20 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Incredible Guide Book!, 1 April 2000
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Washington Handbook: Including Seattle, Mount Rainier and Olympic National Park (Moon Travel Handbooks) (Paperback)
The Washington Handbook is the best book I have found for information on the state of Washington! It is truly comprehensive in it's coverage of the entire state. Being a member of a military family, moving to a new location can be a very frightening prospect. This book has the type of in-depth information that makes Washington feel familiar without ever even being there! I've looked at MANY travel guides (Fodor's, etc.) and the Washington Handbook outshines them all.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
More useable info than any other book, 4 Sep 2005
By Tanawa "Remy" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Moon Handbooks Washington (Paperback)
This book covered every area we were interested in visiting. It was dead on the restaurant and lodging reviews. Prices have gone up for lodging but other than that very informative and well used on our trip. We had the Frommers book and off the beaten path book. The Moon book was the one we kept going back to.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Moon Handbooks are amazing, 28 Sep 2007
By K. Brinkman - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Moon Handbooks Washington (Paperback)
The first Moon book that I purchased several years ago was the book on Oregon. We made significant travel arrangements based on the information in that book and we were never disappointed.
An upcoming trip to Seattle/San Juans is based on the information in the Washington book. The real beauty is that the book leads you to the most likely area to visit, gives references to hotels, etc., then you can complete your research by reviewing up-to-date information about that spot/hotel online. We chose Orcas island for 2 days before heading to Seattle and I do not expect to be disappointed.
The authors are even-handed and complete --- they are not elitists, reviewing only the high-end accomodations. They have a good sample of a broad range of places. They point out lesser known restaurants and scenic spots as well.
I have found their advice in the Oregon, Washington, Coastal California and New England books to be quite excellent.
I have purchased quite a few different travel books in the past, but Moon Handbooks are my travel book of choice.