LocalWonders Travel S.r.l.

I cannot express enough on how grateful we are to Giulia on planning our first trip to Italy. We gave her our budget for the trip and she turned it into a dream vacation for me an my family. There was no way I could have planned it better, especially being our first time there. EVERYTHING was taken care of. From rides to and from the airports, 5 different personal tours, train tickets, boat rides to islands, fantastic but not over priced hotels in perfect locations. When ever we had a question, we were connected to her thru WhatsApp, and she or her partner answered right away. She made it so I can just relax and enjoy my trip. If you don't want the hassle of planning a large trip and having a logistical nightmare of doing it yourself, I HIGHLY recommend using KimKim. Not only will you have a spectacular vacation, but just knowing you have a friend you can immediately contact if you have issues, takes all the worries away so you can just relax and enjoy your trip. Thank you again Giulia for everything you did. You are very good at what you do. I still owe you a glass of wine.

We had a wonderful trip despite temperatures 15-20 degrees above normal. We loved all the cities we visited- Bellagio at Lake Como, Ortisie, Venice, Florence and Monterosso in the Cinque Terre. The tours were great- especially the 2 women (Paola and Lucia) in Florence. The hotels went above our expectations- magnificent!! All of our arranged drivers were so professional and went above their prescribed duties to help us navigate from city to city and from train to water taxi.

Hotel Review

Classic Hotel Am Stetteneck

Ortisei

This hotel could not have been a better location to enjoy the Dolomites and Ortisei. The staff were wonderful and professional and helped us find the gondolas for 2 days of hiking. The food at breakfast was so delicious and freshly made. We loved this hotel

Authenticity & Character

The hotel displays the unique German and Italian blended culture of this area of Italy.

Location

Staff

Very friendly and helpful with directions to hiking trails. Their English was very clear.

Cleanliness & Comfort

Activity Reviews

Accademia Gallery - skip the line entrance (with guided tour)

Florence

It was very crowded and so an arranged tour was invaluable.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Our personal guide through this museum helped us understand David and other sculptures in a way we could never have done on our own. Wonderful tour!!!!

Transport

Lake Como Guided visit (Bellagio, Varenna and Villa Carlotta)

Italy

Very interesting tour of the Lake District and villa Carlotta and the general area.

Quality of Experience

Loved learning about the history of the Lake District

Guides, Drivers and Staff

The drivers were always on time and very professional.

Transport

Hidden Venice and cicchetti experience

Italy

This tour was interesting and explained parts of the city of Venice.

Quality of Experience

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

The staff at our hotel were very attentive and helpful with dinner reservations.

Transport

These people couldn’t have been more helpful. Our kimkim representative Andrea had guided that helped us from the transport can to the ferry and off the ferry to the hotel. Then upon leaving the hotel we had guided that helped us on and off the ferry to the train station. There was even one at the train station to help us fine the right platform. This is what kimkim excels at - the details of traveling - helping tourists navigate from one place to another without stress.

Uffizi Gallery Guided Visit (private guide)

Florence

We didn’t have to wait in long lines and our guides were so knowledgeable about the art we were looking at. We would never have understood the art and architecture without their discussion.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

The 2 guides we had - Paola and Lucia were our favorites of all the tours we did in Italy on this trip. They were very friendly and knowledgeable and patient with our numerous questions. Despite record heat , they had patience and seemed to enjoy talking with us

Transport

Wonderful and smooth connections - very professional .

The Jewels of Venice (St. Mark & Doge Palace)

Venice

Both St Mark’s and the Doge palace were interesting places to visit. It was great to skip the lines to get into them. I would definitely do the tour again.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Uffizi - skip the line entrance

Florence

We loved our tour of the Uffizi. Definitely worth taking a tour rather than doing it on our own. The tour guide Lucia was wonderful and shared so much information we would never have understood on our own.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Our guide Lucia was wonderful.

Transport

Florence private guided walk including Accademia Gallery

Italy

The tour guide Paola was wonderful. We loved learning all about the history of Florence. We would never have understood this on our own. She gave us tips on other museums and churches to see on our own in Florence.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

The guide Paola and the guide Lucia were our favorites for the whole trip.

Transport

Guilia and the KimKim team created an absolutely amazing Italian vacation for our family, including Florence, Cinque Terre, and Venice. Based on her knowledge and experience, she developed an agenda reflecting our schedule, interests and budget. We worked together via email, video chat, and text. She booked hotels, tours, and even car services for us! Once the itinerary was set, the KimKim app showed all the daily activities, stored tickets, and kept us organized. We found it so easy and stress free to have all the details and documents, easily accessibly, and to be able to reach Guilia and the team via Whatsapp or the App. We were coming Italy to attend a wedding and wanted to see the country and the prospect of trying to do all that for a family of 4 without Guilia's assistance would have been stressful and overwhelming. To quote our 23 year old daughter - was so nice to be a "travel princess" with everything arranged for us while still giving us time to explore on our own. The balance of booked tours and our own free time was perfect. We were planning on taking a train on our own to the Tuscan wedding, but when we learned of a possible planned train strike, one message to Guilia and a car service was arranged for us. We leave Italy with great memories thanks to Guilia!

Hotel Reviews

KOI - Ghibellina Apartment

Florence

Great location - plenty around it and very spacious.

Authenticity & Character

Location

Easy walk to major sites, plus good food all around it, and very large space.

Cleanliness & Comfort

Hotel Palazzo Vannoni

Levanto

Great space for four people!

Authenticity & Character

Location

Easy walk, delicious breakfast - try the pine nut cake/torte

Staff

Provided great food recommendations

Cleanliness & Comfort

Ca' Pozzo Inn

Venice

Small room for four but bunk bed made it doable, full breakfast, great neighborhood and quiet space. And full of art! Definitely highly recommend.

Authenticity & Character

Clean crisp feel to the room and common areas. Very well maintained

Location

Easy access from train, and then to walk or take a boat whereever you want to go

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Activity Review

Half-day boat tour with apéritif - 3h (Small Group)

Italy

The whole family loved it!

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport