Product Description

The Rough Guide to Hong Kong & Macau is the comprehensive guide to this region, taking into account the vast rate of change and giving a clear focus from both a Western and Chinese perspective. Packed with information and clear maps of old buildings and local historical sites, it also has detailed accounts of outdoor activities and revised restaurant listings, from world cuisine to local Chinese dim sum lunch. The guide caters to all visitors whatever their budget. For shopping, there are comprehensive listings on where to find clothing, jewellery, electronics, art or simply souvenirs, plus advice on how to avoid getting ripped off. For those on a budget, the guide is packed with tips on how to stay, travel, eat and enjoy yourself cheaply (including a list of all the free things to do in town). Anyone in Hong Kong with more time to explore will find coverage of everything from taking the Star Ferry Ride to shopping at Temple Street market, with in-depth coverage of downtown bars, remote villages, stunning mountains and the best beaches. Make the most of your holiday with The Rough Guide to Hong Kong & Macau.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #30291 in Books
• Published on: 2009-10-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 366 pages

Review
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Sun-Herald, Sydney, Australia
Extremely user-friendly, thoroughly researched and comprehensive.

Customer Reviews

Badly laid out and misleading - avoid!
Having just returned from a busy holiday in amazing Hong Kong (Jan 2006) I'd strongly recommend AVOIDING this book. Despite buying the latest edition just before our trip, this book caused hours of wasted time and annoyance due to inaccuracies and totally out-of-date information.

The background on Hong Kong and its culture is OK and would make an interesting read before your trip, but by relying on it whilst planning your itinerary or on the streets of Hong Kong you'll be sorry. For example: every restaurant we tried to find (we tried several from the book) didn't exist except just one!

The layout is unhelpful. Restaurants, bars and sights aren't categorised by location, so you can't find somewhere near to where you happen to be easily. The maps are also vague and unhelpful. Moreover the directions to the attractions are either non-existent or poor and key facts are missing about subjects such as HK hotel service charges.

If only we'd bought the Lonely Planet guide instead...

Good Guide, but slightly out of date
I found this guide extremely useful for my short visit to Hong Kong and Macau on March 2002. However, I have to rate it with only 4 stars as the information was slightly outdated. This is of course a consequence of the two cities changing so rapidly in the last three years since this edition was first put on sale.
This is my first experience with a "Rough Guide" (I usually used the Michelin Green Guides where available) and I think I will consider these guides again for my next destination. One thing that I missed from the Rough Guide was some fotographs of the main places recommended for a visit. That would have been very useful in deciding what to visit and helpful to find the recommended attractions.

excellent
Just returned from HK and the fact that my copy is completely battered, torn, with pages missing illustrates how much I used it.

Like all 'Rough Guides..' indispensable.