Kimkim Trip Reviews

By far the best continental breakfast we had during the trip. Great selection and very good food quality.

As fans of history, we really enjoyed staying in a hotel that was once a convent and hospital. Very cool.

Claudia was our tour guide. We visited four very different castles/palaces and we enjoyed them all. Claudia was a great tour guide. There were guests at one of the palaces we visited that stopped her to ask what tour group she was with because they had overheard her descriptions to us and were so impressed. We did not go to Cascais so that we would be able to go to all of the palaces in Sintra. All four of them were so unique that I am glad we made that decision.

On our first full day in Lisbon we did a city walk and food tour with George. There was definitely no shortage of food. By the end of the day we all felt like we needed to be rolled back to the hotel. George has such a fun personality and we loved exploring even more of the cuisine Portugal had to offer. Word of warning to those taking this tour: Come hungry!

Evora was our first stop in Portugal, and it was a wonderful introduction to such a beautiful country. The bone chapel is fascinating and a must do if you are in the city. Our lunch was another highlight. We had a reservation through KimKim to a restaurant where there are no menus. You simply show up and they start bringing out the courses of the day. Sometimes they tell you what you are about to eat, and sometimes they wait to tell you what it is till after you've actually tried it. It was such a exciting way to try a different country's cuisine. Marie was our guide, and she was phenomenal. We loved her energy, and she was extremely knowledgeable. Couldn't recommend her enough.

Alejandro was our driver to Ronda and the White Villages, and he did a fantastic job navigating the rather tricky and treacherous mountain roads. He also had a lot of great facts to share with us along our drive. Alfredo was our tour guide in Ronda. He did a very good job giving us the history and cultural significance of bull fighting while still being very open and honest about the moral and ethical questions that it has raised in recent years. He didn't try to sway us to any sort of conclusion, but allowed us to draw our own. As a native resident of Ronda, he had so many great stories to share with us during the rest of the tour. The White Villages themselves are very fascinating, and the views can't be beaten.

Our local specialist recommended a Flamenco and Tapas tour in Seville, which was both fun and tasty! Teresa, was our guide for the evening. Born and raised in Seville, she was able to give us really interesting history and facts about both the city and Flamenco. The show was a lot of fun, and our tapas was very good thanks to Teresa's recommendations. 10/10 experience.

Very large resort hotel in the mountains. Very different experience from our ryokans but incredible . The most beautiful onsens you can imagine set in lovely Japanese gardens. Room was luxurious and buffets were extensive with all you can drink.

So much to see in Kyoto. Nara was a bit too crowded and touristy. Would not do that again. Fun to walk around neighborhoods.

great location and staff. We had our final dinner in Morocco at the hotel and it capped off a great trip.

we only spent one night here but it was a great stay. We should have added another day to recharge by the pool

What a great experience in the Sahara. Wonderful food, musicians and camels.

great fun and the surprise gift at the end was an added bonus. We felt right at home in the kitchen.

great experience to spend time with a local family. Food was wonderful and the host was very engaging

great guide who was very informative

i dont think we actually ended up staying at the specific hotel but a newer one ichou which was my fav evening of the entire trip! an amazing hamman and massage and lovely quaint dinner that was exceptional!

we had a lovely personal and peaceful stay for the evening with music and great food!

so so beautiful the sunset was so lovely from our rooftop deck pool was lovely!

SO beautiful inside the photos do not even do it justice! The staff were so unbelievably kind and welcoming!

beautiful scenic route back to the city

beautiful to see up close!

long drive but many amazing stops along the way

a great way to see the market and night and taste local places you'd never know about otherwise!! come hungry lol

it was great to have a guide take us through marrakech! redwan was a great host, informative but gave us our space to explore

Loved our time here, very relaxing!

Wished we could have stayed longer

The staff was very helpful!

Great location. Pool room was wonderful. Easy walking distance to the beach.. Wish we would have had one more day here.

Loved the boutique feel of this resort! Food was very good as well.

