Kimkim Trip Reviews

Nice fit for multiple travelers staying multiple days who would like a bit of space to relax during sight seeing experiences. Tomas was thorough during his orientation and made our stay enjoyable. Particularly enjoyed listening to the music from below in the evenings.

Andrew is a wealth of knowledge!

Beautiful older hotel, perfectly located on the edge of the historic city center. Breakfast in the morning was wonderful. Staff was attentive and pleasant. Only reason it didn’t get five stars is our room was pretty tight for two people. We did have a cute little balcony though.

Cute older hotel between the shore and all the restaurants, shops, etc. The breakfast in the morning was wonderful. We loved being able to sit outside overlooking the gardens in the morning and evening. Our room was quite large. Only reason it didn’t get five stars was we had some issues with the thermostat in our room. We didn’t tell management so that’s also kind of on us though.

Out of all the hotels we stayed in in Italy, this one felt the most familiar to the hotels back in the US (which could be good or bad depending how authentic you want). We had already stayed in two very authentic hotels so it wasn’t bad for us. Breakfasts were wonderful. Staff was so welcoming and attentive. Nicely appointed room. Location is convenient because you’re on one of the main drags in Rome. Being on a major road means it’s also not super quiet but that’s what white noise is for. This was also the only hotel we stayed in that had a GYM which I so appreciated after doing so much eating and drinking the previous week!

Must do for wine lovers!

Absolutely gorgeous and so fun! Definitely take the chair lift to the top of Capri!

We loved this beautiful hike and the conversation with our very knowledgeable guide, Enzo.

This drive was the most memorable of my entire life. Absolutely breathtaking. And bonus - our driver stopped at several photo op points to let us get out and take pictures.

We had a private class with a chef. So much fun and so much wonderful food at the end!

The location makes this hotel the perfect place to stay. Close to everything! A few minutes walk to Notre Dame, the Metro, cafes, bakeries and laundry. Great selection at breakfast. Friendly and helpful staff. Highly recommend. We would definitely stay here again.

This is a wonderful place because it has a kitchenette, clothes washer and comfortable bed. However, we stayed there on a weekend and be aware it is a college town. We heard people partying and loud music until the wee hours of the morning. For this reason, I cannot give this place 5 stars.

The view from our room was amazing. Be sure you book a room with a view over the countryside. Breakfast was incredible. The bathroom tub was a nice bonus because I love soaking in a tub. The only downside of this place is if you want to eat dinner anywhere but the hotel, you will have to drive to another town.

You can't do any better than staying here! Rodolphe was a fantastic host. He answered our many questions promptly via WhatsApp or in person (with help from Google Translate). The room is absolutely beautiful. Especially loved the bathtub and the huge shower. The place is just a short walk to the harbor at Cassis. Breakfast was delicious. Highly recommend and would stay here again.

It was just OK

I recommend this trip, but was not happy about the overall trip because our tour van ran out of gas on the highway on the way back to Paris. I heard from our travel agent that this company is usually very good. But, my experience was dimmed by being stuck on the side of a busy highway while our driver made excuses for the empty gas tank.

Loved all the different food we tasted.

The Provençal Market Visit & Cooking Workshop was fantastic and one of our favorite experiences. The chef was very engaging, charming, and made everyone feel included. He tailored the menu based on our dietary restrictions and explained the traditional dishes we were preparing. Although the shopping was mostly done by him, he talked us through it, and the cooking process was interactive and fun. I would highly recommend this activity.

The Seine River Dinner Cruise was just okay for me. I expected some outdoor seating and fresh air, but the boat was fully enclosed, and our table was in the middle of the boat, away from windows, so the views were limited. The food was alright but nothing special. Also, there were some scammers near the boat trying to overcharge us for a ride, which was a bit unsettling. Overall, it was an average experience.

The Private Notre-Dame Visit was informative and well worth it. Due to recent rule changes, our guide could not accompany us inside, so we explored on our own for about an hour. Afterward, she provided detailed information and showed us pictures on her iPad, including insights about the recent restoration. She was very knowledgeable and engaging, though I felt it was a bit of a waste of her time waiting outside for us.

Service was excellent and room/ view amazing

Loved our chef Chris! Food was great and venue was beautiful! Wine was delicious

Loved our guide, very knowledgeable

Guide was great and experience was fun!

Boat trip was fun and food was delicious. Enjoyed swimming and boating.

Loved our beach day to Kamari. Took the public bus and rented lounge chairs and shopped.

Rooms Tiny but we were only there one night and we were very comfortable

Good location. We had everything we needed.

Staff was fantastic. Rooms unique and well equipped. AC never got cooled the way we like it but wouldn't change the stars. Breakfast was very nice

Beautiful setting and grounds. Awesome staff.

Lorenzo was a great guide. Fascinating place

Loved the whole day and experience.

Easy pick up.

Nice day

We felt like the long trip to Ansel Key museum was too far and too hard to reach with the curving roads in our small car. Fig factory was interesting but the food, while very nice was not for us. The food presentation was beautiful and the setting was suberb

Hard to find the drop off.

Interesting place

We were tired at the end of trip but it was a good experience. Hard to understand accent but was a pleasure

The Riad is beyond beautiful!! So much detail has been given to everything from the floors to the ceilings. One of the most beautiful places I’ve ever had the joy of staying. The food was absolutely amazing, some, if not the best that I enjoyed during my trip. The Staff were amazing as well and went out of their way to make certain the guests were enjoying their stay!! Looking forward to visiting this beautiful Riad again soon!!

Nice euro style hotel. Very clean snd restaurant is good.

Good hotel. Close to metro train station and the local fish market. The breakfast buffet had a good variety of food and drinks.

