Kimkim Trip Reviews

Amazing gem of a hotel off the beaten path. One of the best hotels during our travel and the food was off the charts!

Pantheon view was amazing! Shower was sizable and lovely.

Very centrally located and very helpful staff. Beautiful panoramic view at breakfast.

Very helpful staff and lovely rooms. We did run into a hot water issue when trying to shower in the morning, but overall a fantastic experience.

Very thorough and informative

The chef was so personable and helpful and fun

So much fun to be some of the first people in the colosseum for the day. Beautiful to be there around sunrise.

Beautiful and informative. It would have been nice to have fewer people. We had a group of about 10 and then 4 more were added because they messed up with their meeting place/time and missed their originally scheduled tour.

Well organized and highly informative. Good balance of walking and riding in a car.

Lots of yummy food and fun to see more of the city. Very helpful and personable guide. My mom was knocked into and dropped her gelato, and Carlotta went back and got her more. It would have been nice to have time to purchase food from the outdoor markets.

Lovely personable guide. Entertaining and great information.

Lovely guide and personalized tour. Very helpful and happy to answer any questions and customize tour.

This was the largest hotel we stayed in while we were in Italy, and it is lovely. The rooms are comfortable, and there is a little more room to move around than in some other hotels. The train station is across the street, making it very convenient to travel to Venice. As with our other hotels, the breakfast buffet was remarkable--many delicious options to get the day started.

This hotel is directly across from the train station, which is nice. However, it was quite dark and cramped, and the shower had barely any water or water pressure, so it was not our favorite hotel by any means. One of the lights in the room was out, and it took over a day to get it replaced, so the room was even darker than normal. The breakfast buffet, however, was delicious.

This hotel is quiet, centrally located, and comfortable. The rooms are small but adequate, and the breakfast buffet had a lot of variety and many delicious options.

This is a quirky, fun, and very comfortable hotel in Levanto. They provide a whole panoply of extras that add to the appeal: a delicious and unique breakfast bar, an assortment of bikes to borrow for free, Netflix (in case of a rainy evening that you want to spend in rather than going out), a few jars of cookies available at any time, a piano and guitar in the reception area for anyone to play, and very friendly and helpful staff. A great place to hang out!

One of the best tours we took! The tourists hung out at the Duomo, which was spectacular, but our guide took us to the less-crowded, but historically significant places in Florence, including smaller churches, streets full of the most fashionable brands, and palaces that were not full of tourists.

As with our other tours, we had a fabulous guide to the Vatican. It was stunning to see the many treasures that the Vatican museums hold--statues, paintings, and of course, the majesty of the Sistine Chapel. Given the massive collection of masterpieces that the Vatican Museums hold, it would take months to fully explore the galleries, so we only saw a tiny fraction. The only downside was that there was no place to rest after hours on our feet, and the huge numbers of other tourists sharing the experience with us. Our guide, Alex, explained everything beautifully and was a great photographer to boot--offering to take our picture with impressive backgrounds around every corner. St Peter's Basilica is enormous, vast, immense--it's hard to process how big the space is; the piazza outside the cathedral is also gigantic. What an amazing place!

As with any of the large tourist attractions in Italy, the guide is the key to full enjoyment. All of our guides were exceptional, and Matteo was no different. He was knowledgeable, friendly, and obviously knew all the ins and outs of the Colosseum, Palatine Hill, and the Roman Forum. Rome is a large, modern city, so it's a bit shocking to have the Colosseum and other Roman ruins pop up in the middle of all the accoutrements of modern life. The ruins are very crowded, so we had to adjust our expectations a bit, but although we were shoulder to shoulder with several thousand other tourists, it was fascinating to learn the history of ancient Rome.

Super fun! Our instructor was excellent! We got to eat the food we made, and it was one of the best meals we had during out whole trip.

Venice is an incredible place, but if you stick to St Mark's square, you have no idea of what Venice is all about. We had a guide who was from Venice and knew her way around the tiny streets and quiet piazzas, as well as informing us about the history of Venice and how it came to be built (on a swamp!) and what is happening now with the city and its inhabitants. The real Venice is outside of the heavily-trafficked tourist areas, and it is beautiful and quiet and utterly amazing.

