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LUXE City Guides

LUXE City Guides

Travel Guides and Offline Maps

92 ratings
97 reviews
🔧 Utilities
✈️ Travel
Free
In-App Purchases

Details

Released
May 14, 2015
Updated
April 15, 2020

Features

Background Location Access

Developer

LUXE Ltd.
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About

Discover curated travel guides with opinionated content for sophisticated travelers. Access offline maps, personalized itineraries, and local recommendations updated by resident curators. Explore cities with confidence, even without a data connection.

✓Curated city guides
✓Offline maps and directions
✓Personalized itineraries
✓Local recommendations
✓Geo-notifications
✓Offline access
✓Currency converter
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What users say about LUXE City Guides

Reviews of LUXE City Guides are mixed: the Travel app is rated 4.5/5 from 92 App Store ratings. What users like most: well-curated, unique recommendations, helpful maps and navigation features. Top complaints: severely outdated information post-COVID, many closed businesses still listed. Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

  • 👍Well-curated, unique recommendations
  • 🗺️Helpful maps and navigation features
  • 📱User-friendly app interface
  • ✨Stylish design and presentation
  • 🎯Itinerary building functionality
  • 📍'Nearby' location discovery feature
  • 😄Witty, engaging writing tone
  • 🏪Excellent shopping and dining suggestions
  • ⭐Reliable for experienced travelers
  • 🔄Regular updates to content

Negative things

  • ⏰Severely outdated information post-COVID
  • 🚫Many closed businesses still listed
  • 💰Expensive pricing for limited content
  • 📵Requires internet connection (not offline)
  • 🔐Login and account access issues
  • 📧Poor customer service response
  • ❌Limited recommendations per city
  • 🔄Duplicate charges for same purchase
  • 📸Sparse photos and descriptions
  • 🗺️Inaccurate location information
  • ⏱️One-year expiration on digital guides
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What's New in LUXE City Guides

3.0.1

April 15, 2020

We’re always making changes and improvements to the app. To make sure you don’t miss a thing, just keep your Updates turned on. This version contains bug fixes and stability improvements.

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Subscriptions & In-App Purchases

$14.99

New York City Guide

New York City Guide Premium, with features such as info distilled from our resident editor & an arsenal of local contributors, personalisable & automatically compiled itineraries, offline map and directions.

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User reviews

Most RecentHighest RatedLowest Rated

The best guides but outdated

It’s a shame that neither the app nor the guides are constantly updated as they were the best guides in the world. Hope they can re design the 15 year old app
Iiezban

PAID AND NOT WORKING

paid for a itinerary on their site - said to download app to get it, but will not let me login/create an account. No response to inquires.
AApril3738483

Consistent winner

Reliable, concise and a travel bible. Never leave home without.
LBLucy loves Barcelona

Out of date!

Paris restaurants and hotels are badly out of date. Waste of money.
CChiswickPark

Luxe guide

Go w/the many free options
Sscpaspen
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Developer apps

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User experience

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Reported Bugs

8 issues

App crashes during update process

Bug

Login/account creation failures

Bug

Purchased guides not accessible after restore

Bug

Update process prone to crashing

Bug

App forgets downloaded guides offline

Bug

Redemption code entry not available in app

Bug

Broken links for customer support

Bug

Inaccurate neighborhood/location mapping

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Requested Features

7 requests

Offline functionality for guides

Feature

Better customer support system

Feature

More frequent content updates

Feature

Expanded recommendations per city

Feature

Clearer redemption code system for physical guides

Feature

Permanent access to purchased guides (not time-limited)

Feature

Cross-reference with current reviews from other platforms

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FAQ

What does LUXE City Guides do?

LUXE City Guides provides digital travel guides with curated, opinionated content for various cities. It offers offline maps, personalized itineraries, and local recommendations, all updated by resident curators and local contributors.

What are the key features of LUXE City Guides Premium?

Premium features include 12 months of constant updates, easy-to-use mapped itineraries, 100% offline access to content and maps, 'Around Me' and 'Nearby Places' features, 'Geo Notifications', and 'Trip Genius' for personalized itineraries.

How much does LUXE City Guides cost?

The app itself is free to download and offers some basic functionality. However, access to the full range of city guides and premium features requires in-app purchases, likely for individual city guides or a subscription for ongoing updates.

Is LUXE City Guides compatible with my device?

The app is designed for mobile devices and is also iPad compatible. All digital guide content is currently available in English.

What are some common use cases for LUXE City Guides?

Users can use the app to plan trips with personalized itineraries, navigate cities offline without roaming charges, discover hidden gems and local recommendations, and access essential travel tools like a currency converter and weather forecast.