Customer Reviews
Good but not completely up to date. - By: Mickey D, 21 Jan 2008 
Despite saying that this book was revisedin 2006, some entries were already out of date. For example, it lists "James Bond" Bottoms Upin Tsim Sha Tsui. This bar closedin 2004 (and is different to the bar with the same name which is now operatingin Wan Chai).
Apart from a few exceptions, most things are still accurate, & the "10 best..." format works well for a concise & pocket-size guide, & with several thumbnail pictures per page, is light & easy to dip into.
It rangesin detail from "10 Highlights of Hong Kong" to "10 places to People Watchin Tsim Sha Tsui", with pages on bars, places to eat, 10 Security Tips, the 10 best sightsin each region etc. Around 85 "10" listsin all (by my reckoning), plus overview pages & some "one day itinerary" ideas.
Ideal book with no fuss - By: A. Bunney, 11 Jan 2008 
Having travelled to many places I love the Eyewitness top 10 books. They dont go into massive detail - just enough for the virgin traveller to the country/city. The information given is clear & very easy to understand, especially if you are short on time (we werein Hong Kong for 3 nights) it gives you ideas on the top (surprising 10!) places to see from tourist spots to hotels to places to eat & drink. They also come with handy hints of what to do & dont do. I think these Top 10 books are great, they have never failed me - perfect to fit into a small bag & they dont overload you with too much info. I buy one for every city or country I go to. Top 10 marks!
Better than Lonely Planet, from a LP fan - By: M. Cheshire, 06 Nov 2006 I've always bought Lonely Planets before, whether i'm going somewhere for a long weekend or a month. So I got the Lonely Planet to HK, but this guide also caught my eye for its compact format.
And I have to say, it works much harder. Although it may look at first glance like one of those cheap airport Berlitz guides with photos of places from the 70s, its packed with information & writtenin a very consise, witty way. The 'Top 10' format could be a restriction but actually encourages the writers (of this guide anyway) to be selective.
Against this, the Lonely Planet seems much more long-winded and, with its new revised target market of more up-market vacationers & well as its core backpacking fraternity, much more like simply a directory of places to eat, drink, shop, sleep.
The detailed maps on each inside flap & each mini-map for places to eat & shopin each district are also very handy to refer toin the street without looking like a complete tourist, & much easier than the LP's enless cross-referencing
Aside from a few absent practical facts (exact addresses, websites etc.) which is inevitablein a book less than a quater of the page count, this served me very well for a full weekin Hong Kong & easy to slip into a small bag or, like me, your back pocket. So this book would be ideal for the majority of people who spend a few days there.
Good basic guide - By: H. Sherman, 13 Feb 2006 Good basic guide, covers all the standard items with good text overviews & great little pictures. Well structured & overall very good.