We absolutely loved the character of this hotel! Outdoor bath/shower and humidity was a little interesting, but also part of the experience. The butterfly room was incredible. Having 2 rooms for 3 people was nice for space, but also a little challenging for social time. We made it work and would recommend this location to others.

Beautiful hotel, extremely nice and accommodating staff. They offered us a 50% discount to upgrade to a larger tree house room with amazing views. The extra space was well worth the $40/pp per night cost. I would recommend the larger room to others if they look at this hotel.

I wasn't initially thrilled with the 2 am wake up for this, but this ended up being one of my favorite activities. Guide was great, and it was very rewarding.

LOVED this one as well! ebike was a great way to see the rice paddy fields and do something a little different. Guide was great as well.

Great guide, great trip. We very much enjoyed the snorkeling. Water, island and fish were incredible and our guide took amazing photos and pictures we were able to purchase.

This was one of the highlights of our trip. LOVED THIS excursion and would highly recommend as a "must see". LOVED THIS.

Loved this! Guide was great and it was wonderful to get out and explore after long travel.

Great location - needs a little face lift.Service was excellent and nice breakfast.

Tent did not meet our expectations We thought we were going to be in a more upscale tent.

Great room and location

Awesome hotel

Great way to end trip

Customer service was nonexistent. Good quality was terrible and room was very disappointing

The stairs were a challenge but we understood the challenges

Had lots of character

The full-day hike in Imlil Village was an unexpected highlight of the trip. The guide was phenomenal, and the scenery was breathtaking. After a rainstorm the day before, the weather cleared up perfectly for our hike, making it an unforgettable experience.

The camel trek to our camp in the desert was fantastic. Despite initial confusion about where we should be, once we were sorted out, the camel ride was a highlight. The desert experience was truly memorable and unique.

One of our highlights

great location and concierge

Due to weather our boat ride got cancelled but our guide made sure to keep us busy with other sites. In addition to the bamboo forest we visited another site that was not on our list but one that I had heard about. Yoshiko was very accommodating.

This was so much fun! I loved getting dressed in the kimono and learning about the traditional tea ceremony customs.

Although this was interesting, the museum was very crowded and was my least favorite part of the trip.

Our guide in Kyoto, Yoshiko, was such a pleasure to tour with. She was very knowledgeable and despite the rain (and crowds) she made this day interesting and memorable.

This tour was very informative. Our guide gave us a ton of historical information about the area and the Geisha culture. We didn’t get to see everything I would have liked to see but still very interesting.

This was one of my favorite days. Motoki was once again very accommodating and made sure we got to see everything we wanted. Our driver was also very accommodating and there to pick us up whenever we were ready to move on to the next stop.

Minnie was a great guide and the food was incredible. Loved that it was a small group and we got to know our guide and the other couple in the tour.

Our tour guide Motoki was fantastic. He made sure that we got to see and do all that we wanted in addition to what was on our itinerary. He also shared stories of the Japanese culture that added to our experience.

An old palace converters into a riad. Has old world charm but very dimly lit, sheets have musty smell and very noisy. We also didn’t have good experience with the dining staff

We didn’t get to stay here but was send to another camp, which was disappointing.

Family run hotel at Dades valley, attentive service. On the bank of a river but not much of a view.

Central location at the heart of the Medina. Newly renovated. Great service. Great food options nearby

Blue city in the mountains views are spectacular from the top. Fun to walk in the alleyways.

Must do tour of Fez, Fez Medina is much more authentic. Best chance to look at local handicrafts up close

Very comfortable car, great drive Mustapha made all the difference in these long trips

Very fun, our first time on the ATV and throughly enjoyed, even did tight turns along the way. Exhilarating to climb a duns, race down and repeat.

Definitely highlight of the tour, camel ride to the camp and stopping on the way to watch spectacular sunset

Fun way to explore local food

We went here next morning. Was not too busy. We didn’t find much to see. Having a guide would be great.

Knowledgeable local guide, took us to all local spots, gave us time to explore. Also good conversation.

This hotel was so lovely, clean and overlooked the courtyard. The staff was wonderful on giving directions, attending to bags and giving us recommendations.