Mount Vesuvius provides some incredible views of Napoli and the surrounding countryside. Pompeii is much bigger than I could imagine and our guide was so knowledgable about the history of the place and people who once inhabited the city. It's a stunning site that should not be missed, but the one thing that made it such a fantastic adventure was our guide. He added so much value to our experience.

The Amalfi Coast, due to its popularity, is now bumper to bumper traffic, so the best way (in my opinion) to see it is on foot, hiking the Path of the Gods. It is utterly gorgeous scenery the whole way, and the trip is accompanied musically by grazing brown goats adorned with bells that echo throughout the mountains. The path is not difficult, although it is often rocky and alternates from climbing to descents the whole way. At the end, there are somewhere between 1500 to 1700 steps to get down to the road that leads to the incredible town of Positano. Once you get to Positano, the climbing is not done--you have to go down to get to the beach, and up to get anywhere else. I'm convinced that anyone who lives in Positano has remarkable glutes and quads.

We didn't have any specific questions, so having someone walk through the itinerary we were already provided and had read through was not the best use of time.

Seeing the sea lions, elephant seal, and penguins was truly an experience!

Our original itinerary had this included with a trip to the boat trip to the penguins, so this wasn't what we originally planned for (so please take my review with a grain of salt). Our guide was knowledgable and shared a lot of info, but we had two other individuals with us, cramped into a car, so the drive was uncomfortable. We would have enjoyed this more as a private tour where we were on our own timeline and had more space in the car. It also didn't help that this was after a full 12 hour day the day before (again due to an unexpected, last minute change). The hike to and from the waterfall was only about 30 minutes total, so not as much hiking as we were expecting. The food was delicious, but due to it being an Argentine holiday, we had to wait almost an hour to be seated, which extended the day longer than planned.

On the boat tour, we got super close to the glacier, which was a very cool experience. The walking tour was on our own, which we liked.

This was our favorite activity on the trip! The private tour is now the way we will book on future trips. Cami was an AMAZING guide, shared tons of information throughout the day, and was great with the kids. We did two longer hikes that ended with beautiful/picturesque views. In hindsight, I wish we stayed longer (more days) in Torres del Paine.

While the premium class was definitely a treat yourself experience, I'm so glad we did it. We ended up having entire car to ourselves and the time of our train was noon, so having lunch on the train was perfect after a morning in the national park. We also learned a lot during the ride using the provided earphones.

Estancia Laguna Sofia was absolutely stunning and being able to view the laguna and beautiful ranch from horseback was truly an experience the family will never forget. The staff was great with the kids and tailored to our riding levels (none to very little).

We learned a lot from our tour guide, Lucas; however, we were expecting to do more hiking and this was more of a guided tour. We did hike for maybe 30 minutes to a lookout, but the rest was being driven from location to location for pictures. It was a packed 18 person van and we were the last pick-up, so my husband didn't have a seat with a window and missed most of the scenery while were were in the van.

Our hotel room had the view of the bus depot so it was a little less charming than otherwise had expected. Room was very clean and staff was friendly. Breakfast was not great compared to the other 3 hotels and it was very crowded always. It was a 27 minute walk to the main square which was a bit long after an entire day of walking. We had gone back and forth on where to stay in Venice. Staying on the Grand Canal would have been too expensive I believe?

Loved the chic and boutiquey feel of this hotel. It was super clean and very convenient for walking the city. The breakfast was great and staff were all friendly. The elevator was not always convenient to use (often busy) but we didn't mind walking the stairs.

Very very clean. Room was strange in that it was L shaped and the a/c was in the furthest location from the bedroom so it took a long time to cool down. It was clean, however, and the staff were all friendly and helpful. Breakfast was good, too. Location was great!

The room was clean and comfortable. The breakfast was good. The desk staff was business only, not particularly friendly. The location was great!

We had a wonderful guide. There was only ONE other couple of this tour ( possibly due to weather ) which made it more personal.

LOVED LOVED our guide Sebastian. He was fabulous and even took us on the less traveled path to our locations where the scenery and the lack of crowds was greatly appreciated. The wineries were wonderful too.

The guide was wonderful. We were only 2 couples which was fantastic.

This tour was also excellent. Our guide was fabulous and the areas she took us to were well worth it. Sienna was a disappointment as I had been there 26 years ago.. no real crowds then.

This tour was excellent. We had a fabulous guide and the locations she took us to were fabulous.

Again huge crowds at this time of year but our guide helped steer us away from them. He was excellent.

Our guide was great. The crowds were horrific though.

This was cancelled so we had a private driver. It was expensive but excellent.

This hotel is great value, 5 star service and amenities but much lower nightly rate than some other nearby hotels

We didnt know this was the same tour/agency as our Antiparos/boat tours but were so pleased to learn it was the same driver and tour guide! Nicole and Athanassios were great company, very knowledgeable, provided bottles of water, and because we were the only ones on the tour, took a stop to find some fun snacks and dropped us off at their recommendation for lunch, rather than returning to our hotel!

This was such a great tour - our guide, Nicole, was so knowledgeable and it was great to have the driver so we could see so much more of the island in a short time

Amazing view & location! Our room was so pretty.

Great location & lovely staff!

Beautiful hotel, room was nice

Amazing desert experience. Rooms are much more luxurious than I expected in the desert. Food was delicious and staff very friendly

Great half day with local guide Hanna - she shared personal experiences that enriched our tour

Beautiful landmark. A little crowded

Another long drive - but walking in the Gorge made it all worth it,

ATV in the dunes was a blast. Guides were fun and safe. Highly recommend!!

Our local guide was excellent- he really gave us an in depth look at the Nomadic life

Long drive but our driver/guide Samir made stops at various sights in this beautiful landscape

Our guide Shareif was great. Spent a full day showing all of the sites in Fes. Tastes foods on the street, shopping - lots of fun

We had an amazing time during this ATV tour. The views of the Sahara were absolutely breathtaking! The guides were super entertaining and the rides were so fun!!

We had an amazing day exploring Marakesh with our guide Hennah. She was extremely knowledgeable and open to sharing about her personal journey to becoming a tour guide. We highly recommend her.

Our guide, Shariff, was amazing! He was very knowledgeable and made the tour interesting and fun. Fez is a magical city.

Location is just min walk to tourist attractions, right by the pier. Room is clean. Service is excellent. Nice roof top bar for chilling.

Clean and modern. Quiet even though facing the street.

Location is conveniently located with min walk to Roma terminal. It is also walkable to tourists attractions, shopping, eateries etc. City bus tour just round the corner. Nostalgia Room is spacious but lots of mosquitoes (think season not right in between Summer to Autumn). Elevator takes forever.

Great little cabins in a perfect location for exploring the islands. Check- in was easy. The views were awesome. Would highly recommend. Only suggestion would be paper towels in the kitchen.

This wasn't skip a line. I want a refund. A complete scam, I should have just used the Paris transit.

This is a swimmers paradise with 3 pools and the beach. The room was clean and comfortable. The breakfast buffet was unbeatable and we chose to walk the beach at night to the various restaurants on the beach adjoining the property. The front desk was exceptional and helped us print boarding passes and change money. There’s a small 7-11 store across the street for room snacks as well as a pharmacy which I needed . Thai massage is a by the pool too. We only spent 2 nights so it was perfect for our needs, if you’re looking for nightlife , you may want something closer to town. Beautiful views and clean property.

We only had one night here but surprisingly for an airport location, this was a classy hotel . We didn’t have much time here but what we experienced was excellent. We had a great dinner and drinks in the hotel restaurant and the room was quiet and clean and had all we needed. The airport shuttle was a big bonus and they ran on time and we arrived in plenty of time for our flights. Highly recommended it , especially if you’re flying out the next day .

Good location for walking to shop and many restaurants in the area. The employees were friendly and professional and we loved the pool on the roof too. A comfortable stay with no problems .

Highly recommend. Monika with Best of Switzerland Tours was amazing!

Very nice staff. Very clean. Great Location and excellent breakfast

This was cancelled the day before our arrival by tour company. We would have had to pay double to proceed with similar tour