Kimkim Trip Reviews for Ireland

Very interesting layout. unique decor and menu

I felt like royalty in this gorgeous hotel. Staff from front desk to waiters was warm, welcoming and efficient. LOVED the art work, the garden and the food was delicious. Cozy room with a view of St Stephen's park with great people (and Irish Wolfhound) watching. Great proximity to St. Patrick's, the pub scene and park activities. Really loved our stay here.

What a spectacular cathedral. Really loved this.

in spite of large crowds, beautiful location and visitor center. Happy they had golf carts for my mom

Absolutely loved this

Well produced show with standout performers. Excellent dinner

We didn't stop here, but really would have liked to! Only marked poor in order to move on in the survey

Our guide was very knowledgeable and gave a great overview about Dublin's history

We ran out of time and did not experience this tour. Only giving one star as I cannot complete this item without using a star...

What a fascinating place to visit! Really impressed with the horse pulling the trap with a LOT of tourist traffic all around him- steady! Tom was an excellent guide and shared much info about the island and his own history. Excellent!!

This was an okay ride- not a lot to see after the "Castle of despair" as I'm calling it. Sad story. had a nice chat with the boat captain and got a great pic of a Mute Swan family .

Another high point of the trip!! As mentioned, we learned, ate and drank well and loved hearing the stories of how Julie and Pierre made their way to Ireland for keeps. We strolled up the grounds to the ocean overlook. Lots of birds and wildflowers which I loved.

LOVED this. One of my favorite visits. Unique, Well presented, wonderful to participate and could have talked to him for hours.

A fun approach to foods and the various locations were interesting and had great back stories. Especially liked the small grocery and the lovely lunch.

Great to start in the park, liked the architecture, Guinness history, Handel performance building and Rock n Roll wall of fame.

This is quite a bit of land to cover with a lot of diversity. Lucky to have clear enough sky to see the Skellig Islands. Derrick was great, though he commented that he could pick me up next Wednesday....I was lollygagging I guess.

Enjoyed the tour with all of the landmarks explained. Same with the jaunting car through the forest with deer and wildflowers. the boat was fine, but probably wouldn't choose that again as we also did the kayak experience.

Beautiful drive through "Quiet Man" country. The Abbey was magnificent. I needed more time to wander the gardens as I spent so much time on the inside tour. Sheep dog experience thumbs up. I have 5 border collies that we use for cattle. The dogs are "brilliant" and to me it would be impossible to work the sheep on that hilly country without them. Really good job explaining how they work and background on the sheep industry. Well done.

One of the more modern cathedrals, especially the stained glass. Interesting that JFK is included on a mosaic. A liturgy was just being concluded so that was meaningful. Also liked that they offer a prayer book where one may leave a request for prayers.

Dunraven Arms Hotel had a vibrant atmosphere and was well-situated. Overall, a pleasant place to stay.

Old Bank Townhouse in Kinsale was in a nice location, and although my in-laws had a nicer room, ours was a bit cramped with an extra single bed. It did impact the overall experience slightly.

The Cliffs of Moher Cruise from Doolin was an amazing experience. Unlike the typical view from the top, being on the water offered a unique perspective of the cliffs. We were fortunate to have sunny weather which made the sights even more beautiful.

Awesome guide

Beautiful hotel enjoyed our one night stay

Very beautiful hotel! Had a nice restaurant with live music as well!

Very classy hotel

Loved their breakfast and staff were great at giving us recommendations for the area

Staff went over and beyond to make our stay wonderful!

Super convenient location and in the heart of Westport

Was such a beautiful hotel. The grounds were beautiful and would've been beautiful to explore more if we had more time.

Enjoyed the Trinity Campus Tour and very informative. Tour guide was great! Book of Kells is now changed to interactive experience since most of books have been taken to be preserved so probably would've skipped that part.

This tour was fantastic and the guides kept us lively!

Unfortunately went on a bad weather day, but made the best of it. We had a blast seeing the seals and different kinds of birds! Staff were very informative about the islands and the wildlife! Would definitely do again but hope for a sunnier day!

Stauntons on the Green in Dublin was a wonderful place to stay. The staff were incredibly friendly and called us by our first names by the time we left, making it a very personal experience. Overall, the stay was great and highly enjoyable.

Taylor's Irish Night with dinner was a wonderful way to end our trip. The performances included dancers from River Dance and a singer from Celtic Women. The talent was astounding, and the performance of 'Bring Him Home' was particularly special. It was a fantastic evening.

The Kilkenny Food Tour was a delight! The food was excellent, and although I'm not a beer drinker, the experience in the bar was fun. My son enjoyed the drinks while I appreciated the unique atmosphere. Overall, it was great, and I loved it!

