Frommer's Costa Rica [With Folded Map]

Very helpful; I'd recommend it to any of my friends traveling to Costa Rica.

Awesome color pictures and Map. Easy to use and filled with great recommendations. A must have for anyone going to Costa Rica.

I found Frommer's Costa Rica 2006 to be as good as such guides get, and I am reasonably well traveled. By their nature, such guides are generalists, to be supplemented with specialist literature as you narrow your plans. Many other guides presuppose a specialty like ecotourism, and provide value in that way if such specialization happens to fit your plans. The Frommer's seeks to top the generalist guidebook segment, and succeeds and then goes beyond with more frequent updates than specialized guides. So, for current information on lodging and the like, you'll want a Frommer's.

Great information on Costa rica and gives you a good overview. I used it to figure out what I wanted to see and then surfed the web for more information. Good guide book to use for things to do and tour numbers. Better than the National Geographic one I bought also. The NG covers mostly area and not tour information.

not much change from the two years before that.. if you can get the previous years much cheaper buy them , if not and it's the first edtion you can get, IT'S STILL WORTH THE MONEY..much better than the other books at describing and offering places to stay I went there the first time all alone and it was my bible..still take it with me each time i go back and that makes 4 times and counting.