Lonely Planet Dubai
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- Good Guide
- Great for Women going to Dubai
- LP = Awesome
- Believe the hype!
- Mediocre
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Lonely Planet Dubai
Terry Carter , and Lara Dunston
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- Time Out Dubai: Abu Dhabi and the UAE (Time Out Guides)
- Lonely Planet Arabian Peninsula
- Lonely Planet Best of Dubai (Lonely Planet Encounter Series)
- Spectrum Guide to the United Arab Emirates (Spectrum Guides)
- The Rough Guide to Dubai & Uae Map (Rough Guide Country/Region Map)
ASIN: 1740598407 |
Book Description
Flashy, fun, very now, yet distinctly Arabian, Dubai's allure lies in its contrasts. The sound of the muezzin's call to prayer cuts through DJs spinning the latest wax at hip clubs. Traditional architecture blends with modern constructions like something out of science fiction. Modern souqs are fairytale interpretations of old-school bazaars. Whatever your bent, this smart and streetwise guidebook has the city covered. TREAT YOURSELF - from sprawling souqs to mammoth malls, our authors have hand-picked the best places to bag yourself a bargain DINE OUT - from a simple street shawarma to haute cuisine, our reviews pinpoint the best of the bunch FIND THE NIGHTLIFE - whether you're here for the sheesha or the shakin', we'll help you find your scene SLEEP IN STYLE - informative reviews of the best luxury hotels, beach resorts and top-value budget options make the decisions easy MAKE TRACKS with day trips to Hatta, the Buraimi Oasis and Abu Dhabi
Customer Reviews:
Good Guide.......2007-06-09
We used this guide extensively during our recent trip to Dubai. We found the information to be accurate and comprehensive. We tried a few or the reviewed restaurants, shops, and excursions and were very pleased.
Great for Women going to Dubai.......2007-05-05
Not know much about Dubai when I was first asked to go, I learned a great deal from this book. I learn about different areas, where to go and what the culture was like. Specificly I found the section on "women traveling to Dubai" very helpful. It pointed out how to expect to be treated when going out to eat, what to wear, and where to stay.
I highly recommand this book and even more so if you're a woman.
LP = Awesome.......2007-02-22
LP hits another grand slam. I have not bought one LP that wasn't great. I own about 12.
Keep up the good work.
This one has alot of great information on this amazing city. The maps are a little dated, but what can you expect when youa re mapping the fastest growing city in the world.
Believe the hype!.......2006-04-04
My '5 stars' are for Dubai. I'm one of the authors and lived in the UAE for almost 8 years. I guess we do believe the hype, because we've lived it. Dubai is an extraordinary city, the country offers one of the best lifestyles in the world, and the Emirati people - Dubai locals in particular - are incredibly dynamic, funny, laidback, hospitable and tolerant. Having travelled all over the world (to over 50 countries) and recently moved to Europe, Dubai remains one of my favorite cities.
I'd rather not risk repeating what's in our books, but it's true that Dubai has glorious year-round weather (if you like it hot), access to some truly spectactular desert and mountain scenery, some of the world's best shopping (souqs, malls and a growing number of independent stores), restaurants, bars and hotels (and I'm not referring to Burj Al Arab), and a culture that is comprised of both the local and traditional, contemporary and multicultural, that is hybrid and mobile, fresh and alive. Unfortunately, however, we've been just as guilty as the next writers in focussing too much on the city's sun, sand and shopping. Fed up with people criticising the city as being souless (which we know it isn't) and without culture (which we know it has - many complex layers of local, regional and world cultures, in addition to a growing and buzzy arts scene) - in our update of this guide, we try to introduce people to the 'real Dubai' and 'backstreet Dubai' via boxed texts and walking tours that will take visitors off the beaten track. We're hoping these will guide travellers to get beyond the hype and experience more than the beach, desert safaris and malls, and taste a little of the real Dubai - the Dubai that keeps many expatriates in the city so long, and lures vistors back to the city time and time again.
Mediocre.......2006-02-26
Of all the LP books I've read (probably 30 or 40), this is my least favorite. The authors seem to be working way too hard to sound hip and cool and impress their readers to produce an interesting book for travel addicts. Perhaps they've just been into Dubai a bit too long and have bought into the hype...
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Lonely Planet Best of Dubai (Lonely Planet Encounter Series)
Terry Carter
Manufacturer: Lonely Planet Publications
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- Time Out Dubai: Abu Dhabi and the UAE (Time Out Guides)
- Lonely Planet Dubai
- LUXE City Guides: Dubai (Luxe City Guides)
- Spectrum Guide to the United Arab Emirates (Spectrum Guides)
- Lonely Planet Arabian Peninsula
ASIN: 1740596196 |
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- Incompetent little book of inaccurate information
- non-liberal viewpoint
- Liberals will love this book
- Lonely Planet does it again!
