The Unofficial Guide to Las Vegas 2008 (Unofficial Guides) | 
 enlarge | Author: Bob Sehlinger
Creators: Deke Castleman, Muriel Stevens, Lynne Bachleda, Chris Mohney
Publisher: Wiley
Category: Book
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 122055
Media: Paperback
Edition: Revised
Pages: 480
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Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.1 x 0.9
ISBN: 0470089628
Dewey Decimal Number: 917.931350434
EAN: 9780470089620
ASIN: 0470089628
Publication Date: September 4, 2007
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Product Description
From the publishers of The Unofficial Guide(r) to Walt Disney World(r)
"A Tourist's Best Friend!"
-Chicago Sun-Times
"Indispensable"
-The New York Times
Five Great Features and Benefits offered ONLY by The Unofficial Guide(r):
* Over 100 hotels and casinos rated and ranked - the most offered by any guidebook - plus proven strategies for getting the best rate
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Complete detailed descriptions of each casino and casino hotel
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In-depth critical reviews of Las Vegas' 60 best shows and 30 top nightspots - the most offered by any guidebook
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Detailed reviews of more than 100 restaurants - a complete dining guide within the guide, plus the best buffets rated and ranked
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Fifty pages of gambling tips from how to play, recognize sucker games, and cut the house advantage to the bone
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 Las Vegas for Families - Not the right book August 10, 2008
fanatix
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
If you are looking for a hotel, nightclub, show, and dining options, this is a fantastic book. But, I had already made my hotel arrangements, and really am not a big show person. I don't gamble and am with my family, so nightclubs are not of interest. I just wanted to let you know why my rating is not 4 or 5 stars.
So, the dining section was the only part I found interesting - perfect for me, as there are so many dining options in Vegas. There was a very small section towards the back of the book that devoted attention to attractions for families. I probably should have bought a book titled "Las Vegas for Families" instead.
 great information April 25, 2008
Cat Evans (Ohio)
I was completely stressed out about my trip to vegas. this book gave me so much information, I am ready to go! I have used this brand of book with other trips and would recommend anyone who needs to research destinations to read them.
 Great overview of Vegas. April 14, 2008
Lori Bush (Racine, WI)
This book gives a great overview of Vegas. It rates places to stay, shows to see, restaurant price ranges, tips for gambling, etc. Great book!
GREAT VEGAS GUIDE April 6, 2008
K. Chapman (Northern woods, MN)
This book is full of information, for the beginning Vegas tourist, or the experienced traveler. The ratings and recommendations of the hotels, restaurants, casinos and places to visit are excellent. Highly recommended.
Entertaining and informative guide book. March 13, 2008
ncmc (Ireland)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Like one of the previous reviewers, I bought this book after previously buying their guide to Walt Disney World. The WDW guide was superb, stuffed full of information about everything you could possibly need to know in the planning stages and also during your trip. In fact there is nearly too much info in the WDW book, with the author going as far as giving exact measurements of some of the hotel rooms! As a result, I expected the same high standard from the Las Vegas book and I have to say I was left a little disappointed.
First of all I have to say that I love the way the authors write these books. They have a very amusing turn of phrase and they have an irreverence toward their destinations that I find a refreshing change from a lot of the overly serious travel guides. I have really enjoyed reading this book, I find that their mix of amusing background stories, reader reviews and helpful advice, entertaining as well as informative.
The area where I found this book a little disappointing was the descriptions of the hotels. When I bought this book, I hadn't yet booked my hotel and was hoping for a little guidance. Like the previous reviewer pointed out, there might be two or three pages devoted to a particular hotel, but little or no mention of the actual room quality size or amenities. After all, when you book a hotel, you're paying for a room, so this is surely the main area of interest rather than what the `feel' of the lobby is like. If I were feeling sceptical, I'd nearly think that the authors had not actually been in the rooms of the hotels they were critiquing but merely the public areas and gardens. I'm sure that isn't the case, but that is an impression one might get when faced with the complete lack of mention of rooms in some of the hotel descriptions!
Other than that, I really loved this book. The sections on shopping, restaurants and shows are outstanding and as a first time visitor to Vegas and a non-gambler, I really appreciated the `how to' section on gambling. There is also a comprehensive section on tours outside of Vegas, for those who want to escape the bright lights for a day or two.
Overall, I highly recommend this book, it is way more in depth than a lot of other travel guides that I have looked at. I would especially recommend it to visitors who are staying more than a couple of nights and who want to see more than the usual sights as this book is choc full of info on some of the more `hidden gems'. In fact, one other slight disadvantage to this book, is that it is quite thick and heavy and so may be better for pre trip planning than actually carrying round with you.
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