Frommer's Scotland (Frommer's Complete)

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 466 pages
• Published by: Frommers
• Edition: 10th Edition December 10, 2007
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0470181877
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0470181874
• Book Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.1 x 1.2 inches
• Weighs: 15.2 ounces

Product Review
"An up-to-date, often outspoken 466-page guide to the best Scotland has to offer." (Scots Magazine, May 2008)

Product Description
Frommer’s Scotland features gorgeous color photographs of the quaint villages, misty moors, and offshore islands that await you. It’s a highly personal guide that’s fun to read and even more fun to use on the road—and it’s much more complete and in-depth than its major competitors.

You’ll find complete details on lovely small towns, world-class golf courses, superb fishing, country pubs, whiskey distilleries, natural wonders, castles, literary landmarks, mysterious ancient ruins, and Edinburgh’s vibrant cultural scene.

Reader Reviews
This review is from: Frommer's Scotland (Frommer's Complete) (Paperback) I'm planning a trip to Scotland (leaving next week), and have never used Frommer's guides before. It has good suggestions for interesting touristy places to visit in Scotland, and gives a well written, concise historical description of the sites, which I like. However, for booking hotels, I haven't selected a single suggestion from Frommers. This is because their suggestions are generally way too expensive. For example, looking for accomodations in the Orkney Islands, you'd think it was impossible to spend less than $150 a night if you relied exclusively on this guide. On the web, I found that there are at least a handful two and three star hotels in Kirkwall that were less than $100 a night, and look very nice. Also, it says in Frommer's that it's ~$100 to travel by train to Edinburgh from London, but it doesn't mention that there are actually a huge range of fares, from ~$20 to more than $200 at www.virgin.com/trains, that depends on how early you purchase the tickets, and how flexible you want the ticket to be. From these and other examples, I've decided that Frommer's is a fine place to start for an overview and figuring out where I want to go, but I'd end up unnecessarily spending a fortune if I relied on it for the practical stuff.