Quite lovely

I expected more rustic sleeping arrangements and I surprised to find we had all the amenities!

Clean Let us check in early

We were only there a short time so we really didn’t get to enjoy the lovely grounds

It felt a little surreal

Older, dated hotel. The breakfast was "meh". Staff was not friendly at check in. The weather was bad and we couldn't even walk outside to the pool even when the weather improved. Several areas were closed. We just wanted to go sit outside and admire the ocean but it wasn't an option.

Excellent location, modern hotel.

Clean, nice location. There was a lot of construction in the area which was a little noisy in the mornings. They acknowledged by birthday verbally and with a bottle of champagne and cake in the room.

As mentioned previously, the lunch was not very impressive and we felt rushed. Due to weather our private tour was very short and we didn't get to have the full experience (not blaming the winery for the weather).

Overall this was a great day. Unfortunately the weather wasn't great and our private tour of the winery was very short. The private river cruise was great - the weather held and our guide was very friendly. Our car driver was very nice, but I think he was sick which was a little disconcerting. He assured us it was allergies but because he was under the weather he didn't communicate as much as our other 2 drivers. We had to ask questions rather than him offering up a lot of information. I was not impressed with the meal at the winery. It was just ok and felt a little rushed.

I'm rating this experience lower as our guide didn't offer as much history and stories as our guide in Lisbon. Also, one of our stops was a sales pitch, which I didn't appreciate at all. We felt pressured to purchase something from the shop. This should not happen on a private food tour.

Our driver was very friendly and accomodating. We enjoyed the tour of the palace and gardens and then a visit to Sintra.

Alex was amazing! She taught us a lot about Lisbon and the food choices were very good.

We just had a snack and beer but the environment was cool and the beer and good was good.

Great experience. Would have been better if we were provided with more information on what to expect.

Was not a great experience

Very good hotel

We had a amazing room with a private bathroom garden view named waterfowl.

Amazing breakfast buffet with so many options for a Japanese or Western taste

Location is bit isolated unless you have your own transportation

Room was tiny and breakfast was ok

Need to update the meeting location. It was raining hard and we had to walk for twenty minutes to the new meeting location

Nice place to stay for our final night in Japan.

Fancy hotel; enjoyed our stay here.

Overall nice place to stay.

This hotel was such a memorable experience -- it is in a beautiful area and there is so much to do in the hotel. They also give you yukatas to wear and free tea / juice. One of our favorite things was around 9PM we were exploring the hotel and there was a small spa area where we were able to just walk up and schedule a massage before sleep. Loved that we did not need a reservation or anything and that it was open at night-- super cool! The hotel also had a game room and kareoke room and late-night ramen bar. One thing is that the dinner was very traditional, so that part would not suit everybody's taste; during the dinner there were Geisha performances which was cool. Also, there was a cute store in the hotel with a lot of Hakone-specific items; I took back several different things as souvenirs.

Amazing location; great hreakfast; clean and spacious room. Loved this for our Tokyo time!

So happy to have Hiro again for this tour -- getting the same tour guide for Kyoto and Osaka was really cool and added to our experience because it was like we were traveling with a friend!:) He also gifted us polaroids of the day as a parting gift -- so nice and I am keeping them forever!

Loved trying the different foods Osaka is known for; would do again!

So much fun and turned out delicious!

Super fun day; we learned and saw a lot! Also loved our guide Hiro -- he was so nice and funny and knowledgable and REALLY good at taking photos. It was like we had a perfect two in one guide and photographer.

So beautiful and such a fun day! We enjoyed the boat ride, and we really loved the gardens in giew of Mt. Fuji. Our driver was very nice.

Super fun; the sumo wrestlers had really great / funny personalities.

Our tour guide was so nice and knowledgable! Loved her! Got to see a lot of different places in Tokyo and she took us adjusted the trip to suit what we wanted like if we saw something along the way that was not scheduled she let us check it out and get pictures. She gave us cute paper cranes as a goodbye gift.