Tasos Mylonas

Our guide for the coliseum was outstanding. The driver to Sorrento who was also our guide for Pompeii was also great. The guide for Vatican City not quite as good.
The first hotel, the one in Rome I would not recommend for various reasons. The hotel in Sorrento is a great one as the one in Florence.

We had to make several changes to our trip (including dates of tours/hotel bookings) within a few weeks of travel and Tasos was great at sorting everything out without compromising our plans. Great restaurant recommendations too!

Our trip to Greece was perfect. Tasos was absolutely the best to work with along with Travel12 and kimkim. He planned the trip with just the right amount of scheduled tours and time for us to explore on our own.
The transfers were always on time and friendly and eased any worries we may have had about getting around.
Our hotel in Athens was in a great location, where we were in walking distance to many things.
Our guide, Demi was so knowledgable and nice! We loved having her as our personal guide. Our walk up the Acropolis and seeing the Parthenon and other ruins was breathtaking.
We really loved Paros and the Contaratos Beach Hotel! So relaxing and the staff was awesome, especially Eri who was always there to help. Great hotel!
Our favorite part was Petra Farms with our personal your with the owner and the farm to table lunch. W will never forget this beautiful setting and view along with the amazing food and wine!
Santorini was still a bit busy even though we were there in early October. Our hotel, Kastro Suites has literally on the edge of the cliff in Fira with the walking trail directly beneath us. The view was fabulous. We boat cruise on our final day there was a perfect way to cap off our trip.
We would highly recommend kimkim, Tasos and Travel12.
Thank you for planning the perfect trip of a lifetime.

Hotel Review

Contaratos Beach Hotel Paros

Naousa

This was a beautiful and relaxing hotel on Paros. It had everything; comfortable room with wonderful patio with ocean view, pool with bar and food,beach, great breakfast and dinner available in the evening. The staff was amazing and made you feel at home. We didn't want to leave.

Authenticity & Character

It felt so comfortable with the separate patio areas and easy access to the pool, beach, breakfast and dinner.

Location

Great beach, not in a busy area but within walking distance to everything in Naousa.

Staff

The entire staff was amazing, but Eri was so helpful and kind. We really enjoyed meeting him.

Cleanliness & Comfort

Everything was very clean and super comfortable!

Activity Reviews

Caldera Cruise & Volcano Visit

Santorini

The cruise was wonderful. We did not get off the ship at the volcano due to my husband's mobility issues. This left quite a bit of time in the boat docked while others hiked around the volcano rim. Had we known that this hike would be over an hour, we would have taken a book to read. But just enjoying the relaxation in the sun was nice too.

Quality of Experience

Food

The dinner served on board was very delicious!

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Santorini Highlights with Wine

Greece

This tour gave us a wider view of Santorini. Our guide Harry was great, along with the driver. They were a great team.

Quality of Experience

Harry's knowable information about Santorini.

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Harry and the driver.

Transport

Clean, comfortable and relaxing.

Private Farm Tour with Lunch

Paros

We had a personal tour with the owner of Petra Farms. It was so relaxed and we learned so much about farming on Paros. The setting and views were breathtaking. The food and wine was fabulous. This was our favorite experience in Greece.

Quality of Experience

The personal tour with the owner and the relaxed atmosphere.

Food

The lunch was wonderfully fresh with their farm grown tomatoes, capers, olives, and herbs; spanakopita, bread, wine and baklava.

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Our driver was amazing. He knew the owner and was always prompt.

Transport

Prompt, friendly, clean and courteous.

Athenian Democracy: Acropolis & Ancient Agora

Athens

Our personal guide, Demi was wonderful. She was so knowledgable and had a great sense of humor. My husband has some mobility issues with walking and she reassured us that there was no hurry and could walk at his pace. She helped him many times with the climb to the top of the Acropolis. We loved this experience!

Quality of Experience

At our pace and Demi who was so sweet!

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Friendly and knowable.

Transport

On time, friendly drivers and clean vehicles.

Solon is the best tour guide I have ever worked with, he went well beyond my expectations. I have traveled globally more than 50 times and worked with many travel agencies .Maria, Micheal and Sonia were very well received by the team, funny, knowledgeable and accommodating.
I will recommend KimKim to everyone.

Italy was exactly as you see it in post cards.

There was too much walking for us, however. Two of our hotels (4 nights each) were down in the marina so we were forced to walk up and down many, many stairs and hills to the restaurants, towns , etc. Comfortable shoes are a MUST.

Anacapri, Positano and Sorrento (main squares) were our best stops.

Capri and Amalfi were very busy and difficult to get around (taxis and buses were packed and hard to get).

The weather in September is unstable (rain, wind, high 60s/low 70s) so it's challenging to know what to wear each day.

Overall, it was worth it and we recommend it at least once. KimKim was a great service.

