Kimkim Trip Reviews

We had a wonderful stay at Riad Farouzi Fes, a quiet and tucked-away spot in the heart of the old medina. The staff were incredibly kind and attentive, ensuring we were well taken care of throughout our visit. Our room was comfortable, clean, and had everything we needed. The main seating area was stunning, showcasing beautiful tile work and traditional Moroccan details. Breakfast was delicious, with a generous assortment of options served each morning. The location was ideal, right in the midst of the medina, making it easy to step out and explore the surrounding streets and nearby sites. All in all, a truly great stay!

We had a wonderful stay at Riad Hicham, the perfect start to our trip in Chefchaouen. The staff were incredibly kind and attentive, making sure we were well taken care of throughout our visit. Our room was comfortable, spotless, and had everything we needed. Breakfast was delicious, with plenty of options to choose from. The rooftop terrace offered a beautiful view over the town square, a perfect spot to relax and people-watch. Overall, a lovely stay in an ideal location for exploring Chefchaouen on foot.

Joao was the absolute best

One of the best meals we ate in Portugal .

Close to restaurants and shopping in Osaka.

Close to train station, which was very convenient

Great location; close to the metro stop, shopping and restaurants. Excellent breakfast choices for an American traveling in Japan.

Great location to walk around Reykjavik. Rooms were clean and staff helpful

Absolutely loved this hotel. It was cozy and inviting. The staff was amazing. Breakfast was outstanding with personal service. Our favorite place we stayed during a 9 day trip.

Good location. We did have a bit of a fiasco with the key code to the building and room. Which resulted in us being locked out every time we left. Fortunately they did answer the phone and were able to reissue the codes. However, it was every single time we had to get back in. Breakfast was good and the rooms were clean.

Quaint hotel in the country side. Very clean. We ate both dinner and breakfast there and it was good.

Great hotel. Fabulous breakfast. The front desk staff, a young man, was extremely friendly and helpful. Rooms were nice. Absolutely would come back. Great location for Vik.

Great hotel in a quiet area. Perfect for walking down to the Candeleria neighborhoods. The chefs were amazing and the front desk staff were always very helpful and patient. You’ll definitely want to bring ear plugs because the walls are thin, but we’re always prepared for that so it wasn’t a problem.

Very peaceful and relaxing.

Very nice hotel off the beaten path. It was a nice place to rest between cities with great views from the restaurant area.

The location was perfect because it was walking distance to everything we needed for food and shopping. The rooftop pool and restaurant worker perfect for our family. The staff was very kind, helpful, and service was great. We want to come back.

It was an amazing experience.

Very relaxing.

Absolutely amazing behind the scenes tour of Cartegena with Roberto.

Beautiful location.

Absolutely beautiful place. It was more than we were expecting.

We loved seeing the process from start to finish.

Very fun. Family favorite.

It was perfect and we learned so much. Only tip would be to provide a handout with the fruit on it because we couldn’t remember any of the names.

Simply amazing. The views will take your breath away,

Great location!

Located just above the main town.

Centrally located…. Very comfortable and clean

Constantina started off by giving us a complete tour of the farm and what they grow. The view from the farm was amazing. We helped prepare a luncheon with all fresh food right from the farm. While waiting for the food to cook in an open oven, Constantine and Nikkos entertained us with the history of Naxos. It was a great way to hear about Greek cuisine while drinking home made Rose wine.

We had Alexander take us all over Mykonos island. He took us to areas of the island far away from where tourists usually go. Fantastic photo opportunities.

Maria was our guide for six hours. Very friendly and knowledgeable about the history of Athens.

Large hotel filled with large tour groups. Must be something more quaint in Sorrento. Did have a good location.

This place was fabulous. We were upgraded to a room with a pool that was just great.

If you are healthy enough to take a lot of stairs (70) then try for the rooftop room. Amazing views to the castle, the city and the harbor. If you are not in the best of shape, the stairs can be a lot. There is no elevator. Also, we could have used a better description of the location as we drove right past it using GPS. There is no parking at the hotel but you can briefly park 10 meters away. Parking is touch and go. There are parking lots and if you are lucky you can get a place not too far from the hotel.

