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"Wallpaper* City Guides" not only suggest where to stay, eat, and drink, but what the tourist passionate about design might want to see, whether he/she has a week or 24 hours in the city. Featured are up and coming areas, landmark buildings in an 'Architour', design centres, and the best shops to buy items unique to that city.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I was a bit disappointed with this. The reviews of restaurants and hotels seemed to be considerably hyped: for example the reality of the restaurant at the Nordica Hilton was well below the billing. Poor service and indifferent food. I got the impression that the information in the guide was based more on hearsay and sales puff from the establishments themselves, than on real customer experience. I don't think I'll buy one of these again.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Wherever I go, I always take a little wall-paper guide with me ! Small but perfectly formed and very cheap, they will not fail to add some lovely, trendy, edgy recommendations to your exploration of a city. Reykjavik was such one and I enjoy the variety of tips from architectural buildings to bars or shops. They pick-up spots that other guides might easily have over-looked, so I would recommend them not as sole guide to a city but as a perky, pertinent, savvy little extra.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Beautiful and Tasteful Introduction to Reykjavik
22 Jan 2009
Format:Paperback
This book was my first experience with the Wallpaper City Guides, a series that very much attracted me with its small, colorful, and carefully-designed volumes. I had been troubled, though, by the large number of negative reviews on Amazon about the various City Guides, and really hesitated about whether the Reykjavik guide would be of any use to me.
My conclusion, however, was that while these guides are in no way comprehensive (don't expect bus routes or details on a large number of attractions), they are put together with an extraordinary amount of discerning taste. I tried several of the restaurants and shops listed in the guide, and found all of them to be memorable--the recommendations of coffee shops in Reykjavik are especially good, much better than those listed in the other guides I consulted. The book is full of photographs, and a delightful size--if you'd like something to give you a few carefully thought-out ideas as well as a lot of lush photography to get you in the mood for your trip, I would highly recommend this guide.
My conclusion, however, was that while these guides are in no way comprehensive (don't expect bus routes or details on a large number of attractions), they are put together with an extraordinary amount of discerning taste. I tried several of the restaurants and shops listed in the guide, and found all of them to be memorable--the recommendations of coffee shops in Reykjavik are especially good, much better than those listed in the other guides I consulted. The book is full of photographs, and a delightful size--if you'd like something to give you a few carefully thought-out ideas as well as a lot of lush photography to get you in the mood for your trip, I would highly recommend this guide.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Will get you to the main attractions in style.
14 Aug 2009
Format:Paperback
As a prior reviewer wrote, you're not going to get bus routes out of this guide. It doesn't hold you by the hand and give you endless information that you could figure out on your own or will never need. This guide provides basic information about the main attractions. You can visit Reykjavik with this guide and see everything that you need to see, at least for the first time.
The photography is plentiful and gorgeous. Each listing is accompanied by a photograph.
Another plus is that the guide is small. It's not going to take much room in your luggage.
This Wallpaper guide isn't for the budget conscious. The recommended hotels and restaurants are generally higher end.
In short, this guide is tasteful, compact, and gives the traveler everything she needs to know!
The photography is plentiful and gorgeous. Each listing is accompanied by a photograph.
Another plus is that the guide is small. It's not going to take much room in your luggage.
This Wallpaper guide isn't for the budget conscious. The recommended hotels and restaurants are generally higher end.
In short, this guide is tasteful, compact, and gives the traveler everything she needs to know!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
A Great Introduction To My Favorite City
29 Sep 2011
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I love Reykjavik, and can't wait for my next visit. It's a great city: small and eminently walkable, friendly and fun, traits paralleled by this little guidebook. I wavered between a four and five star review simply because of currency issues: the book was written in the middle of the Icelandic banking boom, and how the mighty have fallen since then. I really like the Wallpaper guides in general, though, and this one specifically. I decided on five stars in that the biggest changes newcomers would be likely to notice is lower prices in many areas since the book was published, making Iceland an even more appealing travel option. The recommendations in the book are still generally quite valid.
Like the other books in the series, this is a very small guidebook, which means it's easy to carry with you. It is fine for actually carrying around Reykjavik, unlike some of the gigantic guides, but you will definitely need another more in-depth guide for planning and reference. The photographs are splendid, the attractions they point out are in many cases similar to my own list of favorites, and the tabs make it very user-friendly; my favorite section is "Architour: A Guide to Reykjavik's Iconic Buildings."
This is a wonderfully little guidebook, and while far from comprehensive, I love it.
Like the other books in the series, this is a very small guidebook, which means it's easy to carry with you. It is fine for actually carrying around Reykjavik, unlike some of the gigantic guides, but you will definitely need another more in-depth guide for planning and reference. The photographs are splendid, the attractions they point out are in many cases similar to my own list of favorites, and the tabs make it very user-friendly; my favorite section is "Architour: A Guide to Reykjavik's Iconic Buildings."
This is a wonderfully little guidebook, and while far from comprehensive, I love it.
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