Kimkim Trip Reviews

Very good receptionists who cheerfully assisted in our questions. Restaurant/bar area were creative and cozy. Breakfasts great.

They kindly brought a special breakfast my husband on his birthday! Great view of Jungfrau mountain and of the river from our room. Very nice accomodations.

We had a nice balcony on our room and a view of the town below. Lovely breakfast (all of the cheese options were labeled!)

I was so glad that the Tralala was located in an area of town that was no central . A bit of a hike from the train station but worth it. There were no food services in the hotel other than breakfast which was mediocre compared to other hotels that we stayed in .

I can't imagine this trip without the Swiss Pass. So easy to make decisions on where to go and when.

The tour was very interesting in describing the history of making chocolate in Switzerland. Left with more chocolate than I needed.

we did not do the Mount Rigi experience as the Mt Pilatus trip was advised by locals in the hotel. The Mr Pilatus trip was fantastic.

There are so many things to do in the area of Lauderbrunnen. I regret that we just ran our of time to see the falls in the village.

From Grindelwald we accessed THE FIRST and the many options to descend from this amazing site. We also accessed a gondola from Grindelwald to Minnlichin and then to Wengen before return to Lauterbrunnen. As Margaux advised to us, one has to decide what to do as there are SO MANY options.

We totally enjoyed this experience. We are very grateful to have Priority boarding as the early morning trains were full.

This is worth a visit in the area, A significant historical site.

Great to have this but never needed it.

Beautiful, relaxing and peaceful location. We enjoyed being able to easily walk to all that Florence has to offer! Being nestled in the local community was an added bonus!

Front desk staff were amazing! They were able to easily respond to questions and provide helpful insight to the area.

They have a restaurant on site that offers a simple menu for dinner. This was especially helpful after long days in Rome. The view from our balcony was a great way to enjoy some downtime in the afternoons. Pantheon and Colosseum were a 20-25 minute walk. Vatican City is about 45 minute walk.

Our semi private tour was comprised of 6 people. Our guide was knowledgeable and provided insights on the city. Especially, how to easily escape the crowds! Highly recommended!

Our group of 8 enjoyed a wonderful day of food, wine and new friends! Highly recommend this tour. We were able to enjoy a full day in Tuscany with a small group. Our guide was very knowledgeable and friendly.

Our small group of 6 was the perfect way to tour the Colosseum. We were able to access multiple areas that were not accessible to the huge crowds. Tour guide was knowledgeable and easy to understand.

The early start allowed us to fully enjoy our time in the Vatican City with feeling rushed. Our semi private tour consisted of a group of six. Our guide was funny and interesting . Highly recommend!

This was our only tour that was in a larger group. They provided ear buds to be able to hear the tour guide. Our guide was knowledgeable, informed and funny! Her information was helpful to understanding the history of the city. This tour group was around 20-25 people. When compared to other tours , I would recommend the smaller group if possible.

Our group of 6 was the perfect group. We enjoyed great conversations, excellent wine and food!

Stayed at Minak Jinggo not, Margo Utomo

Location, perfect. Layout and space, beautiful. We did have an issue with the cleaning. We arrived very late at night and our apartment hadn't been cleaned. Angela and the building management had someone come to give us fresh sheets and towels for the night and would send someone for a full cleaning the next day. No one showed up the next day. Management was so apologetic and I just think it was a one time issue, but it was really irritating. Not a fault of KimKim at all, I just want people to know. Someone did end up coming our last day and doing a clean.

Amazing amazing amazing! Right across from the beach and had the most amazing views. We could have laid by that pool all day every day. Also breakfast was so so so so good! 78 steps to get up to our villa just a heads up to anyone going there with bad knees or out of shape! Lol

Views were literally insane, it was such an amazing view. We really enjoyed our stay here. Shower situation was a bit odd, but we understood the buildings are old and not modern. Didn't affect our opinion, they were just awkward and interesting.

Our guide was amazing we really loved her! Only reason for 4 stars is that it is a lot of standing sometimes we just wanted to go see the acropolis and then sit down with our guide. Still an amazing educational tour, we learned a lot.

This was amazing! Our guide was amazing!!!! 🤩 Great food and coffee as well 😋

We had lunch at Ms Maria's house!! We helped her cook lunch and then all ate together in her kitchen. It was very authentic and very homey - we all loved this so so much.

We loved this tour and our tour guide. Only issue was the length of the trip. Our ferry was delayed by 30 min, but I think it could have been planned a bit better. It was supposed to be a day trip to Mykonos and by the time we got there we only had 2.5 hrs to see everything. Our guide was incredible, but I would really suggest getting an early morning ferry (ours wasn't until 12:15pm and was delayed until 12:45pm) so that you have substantial time there. That was a bit disappointing. I almost feel like the tour was planned as if we were taking a high speed ferry, but we were not.

