Kimkim Trip Reviews for France

Great location, attentive staff, large clean comfortable rooms and a great breakfast. Unique hotel that provided a fantastic experience.

Very nice hotel. Great location, very kind and helpful staff

The staff were very helpful and nice. The hotel is in an excellent location.

Dinner was excellent and the entertainment was great.

Interesting view of Paris and the history of it.

I learned so much about the Louvre that I had no idea of. It was great to see the Mona Lisa.

Very informative and fun to taste the pairings.

Fun way to see Paris highlights.

Do not miss the incredible dinner at this starred restaurant.

We stayed at Mas de Peint in the Camargue for five nights. The staff at this country house were always available. The house grounds are set within a working ranch and farm with great walks past horse and bull pastures, along rice fields, apple orchards and all the way to the Rhône. We were often up early and needed to leave before the scheduled breakfast time and the kitchen staff accommodated our schedules by opening breakfast early and offering to prepare picnic lunches. The evening dinner by Chef Dan Rodrigues truly did reflect the country and I am sure the kitchen and chef will soon have their star.

Our stay in Arles at the Maison Douce Arles was a quiet oasis located in the center of the city, within easy walking of Roman monuments and great restaurants. Our hosts at Maison Douce Arles had an incredible varied breakfast and gave good tips for our time in Arles including making reservations at the Mesa, an excellent relatively new restaurant with a daily changing menu.

Kayaking with Manu is incredible experience. He guided through a windy excursion the Rhône and while tailoring the adventure to our skill levels. He was a great guide and instructor and gave us inside view of the Rhône an estuaries.

I highly recommend this outfitter for horse riding in the Camargue. The guide Amelie is extremely knowledgeable and personable and led us on an incredible adventure through the Camargue.

This hotel has an amazing location right in the old town so it’s easy walking to the city. It’s very quiet and the staff were friendly and helpful. We had dinner in the gastronomic restaurant and it was very good and since it was a very small room it was more quiet and romantic and the food was very good.

The hotel itself is beautiful and the grounds are lovely and they have the most amazing garden. Our room, however, was strange. We were supposed to have a garden view suite but they gave us a weird 2 bedroom room that had to bedrooms, one that was always very cold, and three bathroom rooms. It would have been nicer to have had a sitting area instead of two bedrooms since it was only the two of us.

This was a unique hotel. Upon check in there was an issue with our original room so they put us in the best suite with the most amazing balcony/patio with an almost 360 view of the ocean and the city of Nice. The location is quiet and perfectly situated and the staff are very friendly.

We enjoyed this wine tour but what added to it was that our driver/guide was so fun and knowledgeable.

This was a nice tour to get a taste of the specialties in the Aix with the stories behind them. Coco was knowledgeable, personable and accommodating. This day was market day so we were able to experience which was fun.

This was a great overview of the city and a very pleasant tour.

This was a nice tour of Avignon and Pont du Gard. Pont du Gard is a must see!

We enjoyed our day with the guide exploring Arles, Saint Remy and Orange.

Mid-sized hotel with large hotel amenities but small hotel intimacy. Rooms are spacious and quiet and the breakfast buffet is really good. Convenient to Victoria Station for ease of catching the tube around London. Lots of stores and restaurants nearby.

Boutique Hotel in heart of Saint Germain. Stylish, quiet, and intimate. No gym, laundry facilities or fridge/microwave in room but you have an awesome hotel in a super convenient location. The onsite breakfast is excellent and the service is top-notch.

A must see for anyone interested in the British royals. Was great to learn that Windsor Castle is surrounded by an actual town with lots of shops and restaurants to explore. The castle itself was good but expect crowds and bottlenecks as you navigate through. The tour was conducted by Anderson's Tour and the guide was amazing (Megan). She provided a lot of information on the bus ride out but was not allowed to walk through Windsor with us. She was great and even dropped us off and walked us to the Tower of London after for a separate tour (not through Anderson Tour).

A must see for any WWII history buffs or for anyone interested in seeing where history was changed. Tour was conducted by Blue Fox Tours and they did a great job from start to finish. Our guide did a great job providing context at each stop and allowed sufficient time to explore on our own. Lunch was at an amazing restaurant near Omaha Beach. The stop at the American cemetery was really special and helps provide a visual of the costs of D-Day.

