I just returned from Route 66. I drove it 9 years ago with a different guide and had no problems. This guide is so confusing I became angry at it several times. The author writes as if the reader already knows EVERYTHING about Route 66. He will tell everything about one way to get to the next city and then say, “but if (another city) is your preference, then (do such and such). How do I know what my preference is?? I’m trying to travel Route 66!! He will start to tell some directions and then go off into a tangent about what to see or where to eat and then never come back to the directions. He will just say, “Upon leaving (such and such city, do this) . But he has never really said how to leave the city. I was VERY frustrated several times. In one town in Missouri we followed his directions implicitly and didn’t find the bed and breakfast we were looking for. So we thought maybe we had the north, south, east , west thing wrong. So we went the other way and found the bed and breakfast. The lady there said, “I’m surprised you found us with that guide. We are in the completely different direction than it says!” Instead of turning right when he says to we should have turned left. So that made us doubt other instructions in the book. It made me wonder if this man has actually driven route 66 and if he has I wonder if he tried to use his own book. I would not try to use this book if you are traveling Route 66. There are much better ones out there. One star for interesting stories in the back.
Rating: 1 / 5

I like the book, but I wish it had more details such as which 2 or 3 hotels he recommends in a particular city & why. More restaurants to stop at, etc.
Rating: 3 / 5