Lonely Planet New York City: Detailed Itineraries | Travel Like a Local | Insider Tips | Covers Lower Manhattan, SoHo, Chinatown, Nolita & Little ... Village, Central Park and more (Travel Guide) Paperback – Folded Map, 15 Mar. 2024

I read this book on my flight out to NYC and was able to easily plan a whole week's of activities, easy to read, includes a map, divides up sections of NYC to help planning, 10/10.

Received within time, good price ,very informative. Thank you.

Good for planning a trip to New York

Well laid out and up to date

This is must have if you are planning to go to NY. I have not used this in NY just yet but it has helped tremendously with planning my trip. There are loads of "hidden gems" and local knowledge crammed in. I like how the book is laid out in each section for each area of NY. The thing I like the most is that there are loads of QR codes to take you to the websites for the most up to date prices and opening times.

If you are old-fashioned like me you will like this book to arrange your trip to the Big Apple, New York City, it is based on Manhattan Island and gives a brilliant insight into the various boroughs that make up the city. I have been to NY a few times, but having this guide will give you lots of ideas to plan your trip.I like the fact that is written by people who know the City, some nine contributors, who all have intimate knowledge of the city, they can tell you the hot spots and also the low spots, places to go and where not to go as well. The guide is a 336-page paperback book, it is around 7 inches long and just over 5 inches wide and 3/4 inch thick, so you can carry it easily in your rucksack, as it is not very heavy either.The borough guide is divided into 11 parts for each district, the whole book is in colour with really nice pictures and a comprehensive guide to everything NY, so if you are looking to go to NY this is a really good guidebook to have, there is also a map at the end of the guide, this is a really useful feature. You also get various two chapters on Toolkit, which contains some excellent practical advice, such as food, family travel and for LGBTIQ travellers, the other is a Storybook, which is a historical look at NY, so I would say a comprehensive guide.If you wish to save money you could download this guide and others, this is nearly half the cost of this one, but for me, there is nothing like having a real book with you, though, on the downside, after a while it will be out of date, so there is a up and downside, as well as on cost as well. I like these guides and have bought them over the years to plan my holiday, in fact, I still have my old copy of NY city somewhere, but it is well out of date. In terms of rating, I do think these are well-researched and written so am happy to give five stars.

It’s a useful guide for getting rough ideas what the main attractions are. But that’s it. It doesn’t give you any detail (eg plan of the museums, cathedrals etc.). The book doesn’t help with preparing for visiting places. For example it doesn’t provide the history of an important cathedral, its plan and description what to pay attention to when visiting. The same applies to bigger sights such as Ellis island (we realised how much there is to see there and about hidden attractions there only after arriving there, the guide didn’t indicate the richness of this place at all). The guide is good mainly as a ‘shopping list’ of places to see during your visit. This is useful to some extent since browsing internet for NY attractions is overwhelming and you might not have time for that!

This Lonely Planet book comprehensively covers New York City and all its districts. The book is split into four sections – plan your trip, the guide, toolkit and storybook which is a change from the previous Lonely Planet structure. There are less recommendations about places to stay and eat / drink and more ideas for itineraries / background on the districts. For me this is preferable to the original format as it is ideal for finding inspiration for a trip as I prefer finding accommodation through the internet.The book measures 12.8cm x 19.7cm with a thickness of 1.9cm and has 336 pages so is full of information. The paper is quite thin, which I don’t love, as I feel like you could easily tear it, but I understand that this is to keep the weight down whilst travelling. As the book has a soft cover it is likely to become scuffed and battered over time particularly if you decide to carry it around in a rucksack, but personally I will be mainly using this book as a coffee table book to pre plan a trip.The book has plenty of inspiration for travelling around New York City, detailing each district comprehensively and allowing you to plan your trip and itinerary with expert recommendations. The book is illustrated with beautiful photographs, easy to understand diagrammatic maps and there is a clear contents page with an index making it easier to navigate the book – it certainly packs a good amount of information.It allows you to uncover experiences using local knowledge and still includes a few recommendations on where to stay, where to eat and drink with a heavier emphasis on what to see and do. There are recommendations if you have limited timeframes in specific areas and some brief information on transportation links as well.I will be using the book as more of a prompt to discover more through the internet to gain further details and for this use it is ideal. It is also worth mentioning that the text in the book is quite small. At the time of writing this book is £15.63, I think that this Lonely Planet format is quite good. The information in the book is good quality and up to date – I would recommend it if you are looking to explore New York City further.