Great tour!!! 😁

Amazing amazing amazing!!!! At first we thought it looked like a lot of people to have on the boat at one time (about 16 of us). But it never felt crowded at all! One of our party got seasick and the crew was SO nice making sure she felt comfortable the whole time. The sunset was incredible and the dinner they made us was delicious. I recommend 10/10 for everyone to do this one.

Excelente experiencia, bellísimo lugar, recibimos muchísimo!!!

My favorite activity of the trip, it was magical. The guide was instructive and nice and the lunch was good!

The hike itself is great! Too many people asking to ride a horse and bad toilets but overall reslly great. But I did NOT enjoy the drive. I got scared we were going to fall off the cliff. We did ask our driver to slow down but still, the road is very very dangerous.

I loved it! We were grouped with 2 other young couples so it made the whole experience really fun. I thought it was one night too long though. In 2 days we had done the best activities. It was so hot that after 2 days we got tired of the heat (no fan or air con)Also, we did not get to choose our activities like it was described on kimkim. I was also having diarrhea the whole time I was there, probably because of the water.

The highlight of our Nakasendo journey

Theft! Need to hire trustworthy employees. Online pics were so misleading because our room was no where near what was shown in the pics!

From the moment we arrived to departure, service was top notch. Everyone was friendly, welcoming and helpful. Wonderful experience and highly recommend!

Loved the quaintness and coziness of Pioneers!

Incredible experience. Truly at one with nature. Note it’s a treehouse with no power in the middle of the jungle but amazing to experience sleeping at one with nature. Food was good and night walk was a can’t miss.

Excellent setting on remote lake. Activities were awesome including fishing and kayaking as well as caiman watching. Note no power after a certain time of night and absolutely no cell service. Fully unplugged and relaxing.

Bare bones hotel. Fans were great touch. Staff was very friendly and provided fresh cold water.

Beautiful large room with a view of garden. They provided a bottle of champagne upon our arrival. The hotel was within walking distance to all the city highlights.

Great location. A little small. No views.

We felt safe. Bed was comfortable. We liked the terrace. Room was a little on the small side.

Perfect location. It was great to see the gondolas and singers right outside our window.

Brenda was energetic, funny and personable. She was very knowledgeable. The timing of the tour was perfect.

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Fun, informative. We met 4 other couples and had a great time. The villages are breathtaking from the water.

We had a great time learning how to row! The guides were engaging and helpful.

location was great.

Beautiful.

Walking through town and learning history.

We walked through the forest on trails. Fun to see something we would have never discovered on our own.

Lots of people there but was worth to see.

food was very good. There was so much we couldn’t finish it.

Great learning the history.

Centrally located to shops and restaurants, beautiful aesthetic with clean, comfortable rooms.

Encanto, treehouse themed hotel with comfortable bathrooms, A/c and cable television. Staff were friendly and easy to communicate with. Breakfast was made to order.

What better way to experience the solar system then out in nature under the desert skies? Guillermo was enthusiastic and informative about the locations of the constellations, we were able to see Saturn, Alpha Centuari stars, the moon up close and the positions of the stars through his telescope.

This is a breathtaking desert! During this trip I learned about the prehistoric animals that roamed these lands and the current animals and plants that thrive there. I got to experience the juxtaposition of the red desert and the grey desert. This is a unique experience to walk through a remarkable landscape. It's an easy walk and the cool breeze in the morning made the walk comfortable, especially at the grey desert.

I road in an open top jeep along open farmlands to get to the Cocora Valley and it was very scenic and liberating. There are different hiking trails and it's not difficult, but the incline up the hill is noticeable. My guide, Carlos, was informative and I learned about the background of the wax palms, its history and preservation. The nature is beautiful. The area is so green and the trees have to be experienced firsthand to see their remarkable endurance and height. The weather was excellent in the morning with a breeze.

18 Grapes Hotel in Naxos was our favorite of the four hotels during our Greece trip. This hotel hit all the marks, beautiful property, elegant rooms, quality food, and genuinely friendly and attentive service. Breakfast selections were from a menu and made to order. Eating areas included indoor/outdoor areas. The hotel staff were ALL so accommodating and attentive. They made us feel like we were part of their family. This was the hotel where I felt most relaxed and happy to sit by the pool and enjoy the sun.

The Iliovasilema Hotel in Santroini had beautiful views of the sea with a patio area outside the room to sit and enjoy the views. The hotel is built into the side of the mountainous terrain of Santorini which requires access to the rooms by narrow stairways. The size of the rooms seems to vary considerably. We were assigned an extremely small room.