Seamless, smart planning produced a splendid trip for my family that gave us exactly the experience we'd hoped for. We came in with a rough vision, and Tasos used local knowlege to help us refine it. The logistical suggestions he made increased our ease. The local contractors he found brought our vision to life. The on-demand support allowed us to just relax and enjoy our experience rather than stressing about details. I'm a fairly cheap person. I don't like to spend money that doesn't need spending. But the mark-up we had to pay for KimKim to connect us with Tasos and Tasos to handle all the details of our adventure was well worth it.

Hotel Reviews

Hotel Santa Maria Novella

Florence

Hotel Santa Maria Novella could not have been better. We will stay here every time we visit Florence from here on out. The accommodations were luxurious, the rooms as comfortable as any five-star hotel, the location ideal, the staff available, the AC reliable, and the gym servicable!

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Souvenir Hotel

Monterosso al Mare

Souvenir Hotel was located in the old town part of Monterosso, far enough from the train to be quiet but just steps from everything we wanted to be close to (beach, shopping, restaurants, trails, etc.). It was just splendid. The AC in one room was broken the first night, but the staff improvised a solution for the next two nights. The breakfast was lovely. The black-out shades were great. We had heard that accommodations in Cinque Terre tend to be spartan and were pleasantly surprised by this clean, comfortable lodging. That said, it's not a five-star hotel! Go in expecting it to be just fine for what you need, not to knock your socks off, and you'll be more than satisfied, especially since location is such a key piece of the puzzle for Cinque Terre.

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Hotel Capo d'Africa—Colosseo

Rome

Hotel Capo d'Africa - Colosseo was in the perfect location for us. The AC was reliable, the rooms clean, and the breakfast delicious. At our price point, this was a five-star hotel; I'm only giving it four stars because there are certainly more luxurious places to stay in Rome!

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Activity Reviews

Bike tour in Tuscany from Florence

Italy

We can't recommend this experience highly enough! We just wish we had a little more time in the first two stops, since those felt rushed. Also, my husband would have liked a more intense biking experience, and we pushed for that, but what our guides offered turned out to be perfect for our family. My only suggestion would be to change the description to make it clear that the biking is really a cruise, not a work out, even without e-bikes. Having the van to block traffic for us at roundabouts and give one of our kids a little break was a great luxury. And the whole experience was quite seamless and enjoyable.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Florence Food Markets Tour

Florence

This tour was good and Jessica did a good job. I'm just giving it four stars rather than five because it wasn't as action-packd as our other activities, and we didn't learn as much as we did on the other tours.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

We would have liked to have been met at the hotel and walked over to the food markets. It was tricky getting the kids over to the first one.

Florence Highlights Walking Tour (Semi-private)

Florence

Sara did a fantastic job explaining things to the kids in engaging ways and getting us oriented in the city. She really helped them contextualize David and wrap their minds around the Medici family's power and the historical context of the Renaissance. And her restaurant recommendation was our very favorite from the trip! We went there twice and had one of the best meals we've ever eaten. Just fantastic.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

It would have been nice to have been met at the hotel and walked over to the highlights. We had trouble finding our meeting place.

Half-Day Kayak Tour

Italy

We had a great time kayaking to a secret cove, and our guide did a great job switching folks around in the kayaks to make things work smoothly, but it would have been nice to know ahead of time how choppy the water is! We would have taken medication for motion sickness. Still, it was a great suggestion by Tasos and a great addition to our trip.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Hiking Cinque Terre with Cultural stops

Cinque Terre

Marta did an incredible job of pivoting to give our family an experience customized to what we needed, even shepherding one of our kids back to the hotel so that the rest of us could hike an additional leg of the trail and returning to escort another child after that leg. The lunch that Tasos and the Travel 12 agency coordinated was absolutely perfect. The food was delicious, and the timing was expertly orchestrated. We can't recommend this activity highly enough!

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Colosseum & Roman Forum Tour

Rome

Marco was really great at what he does! He kept things interesting for the kids, pivoted to switch things around to beat the heat, gave us advice on other stuff in Rome, and more.

Private Vatican Guided Tour

Rome

Tania did a lovely job helping us navigate the lines and see what we wanted to see!

Private Sunset Rome Walking Tour & Orientation

Rome

This part of our trip was a bit disappointing. Our tour guide had a thick accent which meant that two of our kids couldn't understand what she was saying. The tour covered the Colloseum, which we were scheduled to see later in our trip, and we weren't able to have any special access to anything else. No "stand here" secrets to deal with the crowds at Trevi Fountain, no restaurant recommendations in the neighborhood we wanted to eat in, no going inside the Palazzos listed as places we'd see, etc. It felt a bit like a neighbor or family friend walking us around town rather than an expert. We would have preferred a tour more tailored to the rest of our itinerary with a guide who spoke English in a way our children could understand.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Local transfer in Rome

Rome

The driver was a little late, but got the job done!