Old but updated with a nice elevator, large bed, nice bathroom and shower and a balcony! Its location is close to the destinations we wanted to see and lots of nice areas to explore nearby.

Room 107 has small floor-level windows. The restaurant is great, and the breakfast offerings are delicious and with a lot of options. Beds are comfortable, the shower is nice and the AC works well. Get room 106 as it has the only balcony. The staff are delightful and very helpful.

We were surprised that this area was not as developed/restored as Knossos. It was however very interesting.

This was OK since it was major highway. The car was OK except when the check engine light came on causing a lot of distress and anxiety as we were on a 2 lane road with no area to pull off.

The weather report was for cold and wet so we did not go.

Easy, drive up, park, toss the keys through the hole. Done

The Palace is much larger than we expected and it is very well presented with excavations and restorations.

Petros was very accommodating as we got there a bit late due to traffic and could not find parking close to the meeting spot. He is very knowledgeable about the area and its history. He recommended a great place for lunch that was not overwhelmed by tourists. Chania is a delightful place with a lot of history to explore.

Kostas met us at the baggage claim and brought ut to the car. Very convenient.

Quaint..good location. Not far from buses and tram. We were traveling as a foursome and were booked in different buildings. Not ideal. There are 3 continuous buildings for lodging so if you are traveling with another and you care specify when booking. We had 3 flights of stairs to hulk our bags up. No elevator. Needless to say, lots of exercise up and down. Breakfast was very good. Made to order or continental.

The location of this hotel was ok. It was just a few blocks to the Aldgate tube. Beware when booking as they have “snug” rooms that are in a basement without windows. They do have rooms with windows which we changed to the next morning . Breakfast was very good and hotel staff very helpful

First of all the boat safaris and Jaguar spotting were fantastic, exactly what I hoped for. So I am happy overall. But the lodge was very unsatisfactory. The conditions were terrible and the guy running the place very disorganized and didn’t provide any information about meal times, boats, services … I had to ask and push for everything. Other guests complained about this too. At one point I waited for hours at my room thinking someone would pick me up to go to the boat and had to have the Portuguese speaking maid call the manager to find out what was going on. The food was gross and the eating conditions unsanitary. Food prep areas were right next to the very dirty dishwashing area. I didn’t feel comfortable eating. The room was hardly a room but about the size of a tent. The bed and pillows stiff as a board with one blanket and one bath towel provided. No room service was provided or offered in the 3 nights I was there. Dogs from the surrounding slum barked through the night and again starting about 4 am every morning. The room itself was about a block and a half from the main area of the lodge and dining area through what I would call a rural slum with poorly kept huts, broken down cars and with trash everywhere. The attached photo is right outside my room. At night the walk is very dark and if I were a woman I would feel very unsafe walking by the squalor. The WiFi is terrible and cuts in and out constantly, presumably because of the power provided by a weak, intermittent generator.

The staff was incredibly friendly and responsive throughout the stay! The room was very nice and comfortable and the food was great. My only criticism is this is not really a good place for wildlife photography. The safari rides are in a crowded, big, vibrating truck with very few opportunities. I didn’t see anything on the hikes. The only good shots I was able to get of birds, capybara, couture and monkeys were on my own walking around the grounds. Even then I probably only got 15-20 quality pics in 3 days. So I’d say this is a great place if you want a comfortable venue to enjoy nature and relax but don’t count on getting many wildlife pics.

Boat safaris were amazing. Accommodations were terrible.

This boutique winery catered to us very well. The scenery was fantastic and our seating in front of a wall of floor to ceiling glass enabled us to take full advantage. The wines and information were very interesting. Food/lunch along with it was very tasty and went well with the tasting.

After a big travel day and a long train ride, jumping back into reality at a busy train station is a bit of a shock. Being met at our arrival was a very easy and comfortable way to ease into our stay. She explained a lot of things about how the water taxis worked and how to get around, all this on the way to the hotel. Very glad we had this.

