep the book (which has a sewn binding and is very sturdy) a handy size and still provide plenty of information, the print is small on both the text and the maps. The pull-out map is a little more legible, but it generally only covers central Seattle (the touristy parts).

Seattle is a city of neighborhoods, so it's pretty inconvenient that the guide covers neighborhoods, then eating, sleeping, shopping, and drinking. The last four things are noted on the maps for each neighborhood so it would have made sense for them to be all together. They're not, though, so expect lots of cross-referencing and sticking your finger in one spot while flipping to another.

Only the small print kept me from giving this guide five stars. The listings in the book led me to lots of places off the beaten path that I would not have found on my own, and I highly recommend it.

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Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2007-03-21
Summary: "A Great Book Just Got Better"

LONELY PLANET SEATTLE, whose last edition was great, just got even better with this edition. This book includes a copious amount of information on where the best recreation, shopping, and dining are, as well as including an updated list of radio stations and a description of the best and worst neighborhoods in both the city and its immediate suburbs. Overall, LONELY PLANET SEATTLE shows the Seattle area to be a metro region where the median income is higher than the national, in both the city and the suburbs. This is a book you must own if you're interested in travel in any way.