Kimkim Trip Reviews for Ireland

Amazing trip of Ireland using Ireland Walk Hike and Bike and Linda Woods as our guide. From the detailed planning by Maria Hayes organizing our days to Linda being our brilliant guide our experience was fantastic!

We had a wonderful time exploring Ireland. Our accommodations were top notch all around. Especially we would like to say how much we enjoyed the hospitality at our B&B stay in Cork. Our rental car from Hertz workedut inspite of the stress over the age restrictions we learned of only after full payment of our trip was made. Our only complaint was not receiving our driving and points of interest instructions.until we were already in Ireland. Overall your planning made this a very good experience. Thank you.

Our driver (one of us) was excellent. He reports driving in Ireland was intimidating at first but then was ok.

Dean & his team put an amazing itinerary together for us, the B&B’s they booked for us were all so great! We appreciated the detailed itinerary and recommended sights at each location! We especially loved all the stops along the Great Atlantic Way. The boat trip to Blasket Island by far was our favourite excursion! We loved it all!!

Hotel Reviews

Clayton Hotel Dublin Airport

Clonshaugh

What a lovely hotel, the rooms were comfortable, clean and quiet! We had dinner in the pub and it was really good. Breakfast was delicious

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So close to the airport worked out perfectly

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Bambury Guesthouse

Co Kerry

Our room was luxurious! So comfortable and well appointed! The host and staff were all so friendly and breakfast was delicious

Authenticity & Character

Location

Perfect location! Just a 5 min walk to Dingle town centre!

Staff

Friendly & helpful

Cleanliness & Comfort

So clean and the most comfortable bed!

Activity Review

Blasket Island Boat Tour from Dingle

Ireland

This trip was our favourite! We loved Billy & Alice, they were friendly, professional and so knowledgeable on the area. They really treated us to the best day!

Quality of Experience

No

Guides, Drivers and Staff

So much info provided, we loved it

Transport

The boat was fun

Lots of fun thanks! Maybe explain how wait times and parking availability impact sight-seeing spots.

Great trip in the beautiful Irish countryside. And the hotel in Dublin (Merrion) was one of the best we ever stayed in!

Dean organised an awesome 10 day adventure through Ireland for us. Communication and payment in lead up to the trip was easy, and support during travel over whats app or online was speedy. Any little hiccups were resolved instantly and we had an absolute blast. Highlight of our trip was a day bike riding around Aran Islands and buying locally hand made woolen sweaters. The weather was freezing and we had a windy ferry ride (rug up!) but that didn't stop us having a fantastic time. Had the best fish and chips of my life in Ireland. Would recommend organizing your travel through Dean and his team.

Our flight to Ireland was delayed by a day. Rachel rearranged everything for us so that although of course we were more rushed, we didn’t miss a thing. She was always available in country. Excellent service

Hotel Reviews

The Imperial Hotel

Cork

Great location. Nice rooms staff couldn’t have been more helpful

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Cleanliness & Comfort

Room was nice but I hate separate hot and cold water taps

Monks Inn & Famous Restaurant

Beautiful room with lovely room. Even had a washing machine which we took advantage of

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Location

Staff

Just a bit of confusion at check

Cleanliness & Comfort

Ballyseede Castle

Tralee

I think this is a great place for a wedding or if you want to get away and do nothing and sit on the lawn but not in the best shape

Authenticity & Character

It is a castle

Location

Staff

They weren’t very visible. Food staff was nice

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Bayview Hotel

Bushmills

Beautiful views. Nicely appointed rooms

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Location

This is for people who want to be away with nice views. Fairly close to giants causeway

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The Fleet

Dublin

very nice staff, good room, very pretty atmosphere! Breakfast was great. Good location

Authenticity & Character

Very pretty lobby and exterior

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Gave great recommendations and were very accomodating

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Activity Reviews

Dublin Walking Tour

Dublin

Sam was a great guide. Highly recommend him

Black Cab Tour

Belfast

Joe was friendly, charming and extremely knowledgeable. A must do

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Owen planned an amazing trip for us. Every little detail was taken care of. We will definitely use a kimkim again!

