Books : Lonely Planet Maui
List Price: $14.99Price: $2.00 You Save: $12.99 (87%)Prices subject to change.
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 917
EAN: 9781740592710
ISBN: 1740592719
Label: Lonely Planet Publications
Manufacturer: Lonely Planet Publications
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 280
Publication Date: 2002-07
Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications
Sales Rank: 1023363
Studio: Lonely Planet Publications
Related Items:
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Experience Maui where the blue water laps white-sand beaches and the world's largest dormant volcano rises from the sugarcane and pineapple fields. Whether lying in the sun, trekking across Haleakala Crater, or swimming in the pools of Oheo Gulch, this detailed guide aims to point the way.
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
As usual with Lonely Planet guides, this is a glossy, eye-popping guide that is both disarming, familiar, and superficially convenient. It's like having a little bro' traveling alongside you during your vacation.
LP guides proudly boast of their opinionated reviewers, and this whole guide is distinguished by its pithy, Leonard Maltin-esque blurbs on locations and activities. Maui does not perhaps suffer from this approach as much as other destinations because it is so touristy to begin with -- but I personally cannot stand someone force-feeding me what they think is cool.
I vastly prefer the approach of the Footprint guides, where each section is treated like a well-organized essay, with specific locations weaved into the narrative. It is much more enjoyable and thorough, you learn just enough history to pique your interest, it allows you to follow your own path, and most importantly it reserves final judgement. I believe this is more in the spirit of the classic travel guidebooks.
I am not a fan of Lonely Planet. I think they contribute to the dumbing-down of our culture and ultimately our experiences. Even touristy Hawaii has a very interesting, rich history that you do not want to spoil.
Rating:  -
Lonely Planet guides are generally very good and this guide on Maui is one of the finest jobs they've done yet. The beauty of the color pictures really makes the book all the more enjoyable to use, it becomes a treat in itself. The book is also packed with well organized information and great reviews about places popular and secluded, large and small that will really help the adventurous traveler plan their own perfect trip. The road to Hana chapter is also really cool and it even shows what adventurous secluded turn-offs one might want to take (or might just want to read about here!)
There are also many other itineraries laid out to help one get a sense of what they can do, and of course you can plan so much on your own with the help of the information here on places to stay, places to eat, things to see.
The book itself is great to look at and to read and might even be worth a read for those who are simply interested in Maui (but of course, if you are like me, after reading you might feel a bit inclined to start planning a trip of your own...)
Rating: -
I cannot think of anything one would want to know that isn't covered in this book.
Great buy for anyone wanting to budget the family vacation and pre-plan an itinerary. Price ranges for tours, activities, eating and sleeping (including camping) accommodations. Every activity and sight to see is listed as well as a section on the best of the best.
Even if you are vegan, you will not be disappointed as there is sure to be something listed for you.
Rating:  -
What I think they did well:
-- The suggested itineraries based on the number of days you are on
the island
-- The "Island Voices" sections through out give a nice
local voice to the guide
-- Nice bits of history
What was okay but could have been better:
-- Part of why I was attracted to this book was the Green Travel section
However I wish they devoted more pages to it.
I also wish that they integrated into each of the
districts that they cover
-- The maps at time appear to provide a lot of detail
I wish there were larger maps with less detail and
then insert sections w/ more detail
What I did not like:
-- The index at the end of the book needed to be more complete
Each district has an index but I don't want to have to
look at each section if I am looking to find a particular
restaurant etc.
-- While well written, it is rather dry and lacks personal commentary.
In other guides that I have read it is clear that the authors have
a passion for the island.
Rating: -
I'm going to open by saying this is a nice travel guide book. There are color pictures, descriptions of the different things tourist would be interested in, maps, and themed itineraries. The color pictures are nice (especially for Maui) for giving an idea of the environment. Readers can easily see that areas of Maui are very steep with lush colors. However they did fail to show the rather drab coloration of the Kona coast. The location descriptions are nice, I know from their Hawaii: The Big Island (Regional Guide) travel guide accurate and I'll assume accurate for Maui also. The maps are rather basic, but then Maui doesn't have the road networks other places might have. As for the themed itineraries, they seemed nice if you were doing one of the themed items, but I wouldn't limit myself to what they identified. Arguably the best part of the book was the gray pages in the back. These pages give good insight for tourist on what to expect in general, what to do, and how the locals are; very important when you're the guest (in my opinion).
Rating-wise this is a solid 4 star travel guide. Lots of interesting descriptions sometimes with a little opinion of their reviewer (several were humorous) making it a little more personal than other travel guides might be. While I enjoyed that, I really wish they'd included webpages for the different items. Knowing where to get a restaurant's menu or a hotel's page on line can make a big difference on if I want to go there. ... Read More
Browse for similar items by category:
|