We were provided tickets with a report time of 3:30pm to the Louvre. Because we know it's a busy museum, we thought about using the Carousel entrance to avoid the rain and really large crowds outside--good choice. As the largest museum in the world, spending just a few hours there will not scratch the surface so we focused on areas we didn't see on our last trip more than a decade ago. We saw what we could in the few hours we walked around but needed to leave when the group got hungry. I think we would have rather visited in the morning when they first open to enjoy the sights with "maybe" smaller crowds initially but also when we weren't tired already from a busy day of sightseeing. The tickets came with admission only, no guide or help inside unless we paid for something more.

One of our favorite tours on the whole trip. We had 2 guides, 1 in training and a senior guide. Both were really good as they walked us through the streets of Saint Germain. The stops were coordinated and samples were made ready when we arrived. At one of their stops, they provided a small plate style lunch at L'Avant Comptoir du Marché which was really good. History, food, and views--a really cool experience.

Tour was through Blue Fox and they did a great job. It's a long drive out to Mont Saint-Michel but they have a stop around 2 hours down the road. Expect crowds at the sight but still worth the visit.

Great food, wine, and view--there is no better way to see Paris from the Seine.

This might be the coolest way to tour Paris.

We were delighted with our hotel here. It's right at the end of the promontory, perched on the cliff top with a misty view of Sardinia in the distance and superb views of the sea and cliffs. The restaurant was very good and the staff were extremely helpful when we needed to find a local clinic. We would happily stay here again and again!

This hotel is luxurious and expensive-looking but wasn't entirely to our taste. Our room was in a stone cluster a long walk from the reception and restaurant, which was ok, but we were surprised that the room itself was so small and cramped considering all the space around the property. The restaurant was good and the staff were very friendly and helpful.

We would have been happy to stay here longer. Beautiful setting with delightful grounds and views and our room was veyr comfortable.

N/a. We didn't do this tour.

Excellent hotel conveniently located in Opera district with access to many sites, restaurants, and shopping. A very friendly and helpful staff. New, comfortable rooms. Highly recommended.

Lovely hotel with warm, courteous, and accommodating staff. Lovely and excellent restaurant at the Chateau. The Chateau is isolated from downtown Montbazon and transportation via taxi or ride share is quite expensive. The room was comfortable but a bit dated and needs some upgrades to toilet facilities and lighting in bathroom.

Beautiful location offering views of Mont Saint-Michel. Staff, while friendly, was not very accomodating. However their house restaurant was excellent.

Conveniently located in heart in town of Bayeux with access to many cafes, restaurants, and shops. Staff was very friendly and accommodating. Complimentary continental breakfast was excellent.

The Hotel La Bourdonnais is conveniently located with easy access to Metro, museums, and several cafes and restaurants. Its staff is extremely courteous and accommodating. Rooms were clean and comfortable and stocked daily with bottled water.

A beautiful site and perfect way to spend our last day. Opera Garnier is conveniently located near Hotel Pulitzer and many fine restaurants and shops including Galeries de Lafayette. Agathe was another excellent and informative guide.

Another spectacular day with excellent tours of Chateau Chenonceau and Chateau Chambord. Our lunch at Chateau Villlesavin was excellent. Dimitri was a fantastic guide and fun to be around. Travel from Chateau Artigny in Montbazon to Amboise, where we had to meet Dimitri, was long and expensive. We learned from others staying at Chateau Artigny that we could have met Dimitri in Tours which is much closer to Montbazon.

Our guide, Roxane, was excellent and made the tours so enjoyable. We really loved both chateaus especially Chateau de Villandry. The wine tasting at Chateau Gaudrelle was fun and the wine was quite good but it was at the end of a long day.

While visually breathtaking there is not much to see at the Abbey and it can be very crowded. Long way to travel for one day.

Very informative and moving tour. Our guide, Jack, was excellent, and provided a comprehensive summary of what took place on DDay.

Excellent evening. A very relaxing and enjoyable way to see Paris at night. Great service with excellent food and wine.

Luz is an excellent guide. Also very friendly and knowledgeable. The food tour was fun and we were able to enjoy some excellent pastries.

Iconic site and fun to see Paris from this vantage point.

Kotryna was another outstanding guide … super friendly, incredibly knowledgeable, and easy to understand. She guided through the best the Louvre has to offer.