This hotel was very conveniently located in an area that was walking distance to the acropolis, museums, shops, and restaurants. The room we had was a two-room suite with a kitchenette, refrigerator and microwave. This was the largest room we had during our visit to Greece. Breakfast was included and consisted of a wide selection of a la carte food and drinks. Overall, a very pleasant experience.

This hotel was very conveniently located in the city center and walking distance to a small grocery store, museums, shops, and restaurants. The room was a small size hotel room. Breakfast was included and consisted of a wide selection of a la carte food and drinks.

Small issue at check in, but it was quickly resolved. We were incredibly welcome for our whole stay and loved the amenities.

Great pool area and staff members did a great job. Wish we would have stayed there anther day longer.

Rush hour traffic on the freeway. Pick up was at 0730, Not sure if there was a better way to get to Airport. Luggage did not get on our connecting flight to London on time.

Absolutely excellent experience

Excellent service, great food choices, 5 star service with wine pairings.

Fun boat ride to see beautiful Duro River.

Fun boat tour, saw amazing cave and cliff formations, along with waterfalls.

This was our first activity coming off a 9 hour red eye flight being abroad from the US for the first time just to set the scenario. Boris (our guide) welcomed us to the city in the most impressive way possible. I normally cringe at the idea of a “tour”. This isn’t your traditional tour guide walking and shouting to keep everyone together with a giant sign and whistle giving you the cliff notes of generic “authentic” foods. This is a local guided, off the beaten path, “locals only” known with history and culture. Each location is unique and purposefully selected to give you an authentic experience. The group is not more than 8-10 and you start as strangers and end as friends taking pictures to remember the experience. Boris was an awesome guide with amazing taste.

We met Albert who was our guide and he was incredible. I could not believe how much this man knew about Barcelona. This man had binders of pictures of what the city used to look like and how it has changed over centuries. I walked away from this tour amazed at the education I was provided along with local tips for how to navigate around Barcelona that you would never find even online. You will get a college semesters worth of education in 4 hours and the best part about Albert, you can tell he was excited and passionate about the city’s history and excited to share it with you.

This was an incredible experience with fantastic food all put together by my guide, Felix. Felix is a local and has grown up in San Sebastián so his selection and taste was spot on. He provided an incredible tour and by the end, became a friend. I mean this in the most professional way possible. The selections he picked were unique to San Sebastián and even gave more suggestions for meals during your stay that couldn’t be included in the tour because time wouldn’t allow.

When first getting into Madrid, I wasn’t sure how much I would love the city. Just coming from Barcelona and San Sebastián, Madrid was massive and had a different vibe all together (not bad or dangerous, just very different than the other 2). Sean (our guide) was the game changer for my impression of the city. He showed us the real Madrid that I’m sure not a lot of tourists get to see or understand. If it wasn’t for Sean, I don’t know if I would have enjoyed Madrid as much as I did. He has an awesome local knowledge base of the city and helped us navigate the city much better. By the end, Sean became a friend we met along the way through our journey and I mean that in the most professional way possible.

This was one of many food tours we took on this trip and we had Jon (Jean) as our guide. This man was incredible. Not only was Jon a knowledgeable local guide who knows the city well, he was also a chef. So all meals were expertly picked with a chefs taste and Jon was about as entertaining and knowledgeable guide as you could ask for. Meals ranged from local meats and cheeses with authentic port wine to local hot spots with authentic dishes

Emanuel is a local expert and was such an amazing guide to have. His knowledge of the city and its history is so vast you were getting a college semesters worth of history in a 3 hour tour. He loves the city and gets you to love it too.

This was my first time on a Tuk Tuk and Catalina provided a great knowledge base of the city. She took us to great places and gave us exclusive access to some things that made the city so great.

Initially, we had a hike planned that unfortunately got cancelled due to the tragic wildfires that happened in Portugal at this time. Our hike got rescheduled to another area along the Sintra Coast. We got paired with Falis, and this might have been the best highlight of an already incredible trip. Falis prepared the hike according to us and what WE felt comfortable with. I am a 30 year old and I am in good shape. We did a roughly 15 km hike that was unlike anything I could have imagined. This was a private costal hike to a private beach and through small costal towns that was beyond anything I could have imagined. The terrain was tough but I can personally handle it. Felis was 100% prepared for anything and knew all the best routes that were the opposite of any “tourist” walk. I will never forget this experience. Felis is now a true friend after my experience. He even personally selected food for lunch and provided it to us. Unbelievably beyond my expectations.