Product Description

With Frommer′s, family vacations have never been so easy. It′s like having a friend show you around, taking you to the places local parents and kids like best. Our expert authors have already gone everywhere you might go—they′ve done the legwork for you and they′re not afraid to tell it like it is, saving you time and money. No other series offers candid reviews of so many hotels and restaurants in all price ranges, and tells you which ones are kid–friendly. Every Frommer′s with Kids Travel Guide is up–to–date with exact prices for everything, dozens of color maps, and exciting coverage of sports, shopping, and outdoor activities. You′d be lost without us!

The all–new second edition of Frommer′s London with Kids reveals London′s most fun and educational experiences for kids. It′s full of incredibly detailed tips—right down to which hotels offer cribs and rollaway beds and which restaurants offer high chairs. Inside you′ll learn where to find hands–on, interactive museums; children′s entertainment, from concerts to puppet shows; kid–oriented shopping; plus all the best parks and places to play. Let Frommer′s London with Kids show your family the exciting sights and sounds of London.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #303501 in Books
• Published on: 2007-11-16
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 280 pages

From the Back Cover
Let Frommer′s Show You Where Your Kids Can:

• Get their picture taken with the Queen
• Take a ride to Mars
• Learn what life was like in Shakespeare′s day
• Sleep in a sailor′s bunk
• Visit some of Harry Potter′s favorite sites
• Ogle the Crown Jewels
• Go biking, horseback riding, or ice skating

Plus Invaluable Travel Tips:

• Age ranges for each sight and activity
• Hotels that offer cribs and rollaway beds
• A complete rundown on restaurants with kids′ menus
• Shopping for everything from baby booties to comic books
• A London parent′s words of wisdom on safety in the city
• How to have a good time without breaking the bank

About the Author
Rhonda Carrier settled in London in the mid–1990s, after studying languages and literature at Cambridge and the Sorbonne in Paris. For many years she worked as a writer and editor for leading London guides and listings magazines, as well as publishing award–winning short fiction. She currently lives mainly in Manchester, where her husband, the writer Conrad Williams, lectures in creative writing.

Customer Reviews

Relaxed London!
We have recently returned from one of the best holidays we've ever had thanks to this London guide! I bought the book a month before we went and used it to plan and book stuff. It's easy to use, clearly laid out - with some lovely extras you might not expect like 'Kids'Favourite London Events' and 'The Best Rides'. The guide to child-friendly accomodation gives a very comprehensive run-down of what's available. There's a huge choice of styles and prices. We went for a small (cheap)family run hotel in a superb location, (within walking distance in fact of most places we wanted to go), it had a lounge downstairs where you could read, or have internet access - perfect for those times when our son needed an early night. (We have sat in the half light whispering to each other in larger hotels where the lounge is just too far away from the bedroom to be able to leave him). The fact I was able to make such an appropriate choice for us was really entirely down to the guidebook which is full of the kind of detail which prompts you to think about these things.
The layout of this London Guide also tends to encourage you to explore alternatives you might not otherwise have considered - because they would just not have occurred to you, for example a 'Take me to the River' highlighted box in the rides section and another on 'Park Life' in the middle of the family friendly dining section - and although we didn't do it this visit I would definitely consider staying in one of the well described London youth hostels next time we go (I didn't even know they had family accomodation).
One of the biggest successes of this bbok for us had to be the restaurants - the pick of great places to go in the 'family friendly dining' section is marvellous: we were on a budget but even so we ate in a place on the Kings Road with tables in the ceiling you had to cliimb a ladder to get to, took a picnic from nearby Harrods to the Science museum, and had a pre-theatre lunch (an expensive treat) in Smollenskys on the Strand on a 'kids' day' which included a clown, face-painting, a (hilarious) magician, a Harry Potter DVD and another game (which I have forgotten but no doubt my son still remembers - he had such a great time!). All this while parents sipped cocktails and ate the wonderful food (probably tasted better because we weren't getting hassled!) So relaxing! -And just think that without 'the guide' we might have ended up in a run-of-the mill burger restaurant.
The information is all presented in a very chatty informal style which made for easy reading and although the title is 'London with Kids' I used it again very successfully to find single budget accomodation for myself on a business trip to London last week.

clear, simple and extremely heplful
My copy is BATTERED after a month in London with my wife and kids. So I'm buying a new one. Going on holiday with your children (mine are three and four) is great but can be a nightmare. A guide is essential, and this guide has done everything I asked of it. Cheap, good food, interesting little visits to places I'd never known existed (the Peter Pan statue for example), help with all the logistical pitfalls that exist when you're in a big city with little people... If you're coming to the UK with munchkins, you could do worse than consider this book. A gem.

"with kids" - NOT for children
A friend brought this book over from the States when she came to visit us. Reading it we couldn't believe the author actually had children - although apparently she does.

The theme of the book is not so much what children will enjoy doing in London, but rather what you can do in London with kids in tow. It is written purely from an adult's perspective with little or no thought as to what 'real' children will actually like, or be like.

An example, Hamleys has been rated "overrated" although the author does grudgingly agree that "kids will be so in awe of the 35,000 or so toys and games...that they won't notice the cynicism behind it all". Compare this to the 2 stars given to John Lewis (a department store) and 3 stars to Mamas and Papas ("basically a nusery department store").

If you want a book about what you will enjoy in London whilst travelling with your kids - please buy this book. But if you are looking to make your trip to London enjoyable for your children - do yourself a favour and give this one a miss.