Frommer's Switzerland

This is the only book I bought for my trip to Switzerland, and I was able to get by very well with it. I visted Zurich, Lucerne, Lugano, Bern, Interlaken, Zermatt, Montreaux, Lausanne, and Geneva, and found the book to have all the information I needed for each city. The format is easy to use, with listings of hotels, restaurants, tourist attractions, bars, nightclubs, etc., for each city, and the book includes info on virtually every city and town in Switzerland that a tourist could want to see. For major cities, the book even has maps showing where hotels, restaurants and tourist attractions are located, as well as more detailed maps of proposed "walking tours." There are no photos of Switzerland in this book, except on the front and back cover. Although the lack of photos doesn't bother me, if you want photos of Switzerland in your guide book, I would suggest the DK Eyewitness guide.

I find this guide to be well organized and comprehensive.The walking tours of the major cities is the feature I likebest, but there are also descriptions of major attractionswhich help one decide which to see and which to miss if timeis short. I had an older Frommer's Switzerland guide and findthe format improved in this edition over the 1994-95 one.The one objection I have is that in the listings of sidetrips such as to neighboring villages, too often the only directions given are by car. Perhaps there are no other ways to get there, but I would have liked it if they had said so,such as "No access by train or bus."

This was a great guide for us while driving in Switzerland. Frommer's recommendations and descriptions for places to stay and site-see were fairly accurate. When they list a five star hotel as such, believe it. They also included mini walking tours in various cities ... it was great!!! What a fantastic way to get aquainted with unknown spots!!!!