Lonely Planet Pocket Reykjavik (Travel Guide)

I bought both the lonely planet Reykjavik pocket guide and full Iceland book.Overall I'd say the Reykjavik pocket guide was a better buy. It had enough info about Reykjavik, the Golden Circle, Reykjanes peninsula, South Coast, and other surrounding areas that it was all we really needed for our 6 day trip to the city (well.. this guide along with tripadvisor and google maps, of course!). While the "Iceland" guide was larger and had more interesting cultural anecdotes, it was also heavier to carry and had a lot of useless info listing accommodation ad restaurants that might be outdated (and you can always use Tripadvisor for these things... who picks a hotel out of a guide book anyway?!). Go with this one.Note: I'm subtracting one star because I wish it had more maps (the Iceland guide didn't have enough maps either). Driving around Iceland was not as easy as we had hoped and we were lost a few times - luckily all the cars are hybrids and one tank of gas got us 790km (almost 500 miles). If this guide had more detailed locations of its attractions that would have been nice.

This was the best guide to take with to Iceland. It was small and easy to use. Reykjavik is not a large town and there are maps in every hotel the city has. Plus the locals all speak English - so you are never without assistance. Honestly, this was the best guide for taking with as it was light and compact and had all the information that I needed during my trip. The exhaustive list of accommodations in other books are completely useless once you are there. And a hint for Iceland - those accommodations should be booked ahead of time.

Book had relevant information but was not as easy to follow as some other travel books. I had to do separate research before going just to make sense of directions the book gave. Biggest issue was how to get from airport to town. There were 3 different buses that got to town but this book didn't describe the differences or pros and cons of each service. That would have been helpful information to have.

This little book was a great help giving us the top things to do around Reykjavik, Snæfellsnes and Reykjanes Peninsulas - and everything in between! There are maps of each peninsula that we drove around and showed what not to miss. - not just descriptions. I really like the small size because it fit right into my purse! It gets right to the point of explaining key information about attractions and doesn't go into tons of tiny details and isn't wordy like the larger guides.

I will never travel without a Lonely Planet Pocket book. The size is great for carrying in your purse to consult for quick food & activity suggestions. So many of the food recommendations were excellent and affordable! I used the accommodations recommendations to book hostels & hotels before we traveled. I particularly LOVE the "Best of" selections. The attached maps also were so helpful. This book really made travel so easy and enjoyable.

The Lonely Planet Pocket Reykjavik was a valuable source of information for us on our trip. I supplemented the information in the book with reviews on Trip Advisor and carried this book throughout Reykjavik. Following its advice we visited interesting sites, ate at good restaurants, and took advantage of the useful advice. I carried the book throughout the trip.

This was a handy, small sized guide for our 4 day stay in Reykjavik. It also had info on the many day trips you can take from the city. I did not have to take out the pages on just the city I was in like I did for my larger guidebook on Scandinavia for the other part of my trip.

Even though you can find everything online now, this guide was exceptional. And easy to bring along anywhere I went in Iceland.

I bought this as a present for my brother before his trip to Iceland, and it served him well. He found it comprehensive, and it includes sections on all of the key elements of travel to Iceland (what to stay, where to eat, what to see, what to say, etc....). I would definitely recommend this to others travelling to the country (or if you want to be inspired to travel there!), and will strongly consider buying Lonely Planet guides for other places in the future

Good DVD, nice to see a lot of the attractions that I have visited. A little on the expensive, but nice to keep as a souvenir.

Not bad for a pocket guide to the main attractions, restaurants & bars. The street map is useful for planning, but for every day use we used the free ones available everywhere. Reykjavik is a great place & the book helped us to pick out what we wanted to see.

Bought, obviously, for a trip to Iceland. It was used quite a lot in the planning of the trip as well as whilst I was there. The book was great and had all the information needed, extra special part was the attached map at the back. This map was really good and was used a lot. Great item and would not hesitate to buy if you are planning an Iceland trip.

Was very handy on our trip had some nice palaces to visitVery helpfull