My brother and I ate authentic Japanese dinner and breakfast. We appreciate the option to dress in a traditional yukata. The onsens were relaxing. I also enjoyed the private open air bath located in our hotel balcony. The hotel also offered free snack bar, complimentary ramen, popsicle and yogurt drink. I bought some Hakone souvenirs from the hotel gift shop.

Great breakfast buffet! Hotel is walking distance from Gion District and Pontoco Alley.

The monkey trail offered pit stops for us to pause and learn more about them before feeding them. To avoid overfeeding the monkeys, each group is limited to feeding the monkeys a pack of apples or peanuts. The Bamboo forest is beautiful and well maintained.

The weather was clear enough for us to see Mt Fuji! We learned the floating Tori Gate at Lake Ashi is meant to provide good luck for couples. Our guide also said Hakone used to be a crucial checkpoint between Tokyo and Kyoto.

Our guide gave good background info about both sites. After our hike up Fushimi Inari we ate delicious green tea ice cream infused with gold specs. I learned the original golden pavilion was burned down and had to be rebuilt! At Kinkaju Temple, we stopped by a station where you pick up a rock. The effort it takes to pick up the rock provides estimated time for your wish to come true. We also saw a rock island shaped as a turtle that symbolizes longevity and a waterfall where if a koifish jumps above a waterfall it becomes a dragon; similar to how Magikarp eventually evolves into a Gyarados!

Amazing and unique hotel. Worth a stay for sure

Great room, location was wonderful, staff very helpful, food was amazing. Would stay again.

Room was beautiful. Host amazing, food incredible. Homemade jams just WOW.

This was our favorite. The view of the loch, breathtaking. Room was comfortable. Shower amazing. Great whisky bar. Staff was extremely nice. Location was a bit far from any walkable city but the view...wow.

Room was clean but so very tiny. Staff was very nice and the location was good. The shower was also so tiny.

Fun hotel. So much to do within the hotel itself. Food was good, staff was so nice. Location was great!

Tour guide was very funny. Castles were grand and lovely. Just a wonderful experience.

Again, tour guide was amazing and funny. Driving those roads, I don't know how anyone could do it. WOW. Just a beautiful place and amazing to see.

Unfortunately due to weather this was cancelled. So it is not fair to review.

Our tour guide was just ok on this tour. We had a better tour guide on the food and drink tour.

This was our fault, we missed our time window due to getting caught up at a cathedral. So can't honestly review this.

David was great, very knowledgable. Wonderful day in Oban.

Leire was just wonderful. Go do this!

Rhona was very knowledgable and fun. Great walking tour.

Well I love Oban whisky so is it fair to review this...YES! If you are in Oban for a couple day, just do it!

Great dinner in our room at the hotel! It was amazing and since we don't drink alcohol they gave us a great juice alternative. The location was good and room comfortable...

Great Kyoto location very close to the main train and subway station...very nice staff. Helpful and efficient. Room was a good size and well stocked. And their English skills made communicating easy, whiteout our translation app!

Room was poorly laid out and the smallest of all our cities we went to, including Tokyo and Kyoto, and Osaka is not that expensive. They had a very sharp light fixture right over my head on one side of the bed, almost seriously hurt myself, and I spoke to the manager....which by the way was about the only staff member who spoke English....since no hotel has good instructions for running the HVAC, they are all in Japanese, I had to use my translation app to try and get the right room temp...and when I asked the front desk to help...two people even with the translator took 10 minutes to understand that I needed them to fix the temp. The location is ok...very high-end part of town....and not really very many restaurants for dinner. The hotel restaurant was very expensive and only had about 5 main courses to choose from. So we had to walk a bit to find some decent places to eat.

YUKI as a guide was amazing....explained everything....and the highlight for us was some "Quite time" in a small temple garden, beautiful and wonderful. The special temple lunch was fine....not as "private" as I expected, since they had several rooms for about 20 people each, but the food was fun and the overall meal and removal from the major crowds were nice. The tour and YUKI made what could have been a crowded tourist day very enjoyable.

Enjoyed the day and the guide was knowledgeable...about what I expected from an overview of Tokyo highlights. He had prepaid subway cards for us which we gave back at the end of the day....so we never had to stop and wait for him to purchase tickets we all just went right trough the gates. And we enjoyed having a private tour!

Guide was great...group was good size with 10 people...weather was marginal, since we were having a typhoon, but that is NOT the guides fault and the weather opened up for about 2 minutes so we could see Mt. Fuji....then we saw it from the train the next day in Blue sky!

This was fun for us becasue we have a particular interest in Bonsai...and we got to meet Master Kunio Kobayashi himself! He signed a book for us and we got to see his famous prize winning tree and watch him do some pruning on a new tree he was working on....

The castle is amazing!!! And we were their for the fist "fire" in its history! A child accidently hit the fire alarm when we were in the very top of the wood castle! So it cleared out fast and gave us a fright for a few minutes until they figured out what happened...then we got a few fun photos of the fire brigade! And it was very quiet for a while....since everyone else was evacuated...but the castle in amazing.

Really enjoyed the Torii Gates at the Shinto shrine and the hike up through thousands of gates....even though we only went up half way....and our guide was careful to be sure we were safe on a slightly rainy day....private tour met our expectations in a crowd.

You have to like deer...they have 3000 that wander the city....but seeing the area was interesting...though the oldest pagoda in Japan is not to be seen since it is under renovation until 2032....but the area was interesting....for a first visit to Japan.

Perfect location in Grass Market. A short walk up Victoria got us to the Royal Mile while an even shorter walk got us to Greyfirars and the National Museum of Scotland. Rooms were comfortable and staff was helpful. The only thing lacking was a restaurant and bar in the hotel.

Chris was a great guide with entertaining stories.