Visiting the Cliffs of Moher was impressive, and I took lots of incredible pictures. However, the site was quite crowded and a bit touristy. Despite this, the natural beauty of the cliffs made the visit worthwhile.

The private tour of Connemara, including the Sky Road, Kylemore Abbey, and a Sheep dog farm experience, was fantastic! I was especially impressed with how the shepherd controlled the sheepdogs using only his voice. It was a very fun and memorable experience.

The Corrib Princess River Cruise was my least favorite activity on the trip. Although none of the activities were bad, I did experience a bit of seasickness, which dampened the cruise experience for me. Everything went smoothly otherwise, but this particular activity didn't stand out as much as the others.

Great location and accommodations with helpful staff

Good location and nice accommodations. Staff was helpful when having an issue with check in. Breakfast was also very good

Beautiful location and accommodations. Staff was very helpful and restaurant on site was great

Great accommodations, pub and restaurant on site

Nice accommodations and restaurant on site was very good! Location was a bit far to be able to walk to Galway pubs etc

Nice accommodations and location

Our booking was actually for Killarney Lakeland Cottages which were very nice and the caretaker was extremely helpful in helping us find the correct location when our itinerary sent us to the wrong location

Nice and spacious rooms in a convenient location

Very nice rooms and breakfast was good. A little bit of a walk to get to restaurants and pubs

Great accommodations, convenient location and fun pub on site

Small room but very nice accommodations

Very fun experience

Super fun experience

So fun - highlight of our trip

Our 3 hour tour actually lasted nearly 4 hours and was an amazing learning experience

Location too far from the central city and tourist activities. Unattractive lobby to check in.

Weather was terrible. We came back early and did not take the tour scheduled. We had three hours of nothing to do in Cobb.

Nothing we could’ve read this in a tour book

Location for pick up was confused with the new location of the bike rental. Took us an extra 15 minutes to find where the bikes were.

Transportation to and from the cycle rental should’ve been included in our cost. We had to hire a taxi to take us to from the area, which should’ve been done by kimkim.

Ancestry report was very thorough, however, we did not receive it until the day of our trip and would’ve liked to read it ahead of time. Martin are driver and tour guide was fabulous. He really knew the area and was very knowledgeable about all the stocks we took..

Very American hotel. Large rooms, large tourist crowd. O

Loved this hotel. It was right in downtown Kinsale - EVERYTHING was in walking distance! The downside is there is no parking and no place to even temporarilly park to unload your luggage without blocking the main street.

This was a place off the beaten track and quirky is a really good description of this place. It is NOT within walking distance of Dingle and to take a taxi was about 30 pounds one way. It is an old farmhouse that has been renovated. The bedrooms are upstairs. It worked for our purposes.

The owner if this Air B&B was so very nice and accommodating. The directions provided by Highpoint Holidays put us in a cow pasture! There was a washer and dryer available (which was perfect since we had just come off of 7 days of hiking). It was a very quiet neighborhood near Castlebar. Loved it!

This is a cute hotel in Derry close to everything. The room was great and breakfast was delicious - had porridge with a shot of Jameson whiskey (never had that before).

The room that we had was really nice, large and plenty of space. The issue we had was the hotel was pre-paid. They took our credit card at the desk for "incidentals" similar to hotels in the United States - so we didn't think anything of it. They ended up charging us $600+. Then they said they made a mistake, so the refunded us. Then they said they made a mistaket with the refund - and - ended up charging us again. Since we paid with a third party (through Kimkim) - we had to go through them. Both Kimkim and us were unsuccessful in getting the charge reversed. We ended up going through our credit card company. It was a very stressful situation and the hotel manger that we dealt with was very rude and didn't listen to our explanations. While the accomodations were nice, the bar was nice, and the restaurant was decent - be wary of how they charge you.

Average 3-star hotel. Typical European small room. Close enough to sites around the City. Very quiet area (which was really great).

NOTHING SHORT OF AMAZING AND VERY FUN! Highly, highly recommend!

This would have been amazing, if the weather had cooperated. The driver was nice, but very old. He knew the tour areas to stop and take us to. But it was a bit scary to be driving with him. He also ended up hitting his car on a wall. What we were able to see was quite nice. Ended up cutting our tour a bit short, because we were a bit uncomfortable with his driving. The car was immaculate and clean.

Scenery was amazing. Driver was just that, just a driver - not a tour guide. Didn't really have the history and didn't really even know the legends about the Giant's Causeway. Great driver though, nice guy.

LOVED IT - one of the best things to do. Highly recommend if you're interested in Irish History at all.

Beautiful unique hotel. Restaurant was amazing, loved the cliff walk and wished we had more time to explore and utilize more of the amenities. We plan to go back!