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

From our first interaction with KimKim and Tasos, our experience has been excellent. As promised it was an unforgettable family trip to Italy!

Trip Planning: Tasos was responsive to all of our input and accommodated all of our requests regarding locations and activities. He and his team planned a custom itinerary that included fun, meaningful tours, plenty of down-time and free time for exploration. He and his team provided relevant, well-researched recommendations for neighborhoods, activities and restaurants for days that were left unstructured.

Execution: Every transfer, meeting point, travel day was fully planned and went off without a hitch! We've never before travelled in this way and to say it eliminated the major stress associated with traveling would be an understatement.

Tours: Our trip included private, pre-planned tours on the Island of Ischia, the Colosseum, the Vatican and St. Peter's Basilica, through the Tuscan countryside to a saffron farm/private lunch, on e-bikes from Castello di Brolio in Chianti to Piazza del Campo in Siena, and through St. Mark’s Basilica and the Doge’s Palace. Most tours were arranged by LivItaly and every single tour guide enhanced the experience immensely. Not only were they knowledgeable about the history and points of interest, they were an absolute pleasure to be with. Each one focused on what interested our group the most and tailored the experience to us. Each guide was magnificent. Thank you to Francesca, Francisco, Mattia, Pam, Ricardo and Sabrina. Bravo!

Accommodations: All of the accommodations were perfectly planned based on our needs and met our expectations. Tasos was even able to make some last-minute changes for us without issue.

Transfers: It may seem a small detail, but it is worth noting that all transfers were excellent. Drivers were prompt, pleasant and ... good drivers (especially where traffic rules are merely suggestions in many places!). Bravo to ICarelimo!

KimKim: The website was easy to use and provided all the information and links we needed. One suggestion would be separate the trip details from the trip cost so details can be shared with others separately (without cost).

We greatly appreciate all of the planning and meticulous attention to detail that Tasos and his team did to make our trip smooth and unforgettable. We cannot wait to get back on the road again. THANK YOU

This trip was amazing. Every detail was taken care of. We just need to enjoy the sights. Thank you for a wonderful trip.

Activity Reviews

Private Tuscany Day Trip to Siena and San Gimignano

Italy

Love the winery and the tour of where the wine was stored. Good was amazing. Georgia was an excellent tour guide.

Quality of Experience

Family-Friendly Rome By Golf Cart

Rome

A great way to see the city. Guides were knowledgeable and fun.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Just got back from a 9 day trip to Italy planned by Tasos Mylonas and his local team. Tasos and his team (Demitris and Christos) put together a customized agenda that was executed without a hitch. We toured Rome and did an amazing cooking class where we met other lovely travelers. We got to see the preserved ruins of Pompeii. We had the most delightful day touring the Amalfie Coast by boat and we did a super fun walking food tour of Naples. Tasos and team provide a personal touch that helped us feel prepared and supported. Our accommodations were luxurious and unique. We loved that they planned days where we could do what we wanted to for half or whole days while providing us with ideas that we could decide to do on the fly/ on our own, based on our energy level and interest. We found an awesome beach club in Sorrento where we totally chilled and spent the day swimming in the sea and relaxing in the sun! We can’t wait to plan our next trip with Tasos!! Thank you to Tasos and his team. Katie Schmidt and family ❤️🇮🇹😎

Hotel Reviews

Palazzo Alabardieri Hotel Napoli

Naples

We felt fancy in this hotel. Superb location and attentive staff.

Authenticity & Character

Location

One of the most luxurious neighborhoods in the city.

Staff

We had to leave at 5am for the train station and they had a lovely boxed breakfast for us.

Cleanliness & Comfort

Hotel Villa di Sorrento

Sorrento

Attentive staff. Lovely breakfast included. Great view of the sea from our room.

Authenticity & Character

Special touches in the decor

Location

Great locations. Could walk to the beach area, shops and great restaurants easily.

Staff

Staff helped us figure the technology of the room and was quick to help us with small requests like ice for our room or great places to eat.

Cleanliness & Comfort

Casa Montani Hotel

Rome

Such an authentic experience. Felt like our own little apartment in Roma. Great location.

Authenticity & Character

Old building with modern and comfortable amenities

Location

Easy to walk to many attractions and places to eat.

Staff

Great communication.

Cleanliness & Comfort

Very comfortable beds and gorgeous art, bathrooms and the littles touches that made it feel special.

Activity Review

Private Rome Walking Tour

Rome

Our guide Franco was friendly and knowledgeable and was sensitive to the things we wanted to see and know more about. He found things of interest for our teenaged sons.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Franco was kind and patient and made us feel comfortable to ask questions.

Transport