About Karen Brown’s Guides

Savvy travelers have come to depend on Karen Brown's recommendations. Our Guidebooks include 17 titles covering Europe, regions in the United States and Mexico. Each book features a hand-picked selection of accommodation and our detailed driving and walking itineraries explore historic cities and towns, friendly villages and tourist attractions. Stay in exquisite bed & breakfasts, quaint country inns, elegant town hotels, imposing chateaux and ancient castles. All of the accommodations are personally inspected by our staff and recommended for their charm, setting, and above all, warmth of welcome. Karen Brown guides combine a warm personal tone, line drawings, color maps and itineraries to enable independent travelers to plan their own vacations. Our guidebooks are available in bookstores and can also be purchased through our website store.

Karen Brown (and her guides) might just be the perfect travel companions. She knows the best places to stay and the sights to see in the world's most delightful places.
- Larry Bleiberg, Travel Editor, Dallas Morning News

A pioneer and still leader in the category of high-quality small inns and bed & breakfasts.
- Gourmet Magazine

An unbeatable combination of good taste, accurate descriptions, and travel savvy make these guides indispensable.
- Martin Rapp, Travel & Leisure

Books to dream over, but also to use.
- The Washington Post