Time Out Los Angeles

This books packs tons of information in one small text. I love the variety of places it suggests from Mann's Chinese Theater to lesser-known hiking trails. It will be a must for us to take on our upcoming trip to LA.

great guidebooks. Little hard read at first, but useful all the time. worth read before trip. Not the one that you can just open on scene.

While there are heaps of travel book guides on the market, Time Out are better than all others. Lonely Planet are good and DK are good, but this range is a little more in depth and seems to go the extra mile. After a fun introduction, there are the usual sections you'd expect to find in a guide book; Restaurants and Bars, Hotels, Nightlife, Shopping (my personal favourite) and things Nearby to name a few. I believe their maps are more detailed and layed out really well. There are hours for shops and restaurants and websites too. They include things for people on all kinds of budgets. Another cute idea they have going on is little blue notes on various pages with a point of interest that has been used in a movie or TV show. For example, on page 116 it mentions that the Grand Olympic Auditorium (with its address) was used in Million Dollar Baby. These are just another added bonus that makes this more unique. I have found these guides useful in the past, and this one is going to come in handy again, because they always update to include new places to stay, eat and shop. These books are so helpful and I think you'll find that too. Check them out, and you may not use other guides again.

These books are really helpful and useful. Even if you're like me and know your way around Los Angeles like the back of your hand, it still comes in handy. It gives web addresses and phone numbers and more correct information than I've seen in other publications. It also gives you the closest freeways to a particular location. It's a good compact size too. All the Time Out guides I've read are as good as this. They are on a par if not better to Lonely Planet.

This is the second Time Out guide I've bought. (I also have recently ordered the Time Out Chicago). It's an excellent guide and well laid out, easy to read and you get a great gauge for the city you're interested in. For examples, they give you good directions on how to get to where you're going, and they include a huge amount of website address' (not always - but mostly). This LA guide is also designed for a bit of fun with bonus tidbits such as where you can find the Cunningham house from Happy Days, or where the school is from Grease. There is equally good information in all areas ranging from accomodation to shopping (my favourite), museums and restaurants (my second favourite). As a 'bonus' there is a good section at the back of the book all about useful information such as medical centers and emergencies, consulates, internet acces and Visa requirements to name a few. I liked this book a lot and as I said, I've gone and ordered another one of their guides. I do find them very usefull and helpful.