We had a wonderful time in Italy, thank you very much!
Italy | Sep 14 - Sep 25, 2023

James
James P.
Carlisle, MA | Reviewed on Sep 26, 2023

Everything was exceptional! The tours and the tour guides were all incredible. The two tours we had with the same company, called Tuscany 4 Explore were awesome. We had the owner of the company, Luciana for a private day trip and she was lovely. Also, the tour guides at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence and Pompeii were also incredible. A couple of the hotels were hard to find, but all the hotels were incredible. Also, the trains and private drivers did an amazing job with being on time. We were never late or rushing for anything. I would definitely use private drivers for all my trips now. I would highly recommend using the Kimkim service and Liberty Travel in Italy. Thank you very much!

Hotel Reviews
Boutique B&B Torre de' Conti
Florence

Amazing hotel and friendly owners. Breakfast was great as well!!

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The one issue here is that the hotel was really hard to find. The airline lost our luggage and when they tried to deliver it they could not find the hotel. There needs to be a sign on the road or something so that it is more recognizable.
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Hotel L'Orologio Roma
Roma

We loved this hotel. Room was very nice and the roof deck bar is awesome. Very clean and friendly staff.

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Villa Silvana Relais
Sorrento

This hotel is absolutely beautiful. With the private gate going in, we were stunned. Also the high ceilings in the room and everything just looked very beautiful! Also a great location near the center square. Staff was very nice.

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Hotel Montemare
Positano

This was by far the highlight of our entire trip in Italy. Hotel is in a beautiful spot with gorgeous views. We were absolutely stunned to find out that our room was upgraded to have a private balcony with Jacuzzi tub overlooking the ocean. It was beautiful. Also, the two-hour free wine happy hour was incredible, and the breakfast buffet was the best one we had in Italy. The only issue with this hotel is that it can get very busy during check-in, and it took a long time before we got to our room, and we had to carry out own bags because there wasn't enough staff available to help us. But otherwise, this was a great experience.

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Santa Chiara Boutique Hotel Naples
Naples

This was a beautiful hotel. We loved the architecture. It was very difficult to find though because the street is closed down, so we had to walk with our luggage down a very small street to find it. There needs to be a bigger sign or something because it took us about 30 minutes to find it. But the room was really nice and the hotel inside is beautiful. Also the staff was really nice. It is in a great spot in Naples. Right in the middle of all the action.

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Extremely hard to find, especially if the street is closed.
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Activity Reviews
Sorrento Farm and Food Experience including Olive Oil, Limoncello, Wine tasting
Sorrento Farm and Food Experience including Olive Oil, Limoncello, Wine tasting
Sorrento

This tour was one of the highlights of our trip. The owners of the farm were so funny and nice, and explained everything so well. The tour was awesome to learn about all the agriculture in Italy. The food and wine were amazing as well. The actual owner of the farm made all the food farm to table. It was so great. Also, the owners picked us up at the last minute near our hotel because we had to switch dates due to the weather, which was very nice of them. Highly recommend this tour.

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Uffizi Galleries private Tour
Uffizi Galleries private Tour
Florence

Our tour guide was amazing!

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Tuscan Castles Tour with Food & Wine - small group
Tuscan Castles Tour with Food & Wine - small group
Italy

This was an amazing tour. We loved Luciana, we actually had her for two of our tours this week. The Castle was amazing and we got a tour and wine tasting from the actual owner of the castle which was awesome. Highly recommend this tour. Also lunch and wine was very good.

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Cinque Terre Day Trip
Cinque Terre Day Trip
Italy

This day trip was incredible. Luciana who is the owner of the company took us on this tour. Everything was great. We got to see 4 places instead of three and made it to Pisa. I think it was a little rushed, but we didn't mind. We could have just done 3 spots and spent a little more time in each of them instead of going to a 4th spot. I also liked how we took the boat at first and then switched to the trains, because the boat ride was very rocky and sometimes, we get seasick. The lunch was one of the best meals we had in Italy. Luciana is an extremely great tour guide and provides a great experience. We loved this day.

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Vatican & Sistine Chapel Group Tour
Vatican & Sistine Chapel Group Tour
Rome

It was great and tour guide was great.

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Explore Pompeii Walking Tour
Explore Pompeii Walking Tour
Italy

Great tour guide.

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Bye Bye, Italy!
Bye Bye, Italy!
Italy
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Local specialist: Giulia Bonati
Giulia
Giulia Bonati
Local specialist in Padova, Italy | Replied on Sep 27, 2023

Dear James,
I am so grateful for your kind words and glowing review!
It was a real plesure for me to work with you at your trip in my country: you were always very cooperative and kind!
I'm glad to know that you enjoyed your time together with our selected guides and that you would definitely use private drivers for all your trips now 😊!
CIAO FROM ITALY 🇮🇹
Giulia