Love love love the ambience and furnishings of those boutiques hotel. Beautiful and warm ambience. The restaurant was amazing and the staff great!

Great property, location and accommodations. Owners are on-site and so helpful! The breakfast was amazing each morning ❤️

Great way to see overview of Galway … bikes were easy. Honestly didn’t need to be “e-bikes”. Barely used the power. Guide was informative and friendly.

Our guide had been doing this for many years and had so much knowledge to impart about its history and also about the geology of the cliffs. It was a 5 mile hike going steadily up mostly and doable for us Florida “flat landers” 👌 Beautiful views… it was a beautiful day and so glad we did it!

Did not disappoint. So interesting (and tragic)… personal stories of the people who built the ship. So glad we did it!

Really enjoyed this distillery tour and tastings in a renovated jail. Staff was super friendly and enthusiastic.

Loved the behind the scenes tour and history. Nice lunch in their cafe. Bought (too much lol) whiskey to bring home.

Very nice and the shop beneath is awesome!

Had parking which was amazing and the owner and the bartender were incredibly full of info and kind.

Very centrally located but easier to just go to parking garage and walk to hotel with luggage.

Beautiful and super helpful staff

It was impossible to make it to this in time . Which was a bummer. But the schedule as planned by the agent for the day, since we started on the boat in Killarney at 10:30AM couldn’t have worked.

Great tour guide! Learned a lot!

This was a gorgeous view, but the wind and cold made it a challenging experience on this day.

We had a gorgeous day, which everyone said was totally unusual. :-). It made for a perfect day to be out on the boat and then take a spin through the park!

This was amazing - never seen anything like it!

LOVED IT!

The water was super rough and far worse than we expected. The time on the island was excellent and luckily the trip back was better than the trip over, however, due to fog/weather, we didn’t see the Cliffs of Moher from the water.

We enjoyed this more than St. Patricks.

Very interesting to the history of the city/country.

A lot of info but super interesting!

Great location, great service, large breakfast buffet. Was nice to find ice and water machines on every floor. Walked to some excellent restaurants. Go to The Dough Bros pizza in Galway. Excellent.

Lovely seaside Inn

No guide for scheduled tour

This is the cutest, coziest B&B! We had a family room and it was perfect, the sitting room was so cute and reminded us so much of grandma’s house! The location is perfect, a literal one minute walk to two great restaurants and pubs but also very quiet. The family running the place is just lovely and cook up a great breakfast!

Our view of Edinburgh Castle was amazing. Location was super convenient.

The view from our window of the Inverness Castle was great. Within walking distance of downtown. They did a load of laundry for us and when we told them we were leaving too early to enjoy breakfast after our first night there, they prepared a lunch packet for each of us, including a sandwich, chips, fruit, a cereal bar, and a juice box. (We didn't ask for that.)

Loved the breakfast buffet

We all loved Killaran House. Breda and her staff were excellent. The room was comfortable and we loved the coffee/hot chocolate bar right outside of our room. Breakfast was excellent, as well.

Our rooms were very clean and comfortable. The Kilronan House was very charming and my family would recommend.

Chris was a very knowledgeable tour guide. He was very accommodating as one of our members had knee issues and he was able to help us avoid many of the stairs on our route.

Edinburgh Castle is awesome. We saw the Scottish Crown Jewels here.

We climbed all 246 stairs to get to the top! This was an interesting place to visit.

This castle was fun to tour.

This tour was a guided bus tour and lasted all day. I would have enjoyed this better as a private tour. The scenery was beautiful and we got to experience 4 seasons in one day (it was sunny, it rained, sleeted, hailed and snowed.)

We didn't see Nessie but enjoyed this tour nonetheless.

James was our driver. He was great. He added a specific stop that we asked about (a filming location in Game of Thrones).

Self-Guided

Breath-taking. You just have to see this. Pictures can't quite capture the awesomeness.

Picturesque. Loved the horse-drawn carriage.

This was perhaps our favorite excursion. Our tour guide, Martin, was fabulous. We wanted to take him with us everywhere. Martin O'Riordan of M.O.R. Executive Travel.

We enjoyed this tour. The setting was unique and we visited some shops in the town below.

We enjoyed this very much! Nice introduction to Ireland.

We liked this hotel, as it had a sauna, a cold plunge, and massages (the latter for a fee). The lounge was pleasant to sit in; it had a bar and looked out on the back garden. We could walk downtown. Excellent restaurants nearby. The hosts were helpful too, as I left a book light and paperback in the room when we departed, and they gave them to our friends to return it to us.

Modern hotel, near English Market

Right on the Corrib River, and walkable to downtown. Bathrooms are small & in particular shower is tiny! Staff is kind and food is excellent.

This hotel has delicious food and kind and helpful staff. The rooms are large and well appointed.

Early, but on time!

Kevin was a great guide. We fished in the bay and caught 8 pollock (threw them back). You can keep them and eat the fish later if you like!

I liked this tour but we would have liked to know we were going to be eating dinner ahead of time, and it was difficult to find the tour guide at the start. We visited three bars with food and also had Murphy’s ice cream of the street. The tour guide was kind and helpful.

I really liked this tour. Nice to have options for people who don’t want to or can’t bike. They offered a horse and carriage and e-bike options.

Great tour guide! Nice to sit in the bar after and enjoy the tastes of different gibs and whiskey.

A wonderful staff and very comfortable room. It was nice to have a bar and dining option just steps from our room. We were able to spend a bit of time enjoying a glass of wine on the outside terrace. A great place to stay for a visit to Killarney.

Greegan's was out of this world. I fell in love with the various rooms, the details, the fireplaces and the overall ambience of the place. Beautiful gardens to sit in or stroll through. The staff was absolutely amazing! I hope to return for another stay! Greegan's is one of those places you can't say enough about; it's simply amazing from the moment you pull in until you depart.

A wonderful location in Galway! The staff was ever so helpful and kind. You can't go wrong with a room at The Hyde.

Beautifully appointed rooms and a fabulous garden space at the back. The breakfast was top notch. We'd happily return for another stay.

An amazing place with incredible views. It was nice to walk around the castle and weave in and out of the various buildings.

What an amazing demonstration with Mark. We interacted with a falcon, an owl and a red tailed hawk. Such beautiful animals. It was interesting feeding the birds, learning about their backgrounds and training. I'm so glad we included this adventure in our trip!

A great way to see the cliffs. You can't beat the view!

Farmer Tom was a great guide to his sheep and his dog, Holly. Such an amazing experience watching Holly herd and the views were breathtaking! Can't beat feeding a baby lamb either :)

A great way to experience Galway - both the city and the surrounding area. Highly recommend as a way to take in the sites and understand the area.

Our guide John was so knowledgeable. It was a grand tour of Dublin and we are glad we included it on our itinerary.

They were extremely accommodating and flexible. Permitting us to check in early after a 6 hour flight and being up for 36 hours was very helpful! Very good breakfast also and a very friendly staff.

Very friendly staff. Great location. Everyone was happy with their room. We had a beautiful, spacious room. The lobby, bar, and outside seating area were really nice. I would highly recommend this hotel.

We were lucky and had amazing weather. The boat was very clean. Way nicer than our ferries in the states! The return trip took us on the ocean side of the Cliffs of Moher. It was incredible.

The admission process and the way they moved you through was really efficient. You don't want to miss this if you come to Dublin.

This tour was with the Killarney Touring Company with Aodan Griffin. It was the highlight of our trip. He was extremely knowledgable about everything concerning Ireland. He was flexible and willing to do anything we wanted. A true professional. He had a brand new van that was very clean and comfortable. He couldn't do enough for us!

Our room had an amazing view of the water with glass doors to walk outside. The front desk staff were very friendly and helpful. Not very close to walk into town. Dinner at their restaurant was very expensive and not very good. For Breakfast we were not allowed to go in even a minute early even though we had an early pick up. And when we did go in even the coffee was not set up yet.

All rooms are upstairs with no elevator so it would have been impossible for my 82 year old husband and I to get our luggage to our room if our driver had not offered to take them up for us. The view from our room of the harbour was very nice. Breakfast was fine but not a big selection but we could order from a hot food selection and they let us just order the items we liked such as only hashbrowns for my husband.

An older hotel but grand. Very convenient to the train station which was helpful for us. Room was nice and comfortable. A hot breakfast was included as part of the breakfast package that we could order but when I asked if they could make sure my scammbled eggs were cooked well and not runny, I was told they just cook them one way. So I didn't have the hot breakfast just the continental breakfast that was set out.

They wouldn't let us check in a couple of hours early when we arrived. We asked if we could leave our smaller suitcase for 5 days until we came back to the hotel to stay again before catching a flight home. We were told no by the staff when we checked in. My husband who has memory problems asked again to a different person at the desk that evening when we got back from sight seeing and was told we could. So that meant they could have done it when we asked the first time. The first time we stayed they gave us a room very close to the reception desk which was helpful for my husband who has problems walking. The second time we stayed we were given an upstairs room which was a very, very long way to walk for my husband and had two stairs to get our suitcases up to get to our room.

I was told it was a 4 star hotel but it was barely a 3 star. Large red stain on carpet and sheets stained. Bathroom very, very small. Room was cold and the packed breakfast they gave us was not worth it.