Austin created the trip that we had no idea we wanted. We basically said to him "we want to visit Ireland" and he delivered the BEST of the country. I cannot stress how easy and pleasant it was to work with Austin. And once we landed in Ireland, it was like he was with us. We followed his guide and had the most amazing trip.

Austin did a nice job helping us plan our trip. His suggestion were good. We really enjoyed Leap Castle and had the pleasure of meeting the owner. He even played a song for us.

Rachel took the time to talk with me several times in last minute plans and accommodate several child friendly activity requests. She gave helpful advice about each location and didn’t overschedule us. We had a fantastic trip!

Hotel Review

Bushmills Inn

Bushmills

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Activity Reviews

National Trust Causeway Coast Visitor Experience

Ireland

Quality of Experience

Watch a Sheep Dog Demonstration at Glenshane Country Park

Ireland

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Austin made great suggestions for hotels, places to eat and sights to see! He was attentive to details and responded in a timely matter to our comments and questions. He made our trip most enjoyable and memorable. Great job Austin and thank you!
Valerie and Patrick

We had an amazing trip in Ireland. Austin Rock is very kind & knowledgable and took us on a tour of Dublin on our first day. He did great with picking places to stay and visit based on our desire to see as much of Ireland and its beautiful landscapes we could in a span on 7 days. Quaint countrysides, endless Guinness, and Irish hospitality. Memories for a lifetime!

Hotel Reviews

Monks Inn & Famous Restaurant

The best place we stayed by far. Has a lot of character and charm.

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Harbour Hotel

Galway

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Randles Hotel Killarney

Co. Kerry

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Old Bank Townhouse Kinsale

Kinsale

Great hotel. Their Irish breakfast was the best we had!

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Cassidy's Hotel City Centre

Dublin

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Cleanliness & Comfort

Activity Review

Dublin Walking Tour, Trinity Book of Kells & Christchurch Cathedral

Dublin

Austin was a great tour guide of Ireland. Great start to the trip.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

An amazing experience from beginning to end. Rachel put together a perfect itinerary adapted to our needs in a very short period of time.

We are so thrilled with the trip Austin planned and organized for us! We were struggling to plan on our own logistically and he put together an itinerary that made perfect sense. He booked wonderful places to stay and booked our car too. When we got to Dublin he met us and gave us a 2 hour walking tour of the city. I plan to hopefully use him again when my family takes a trip to Ireland!

I can't say enough good things about kimkim and Dean, our local specialist. We had such a wonderful time. Our accommodations were all lovely and run by helpful, wonderful staff and/or hosts. The suggested lunch stops along the way were always hits. Every suggested stop - Blarney Castle, several spots around Cork, and the rope bridge on the way to Giant's Causeway - was fantastic. I would be thrilled to get to travel with kimkim again. Thank you for all your hard work!

The accommodations locations in Dublin and Killarney were great as they were close to things. Killarney was the best. Cork and Galway were far from any local experience on foot for us. The breakfast at all was a plus.
In hindsight , for being the first time in Ireland, I would have stayed in Dublin for three or four days and experienced the area with day trips instead of long drives and being rushed at the end of the day.
You guys are great and did everything you said you were going to do. I will have no problem recommending you in the future.

Unfortunately it will be the last time using your platform.
All the communication with dean from Ireland hike and bike was disaster from all aspects - service was poor and delay of answers
The willing to understand our needs and the trip plan was poor.
After getting to Ireland we decided to leave after 5 days
His manager contact us and he was very nice and help us to get refund for part of the trip.
Last time we use your services kimkim cause platform that their agents ruin our trip is now worth using anymore.

Activity Review

Book of Kells and Trinity Campus Tour

Dublin

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Dean was very helpful with the planning the trip. He answered all my questions and gave great suggestions for small changes need to hotels and accommodating my daughter's schedule with the trip. Also Justin was very helpful on the phone and helped with some aspects of the trip
The Bed & Breakfast accommodations were lovely. We liked all of them except for the one in Glendalough. The hotels were fine too but the B&B stole our hearts.
Our best part of the trip was Kerry, especially Killarney National Park, Ring of Kerry and Dingle Town! The views were breathtaking! The people so friendly, the food great! No crowds around this time end of September really helped.