| Fodor's Hong Kong's 25 Best, 5th Edition (25 Best) | 
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Sales Rank: 157349
Category: Book
Author: Fodor's
Publisher: Fodor's
Studio: Fodor's
Manufacturer: Fodor's
Label: Fodor's
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: 5 Pap/Map
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 4.3 x 0.6
ISBN: 1400018269
Dewey Decimal Number: 915
EAN: 9781400018260
ASIN: 1400018269
Publication Date: September 4, 2007
Release Date: September 4, 2007
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Product Description
25 MUST-SEE SIGHTS in Hong Kong PLUS A FULL-COLOR FOLDOUT MAP and the best of the rest including:
Best dim sum restaurants ? Best nightlife ? Best ancient temples? Best exotic markets ? Best architecture
Everything you need to explore Hong Kong.
? Top lodging and dining picks for every budget
? Sacred spaces, from the elderly Pak Tai to the Magnificent Ten Thousand Buddhas
? Bustling markets selling birds, flowers, and aromatic cuisine
? Traditional Cantonese dim sum and the best of Pan-Asian fare
? Modern buildings that employ the principles of feng-shui
? Side trips to Lamma Island, Macau, and the People's Republic of China
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Top of the Lot for Hong Kong March 29, 2008
Found this guide extremely useful for planning and enjoying a week's trip to Hong Kong.
There is a rich array of Hong Kong Chinese history and experiences awaiting visitors, so this book can be helpful in arranging for the best use of your time- and for the most rewarding experiences, according to your interests.
Good for short stays February 22, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I just returned from 14 days in Hong Kong, Kowloon, and Macau China and found this guidebook to be lacking for our needs over Chinese New Years 2008. I'm a new international tourist, so I didn't realize that 25 things to do wasn't enough to fill 1 week, much less 2. My friend had a Lonely Planet Guidebook, which was much heavier, but had more detailed information beyond the "Visit the Peak" stuff. I'm happy he had the LP guide.
Neither book was helpful with Macau, however.
The pull out map included with this book was fantastic. It was better than any other map we came across.
The included MTR map was good.
For the items that the book covered, they seemed to be covered "just enough" for a 2-3 day trip or layover in Hong Kong. I just re-read the Lantau Island 1 page entry and it provides barely enough detail for you to understand what there is to do there and how to accomplish it. You'll have to read between teh lines or figure it out for yourself.
We stayed at the Metropark Causeway Bay/HK, the both in Kowloon Eaton, and Harbour Plaza Metropolis. The Eaton felt like the least value for our HK$, but it was the busiest day of the Chinese New Year. Rooms at the Eaton were small - even for Hong Kong. Internet isn't free, but the shower was FANTASTIC!
If any of the Indian hawkers from Kowloon are reading this ... no, thank you, I don't want to buy a knock off watch or a custom suit.
Buy for a short trip to HK. For longer trips, you'll want more detail, probably.
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