Finally, a book regarding the best places in Northern California! This book was easy to comprehend, delightful to read, and very informative. As a high-school student I am happy to know i have decades remaining to visit these places.

There's a lot of detail packed into this small guide. I liked the winery reviews because they outline what kind of experience each winery offers along with the basics about their history and wines. And restaurant reviews were frank and on the money.

It's the best and most complete book on american automobiles of the 50's I have ever seen

Firstly, I must say that this book is written at overgradute level especially for physics students. It is well desinged to help the reader to read and understand the topics. Well , I enjoy reading it, and I recomment it to anyone.

Mehmet

Buy this book. Its great

If you've checked your local bookstore recently, you know that books on San Francisco are proliferate and sometimes too similar to distinguish one from another. THis book, however, is a terrific addition to any Bay ARea lover's bookshelf. The more than 400 pages are organized by activity/venue and include the inside scoop on local places to shop, eat, visit and partake of, as well as well-known sites and stops. INcluded are lists of weekend jaunts (with lodging, restaurant and shopping information), all levels of dining, from downhome to upscale gourmet, and TOp 25 lists to direct those with limited time to explore. The star rating scale seems to be fair, from the perspective of a frequent San Francisco traveler. Only drawback is that superlatives are peppered throughout the reviews and can be misleading if you don't read carefully.

A nice addition to MY already-burgeoning bookshelf!

The Best Places series of guidebooks is the best I've ever used. Many guidebooks strive for comprehensiveness. This one doesn't. Instead, it offers a limited (but still copious) number of descriptions of good places (especially for food). The reviews are longer than the usual guidebook reviews, giving you a good sense of the atmosphere and menu. I've never had a bad meal following a recommendation of this book. My only regret is that this guidebook series is only available for the Pacific coast - I think that reflects on their dedication to quality and actually sampling all the places they list.

Love this book...although there are many guides to Northern Cal, this one is an excellent one to reasonably priced lodging and restaurants. I use it to explore the region. The cover area is wide...from the North Coast to Lake Tahoe and to the Oregon border. I look forward to future editions.

This book was a good resource for things to do in California, but we tried two of his inexpensive hotel recommendations, and both were terrible - and we're not picky! Also some of the phone numbers were incorrect. There were some good local area maps. Overall, the Fodor's guide is much better.