We thought the commute to the meeting place in Bayaux was inconvenient but we are so lucky to have stayed in Arromanches. The hotel was fantastic. The breakfast excellent (except the day we checked out very early). Having a Sunday without plans worked out well. The 360 movie at the far end of town was excellent and tied together all of the D-Day sites we visited. Big lunches and light dinner was the plan most days.

Fantastic views. Waving to the dinner boats as they went by was fun. Slightly disappointed that they didn’t have our room ready. At 9:30 they promised noon and even advised that the previous guests had already checked out. We napped by the pool and finally were invited to our room at 3:15 PM. Extremely long day as we flew overnight and were in France at 6 AM. Excellent breakfast three days but missed one day because our Champagne tour started early.

Long drive but interesting. (We all slept on the return trip!) Lou was a great guide. She told us good stories and lied to us about just how many more steps! Note; this is hard on 71 year old people with aches and pains already.

This is why we came! Guide was extremely good. Great stories. Enough time at each stop. We cried at the cemetery. And prayed at the chapel. Guide took special interest in helping us find anything to do with the USS Nevada. We located a plaque at Utah Beach saying the ship was 5.6 miles off shore. Great history. The last stop at a church that was used by the medics was a great story/coincidence. One problem was our lunch break was very late and none of the restaurants could seat us. Terrible “club sandwich” was thick stale bread and thin slices of dry ham/cheese.

Long taxi to the meeting play. But the restaurant was open for breakfast. Scope out the others in the group because we split into two groups for the rest of the day. Small winery was absolutely fantastic. Informative and very good quality Champagne. Visit to Reims Notre Dame was good. Big winery was a bit overwhelming. Quick stop at Dom P’s grave was interesting and a scenic stop later on was nice. Very good lunch somewhere. Donna may have pictures to help identify.

Dinner of a lifetime. Note that the ground floor meeting place looks closed until check in time when the blinds rise. Be in that line. Then go up and don’t get off at the first stop. Have a quick look at the second stop and come back down for the dinner reservation. Window view is well worth it.

No rest room at the meeting point. Then long bus ride with many groups. Our guide was talking non stop to others as well as us. The free time in the gardens was good.

Long line at Saints-Chapelle so we skipped it. Long line at Notre Dame but worth it. Again Ed’s knowledge was great. Ed also found us a lovely restaurant for lunch in between and came back to pick us up prior to Notre Dame.

Pricy taxi but once we found Ed, all was excellent. His guidance through the ancient Egyptian displays was top notch. He made sure we saw the “big three”. Venus de Milo, Mona Lisa, and a horse with an angel on it.

Big Bus on our own. Pretty good way to see everything in order to plan the rest of the stay.

We struggled with the shower that poured water outside the shower stall. We reported it but nothing happened as to a fix. We had very nice housekeeper who helped mop it up.

Loved this place. Location was fantastic and the room was very nice. It felt like I was staying at wealthy friend’s home.

Everyone was very helpful. The place was clean and the rooms very nice.

Great location

Far from everything and the bathroom was just a walled section a bit strange but there was access to a pool.

This to me was the best hotel great location, great food, just a wonderful hotel.

Great breakfast and good location.

Great location just very small and a very tight elevator.

Quite unique and very hospitable host with kitchen and hot tub just a bit far from Ainsa.

The staff was really nice great breakfasts.

Great location

The guide was a bit tough to hear and I found the your a bit to heavy on the dates and facts but he knew a lot.

Well done

Excellent, fun, and tasty, great group of people.

Lovely hotel on the river, good location, easy walk to night market and restaurants.

Large sprawling resort property, beautiful grounds, huge breakfast buffet, very cool lobby bar

This was the nicest hotel on our trip, gorgeous property, huge room, great staff.

Really nice hotel, excellent location, busy street but quite after 9pm, solid breakfast, excellent staff

Lovely dinner cruise on the river

Floating village interesting , see another side of Cambodia. Handiworks shop not a tourist trap, beautiful items.

Very impressive , receiving blessing from monk was meaningful

interesting sites although a lot of driving around HCMC

required for any American visiting, get a very different perspective on the war.

Smoking inside!!!

Beds too small