Ferit was an exceptional guide … friendly, knowledgeable, and easy to understand.

Lots of fun and excellent wine and cheese. Our host was excellent and guided us through all the wines and cheeses.

Our guides, Joris and Cecilia, made the outing incredibly enjoyable and informative in spite of the wet weather. Both were incredibly knowledgeable and friendly. Versailles in spectacular!

Michael and Gil are great hosts! Room comfortable and beautiful. Beautiful garden as well!

Beautiful gardens! House was interesting. Very crowded. Need better instructions as to parking and entrance

Nice overview. If want to delve in more and visit museums need to take a second day

Beautiful

Very helpful when car reservation had been cancelled

Small rooms, but great location....LOVE the rooftop bar.

Great location for us walkers, the only issue I had was the low ceilings, and the multiple stairs with locked doors. One of the lower ceilings really got me good. The room I was in had a low chandelier that I kept hitting also. (I am 6"5)

Excellent hotel and place to stay in Strasbourg. The rooms were very nice and of good size. The location was right in the middle of everything, we could walk to everything we wanted to see.

The captain and his assistant were very accommodating and friendly. The yacht was exceptional and seemed to be brand new.

Terrific boutique hotel. Just what we expected.

We did not do this activity. Too difficult to operate e-bikes.

Started out with tour operator not showing our reservation. Reservation made in name of tour coordinator with no reference to our names. Should have been an indicator. Very windy and boat rocky. Could not get to areas we were supposed to go. Should have been canceled.

Fantastic! Highlight of the trip.

Uzès was incredibly beautiful. Loved it. Monte Carlo was terrific. Enjoyed a James Bond martini and saw the racetrack.

Kim Kim agent did not put reservations in our name so we did not enjoy experience on day scheduled. We did work it out with restaurant and had an amazing meal.

Perfect location great staff and rooms!

Location: Very good for walking or using metro. Staff: Welcoming & informative when you ask. Rooms: Triple rm was tight for x3 adults but, well appointed. Very nice bathrm set up. Small balcony with chairs-a highlight. Our daily maid service was exceptional. Breakfast area: a pleasant surprise. Didn’t know what to expect in the basement & found a lovely setting with a nice variety of food items & beverages. I enjoyed the lounge area atmosphere. I would recommend this hotel.

Location: couldn’t be better for walking. Staff: excellent. Rooms: well appointed; clean. Windows open to the outside which I loved. Water bottle in fridge very nice feature. Hallways tight, dim; tired in appearance. Breakfast area: I cant say enough good about the service & food. Very enjoyable.

Location: good for walking anywhere. Staff: excellent. Cleanliness: top notch. Rooms: well appointed-love that Wi does open to the grassy courtyard. The courtyard was lovely to sit & have a coffee or glass of wine. The hotel bar was a nice surprise. Highly recommend.

Our guide, Joanna (? Yellow hat) was very informative & moved at a good pace. The scenery & stops amazing. The full day tour is very long though & you do return to Avignon for lunch. Be aware. You will see great views though.

We can not say enough good about Mathilda our guide! So knowledgeable about the vineyards & the community. This was a highlight of our France trip. What an awesome activity~Peter made sure our bikes were right for us & we had what we needed b4 starting AND he sells wine at his bike shop?!? Love it! The bikes do have pañier bags on the back so no need for backpacks.

Very cute hotel, nice and close to the train station and old town Nice, as well as a lot of great Brasseries and shopping

Nice central location in Avignon and literally across the street from the tourism office which was super convenient

Very nice hotel in Lyon!

Very cute and cozy, the staff were all amazing, knowledgeable and very friendly! It was easy to walk to the Eiffel Tower and arc de triumph as well as access the metro

This tour was great, I just wish we had more time in Monaco! Océane knew so much about all the history of every place we went and was an awesome guide!

I really enjoyed getting free time at each stop and our guide also pointed out his favorite things and fun landmarks at all the places too! We loved Antibes and definitely want to spend more time there in the future!

It was great seeing so many small countryside cities and having free time to explore! Roussillon was my favorite :)

Our guide was excellent, we got to see a lot of the country side near Avignon, and taste some exceptional wine! I’m so glad we brought some back with us, too bad we can’t take any more!

