Fodor's Amsterdam

Fodor's guides are always the best in my opinion although hard to get in the UK. Well written with everything you need to know when travelling to a new destination.

We are fans of Fodor's travel guides, which are organized by activity (what to see, where to stay, what to eat) as well as by neighborhood. The Amsterdam edition is good as expected, but it's the end of 2015 and this particular edition went to press in 2012, which means a bunch of the information is outdated. Multiple references to museum renovations that are delayed (my guess is that the projects are now complete?) and an ongoing projects to clean up the red light district (what's the status? I don't know). My advice is to buy another guide that is more recently updated, or wait until Fodor's updates this city guide.

I used Fodor and quite liked it, but again, this book is full of mistakes.There are mistakes in the content, e.g. the reason why the buildings in Amsterdam are often leaning is wrong. Then there is a section about craft beer in Amsterdam and the picture with the text is displaying Bavarian beer. Come on, that is just very lazy. There are formatting mistakes.The general information given about Amsterdam is poor - a history section would be handy. And above all, a language section! It's always nice to say at least greeting and "thanks" in the native language.This was the last time I've bought Fodor. Not worth the money - and on top just annoying.

We recently enjoyed a wonderful trip to Amsterdam. Our stay was enhanced by information and recommendations included in this book. It was well organized and covered all areas of interest. I always read Fodor's guides before embarking on a trip to return home with maximum benefits.

The book arrived lated than promised to I wasn't able to thumb through before my travels but it IS a nice book full of great commentary. I have it as an resource for my next trip.