Fodor's Pacific Northwest: with Oregon, Washington & Vancouver (Full-color Travel Guide) Paperback – May 12, 2015

Great travel companion. Now I feel like my wife and I are ready for our three week trip to the Pacific Northwest. The details have helped plan an inclusive loop from Seattle, down to Portland, then circle around Mt. Ranier back into Redmond. Then up to Vancouver, and down to Victoria. From there we will drop down to Olympic National Park. The complete loop around will take us back to Seattle to spend several days before we return to Texas. Retirement is great and Fodor is a big help. Thanks.

Just returned fm our first trip to Oregon. Fodors was a HUGE HELP in researching where to go, stay, eat. Fodors does not accept pay for good reviews, unlike some, and we found their reviews were right on the mark. Worth it in every way...even for dreaming of the next trip to the GLORIOUS Pacific Northwest!

This is a very helpful book in planning a trip to the Pacific Northwest. I highly recommend that anyone who wants to plan a trip that they always refer to Fodor's for their reviews of all the best way to spend your time on any trip you are planning to enjoy.

I planned a trip to the PNW in May for my husband, his friend, and myself. We had a blast, and I essentially used this book for all of the planning. The hotel suggestions were fantastic. The RiverPlace in Portland was fantastic. It was a great location for walking around the cities, the hotel itself had a very cool vibe, and the staff was awesome. The Edgewater in Seattle wasn't quite as great, but we chose it for all the history associated with that hotel. Fodor's had given RiverPlace a star of approval, but withheld it from the review of the Edgewater. Again, the reviews were spot-on.The sight-seeing suggestions were also great. We headed out to the Oregon Coast and decided to visit Cannon Beach (Goonies, man). It was really nice to have reviews of each little seaside town. Multnomah Falls are not to be missed. The guidebook had great suggestions for Mount Rainier Nat'l Park as well...but I'm pretty sure the sequester screwed us out of being able to do as much as we'd hoped. We still had a good time though. In Washington, we drove out on the Olympic Peninsula, but we only had a day to spend. I really needed to narrow down to our top-choice spots, and it was perfect. We stopped at Lake Quinault for lunch, headed out to Ruby Beach, turned in for the Hoh rainforest, and just generally had a blast. (If you aren't pressed for time, I do recommend taking longer than a day for the Olympic Peninsula, it's huge, and we spent a ridiculous amount of time in the car).The only negative for me was the quality of the restaurant reviews. For example, the book suggested that while Ray's Boathouse was more about the view than the food, the food was still good. It wasn't. We had much better luck using Tripadvisor and Yelp for restaurants. Other than that, though, we were really pleased.

This was exactly what we were looking for to use for this summer's trip to Washington, Oregon and Vancouver. Like all Fodor's guides it is well organized and extremely useful for travelers. The comprehensive index allows you to easily find specific features or locations in the subject area.

The book is perhaps too all encompassing. A confusing and poorly indexed look at a huge geographic and cultural expanse. I spent 30 minutes trying to find items specific to Vancouver Washington and turned up nothing excepted a confusing Portland section. The incredibly small number of reccomnendations for each 'area' ensures my vacation planning will take place online. The writing of the content is great. But it can't save the poor 'pull outs' with tips like: 'top reasons to go to the Pacific Northwest--'hip cities'. All in all disappointing.

Too much information. This book is a little to much information for our trip. I like the Moon book better.

This book was just what I was looking for. It was very informative and had information about all of the areas we will be visiting this summer. I would recommend this book to anyone who is traveling to the Pacific Northwest.