Our guide, Romain, was great! He knew a lot about wines and the entire region. I like that we got to experience 2 very different wineries

Our tour guide, Nate, was so friendly and knew so much about Lyon! He showed us some great landmarks around the city in addition to taking us to taste some amazing food!

I love that this was after hours, it made looking at the art less stressful without the big crowds! I heard some horror stories of trying to see the Mona Lisa in particular and we didn’t have that problem! I wish I had more time, but I need an entire day just to spend at the louvre!

It was a nice tour with a local guide and just myself and my fiancé. She was very knowledgeable not just about the excellent food we had but also the local architecture. I was glad we did this after Versailles because I learned a lot about the architecture from that visit and it was nice having a base understanding. I also loved this included a trip to see notre dame

I really enjoyed the self guided audio tour. This palace is amazing and the history is fascinating. I’m glad we had a lot of time to enjoy here as there is so much to see

This was by far the best hotel we stayed at on our trip. The bed was the most comfortable and it had the best shower. The courtyard is perfect for nighttime wine and snacks. The staff was incredible and the complementary breakfast delicious.

Perfect location to experience the very best of Avignon and diagonal across the street from the tourism office where all the tours meet. The bed and shower were particularly comfortable. Unfortunately, the AC didn’t work and it took quite a bit of work to figure out how to open the windows. The room felt like a sweltering sauna the whole time we were there.

This charming hotel is in the heart of Lyon and was easy to walk to all our tours and sightsee. Perfectly situated to take advantage of all your gastronomic dreams! Plus, the AC worked!

This boutique hotel is absolutely adorable! Perfectly located for access to a really nice Metro line and you can easily walk to both the Eiffel Tour and Arc de Triumph. The complimentary breakfast they offer is delicious and there’s plenty of cafes nearby to satisfy all your tastes. The staff was extremely friendly and helpful.

The hotel was very quaint, exceptional staff that were kind and helpful, very clean rooms and daily Freshen up. We had some miscommunication with the room and bed set up but that was more a language and word barrier than anyone’s fault. We wanted to have 3 beds all seperate , not just 2 inches. But all was fine and we adapted. The rooms were small but we rarely spent time there except to sleep and prepare for the day. Breakfast was ok but not one day of variety for the 6 days. Nothing like fresh fruit ( canned /frozen) . Service was excellent and they always asked what we needed. Just no variations. Staff were so knowledgeable , nice, spoke English , gave suggestions and always were available to answer questions or help. I felt safe and relaxed. Super quiet. The location was ok . Not really near any tourist things but maybe that is a good thing. Quiet, little traffic. We easily could walk or uber,

Hard to find. We needed better directions. Label on the pier? It was very nice ride. The food was ok, Scenery was amazing and at dark even better.

The highlight of the trip and favorite

We arrived early that day and took our own walk around. When we met up with our guide we were already somewhat tired. This tour has a lot of hills and elevation.

Tour guide Sonali made it amazing. It was crowded and we expected that. Wore earpieces and that is a must.

The guide was ok . She was hard to not compare with Sonali the day before, We began with chocolate . I would have preferred a coffee and croissant or similar. These were never part of tour. This chocolate place was ok but I have been on similar tours and the owner of place at least talks or appreciates your coming. Not so at these places except one or 2. The chocolate is early in the morning to begin. They also sold there many macaroons , but not offered unless you bought one. I thought that would be given and talked about. The other food stops were jams, spreads and we did have cheese. Those were ok but again not much. The best was the hot food at a restaurant that we could select 3-4 for us. Those were good and we didn’t know much about what we were eating. Guide was somewhat flat .

This was our first guided tour and what a special guide of Sonali for us. She is amazing and I would like to have all tours with her. She was a certified guide, which we learned is quite an honor and distinction to achieve. She is so intelligent, funny, kind, knowledgeable and has a complete confidence in her role and ease with the place touring. The passage way was very interesting and gave us several areas we would not have seen.

The hotel accommodations were good. The staff was outstanding.

It was a beautiful trip on the river.

This was my favorite activity. The chef took us to the market where we purchased our fresh food to use while cooking. She was delightful and knowledgeable. Her home was the perfect space to prepare and eat. I would highly recommend this to anyone who would enjoy cooking in Paris.

Our guide was very knowledgeable.

Sonali Harshe was an excellent guide.

Would have liked different food choices

Our tour guide Sonali Harshe was outstanding. I would recommend her for any tour.