Time Out Seoul (Time Out Guides) Paperback – November 8, 2011

Just returned from a trip to Seoul, used this book as my bible. It came recommended to me by a friend as the "freshest" and most up-to-date guide to the city, and I can't disagree. Very helpful in navigating the city. Directions were clear and concise. Maps were very helpful.One note -- some subway stop exits have been re-numbered since publication of this book, so when it says "take exit # ___", occasionally it was off. Especially in Gangnam.

I find Time Out guides to be the least touristy, most interesting, and most complete guides available; with the exceptions of theirhotel reviews. That being said, I was left feeling the guide to Seoul didn't do the trick for this increasingly interesting and important city. I didn't get a sense of the scheme of the city, or the places the other guides don;t even mention. I was left with trying to figure of the other guides to order, or that maybe Seoul wasn't long flight.