- Lonely Planet Gets it Right
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Lonely Planet Dubai
Richard Plunkett , and Lou Callan
Manufacturer: Lonely Planet Publications
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ASIN: 1740591305 |
Book Description
Long sandy beaches, glittering gold souqs, soaring skyscrapers and a lively nightlife make cosmopolitan Dubai the Gulf's coolest destination. Grab a piece of the action with this indispensable guide. <ul>
Navigator's delight — 11 maps, including seven full-colour maps </li>
Shopping spree — the best bargains, the most opulent malls </li>
Beach holiday — where to eat, drink, swim and play </li>
Desert adventure — explore the dunes and experience the Bedouin lifestyle </li>
Architectural feast — a special section on traditional Arabian and ultra modern building styles </li></ul>
Customer Reviews:
Incompetent little book of inaccurate information.......2004-05-22
Lonely Planet is capable of producing very good guides when it tries to cover a destination and not set the world straight. I have seen excellent guides by Lonely Planet, but this is not one of them.
This is not a guidebook to Dubai - this is a guidebook to the author's own busybody and killjoy brain. Disguised as pieces as 'another opinion', the text is littered with nuggets of 'responsible thought' - even desert safary should leave you worried because, you see, it is POTENTIALLY damaging the evironment. Potentially? Or is it that there is no proven harm of riding jeeps on the sand but in the twisted spirit of Lonely Planet, one should always frown upon irresponsible ways of the world.
The guide goes on for pages and pages of what has to be the most irrelevant, useless and inacurrate advice. Airline 'tariffs' (what do these have to do with what you actually pay) are shown down to the nearest dollar, the trouble is that it has nothing to do with reality. Maybe if the authors were less concerned with wacky socialist ideas (you see, according to some friends of LP, airline alliances nowadays 'restrict the competition' - I couldn't make it up if I wanted) and curious preoccupations with anything in Dubai that comes from 'the former Soviet Union' (the author appears never to have let go after the self-confessed experience of being mistaken for an Eastern European sex worker), they would have more time to research something properly.
Like hotel prices, for example. What is that lunacy about? How can they be SO inaccurate? Have they even checked? Or were they too busy lamenting that there are few 'cheapies' (their world, not mine) in town that proper research was not a priority. Come to think of it, maybe it is just as well that there aren't many cheap hotels in Dubai, otherwise it would be full of people like the authors of this book and a city full of people like that would not look pretty.
You will see that in this thin guide so much space is taken by irrelevant 'general' advice (common sense or misguided information, much of which is recycled from other LP guides and which is either outdated, inaccurate or blindingly obvious to anyone who doesn't use the word 'cheapies' in daily life), that descriptions of things to see are so thin and short that they could have been avoided altogether.
Indeed, you will find more info about Dubai on Emirates airline website than you would in this incompetent and amateurish book. Waste of money - and another proof that LP should keep its unwashed hands off the places that do not particularly welcome the penny-pinching crowd.
non-liberal viewpoint.......2003-11-25
Perhaps if the reviewer from Seattle had been smart enough to buy the second edition (which doesn't describe the Burj as a casino), he might have found it more useful. It would also be more up to date.
Liberals will love this book.......2003-10-25
I read this book and found its commentary to be a bit too judgmental for a travel book; there are better books on Dubai as I found, and more up too date. By the way there is no casino at the Burj.
Lonely Planet does it again!.......2003-05-30
This book saved my behind in Dubai and increased the value of my experience there. I had such a great time and it further solidifies my faith in Lonely Planet books. Too bad there's not an update to address the newest hotel in Dubai, the Burj-Al-Arab. This should be the first resource guide you should buy in addition to doing more homework to enjoy Dubai.
Lonely Planet Gets it Right.......2001-07-19
This is the one and only good guide on Dubai. For the visitor to the worker it covers all aspects of life and pleasure, ranges of activities and budgets. Using this guide I managed to bargain my way into a budget of $40 a day, which certainly meant low range accomadation and eating, but this city is still definately kicking and worth a much larger 'splurge', after spending time in some of the neighbouring countries. Well worth the extra money then simply buying the UAE and Oman guide, or the middle east guide for that matter, if you plan on spending a lot of time in the city. The guide captures the essence of the place and truly prepares you on a realistic scale as for the weather, costs and atmosphere of Dubai. As usual there could have been more flowing information on getting there and away. The next guide should expand on day trips, especialy to the good beaches in the region, have a better variety of car rental information. As well check out some more of the cafe's in town, which is one of the few ways to meet locals and expats. Five Stars Five Stars.
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