Kimkim Trip Reviews

Rustic experience in the jungle. I think one has to manage their expectations when staying here. The rooms are nice and comfortable - no air conditioning but a fan is available. Even with screened windows, it's still not unexpected to find insects inside the room like moths or small ants. Power outage is also par for the course - especially with the unpredictable weather that could go from sunny and humid, to a deluge of rain. The staff were amazing - they made the experience totally enjoyable.

Nice and spacious rooms. The noise from the outside varies based on the location of the room. I found that the rooms on the upper floors tended to be noisier. Food was ok. The hotel was located within walking distance of Plaza Fochs, where there were many restaurant options to choose from.

Driver was on time. Car was nice and clean.

Great way to see the sights in Quito. Thank you Jhonatan and Daniel! You two are great ambassadors for the city of Quito.

Challengingly unique experience. This whole experience was even made more special because of my guide Carlos. He truly looked after my safety while providing a fun cultural experience.

Great place for rest and relaxation.

Probably the most memorable experience for me during this 10-day trip. I was the only one taking the horseback riding tour amongst my group, so I lucked out with getting a private tour with my guide. It was a my first time horseback riding and I was very grateful to have a docile horse. The ride was challenging - involving flats on the plains surrounding Cotopaxi, some hills and valleys, and water crossings. The weather went from cloudy, to rainy and cold. As challenging as it was, I felt privileged to be able to experience it all.

The views of the crater lake were amazing. The 2 stops before Quilotoa (local market and visiting an indigenous household) were ok.

The location was a bit tricky -- it was a bit hard to walk around. The hotel itself was lovely and the staff was wonderful.

This trip was actually 6 hours, so I don't know why KimKim says 4.5 hours. Also, this is the one issue I had with the entire itinerary - driving 6 hours on the day of our flights was not a great setup for a family with two young kids. I didn't realize this at the time, but in retrospect, we should have made sure to arrive in Casablanca the day before and I wish KimKim had suggested it.

Turns out, ATVs are not my favorite -- but that was nothing against the excursion! Just me.

We did not go as our kids were too tired and needed a break from tours.

A highlight of the trip. This was one of my favorite activities/memories. I just loved it.

The description made it sound like our kids would get to make pottery from start to finish. So, when we just went to see how the experts made pottery there were a lot of tears. In the future, KimKim needs to do a better job at explaining that this is really just a shopping/learning experience, not a pottery making experience.

Our tour guide was not my favorite (Asdean). He was very nice, but when we told him we didn't want to do certain things, he kept pushing back and ignored it. This made the tour immediately start off on the wrong foot. Also, I had not been prepared for the pressure to purchase items. Asdean took us places (like a rug seller's store) and then had us sit there and look at rugs even though we had no intention to purchase anything.

Our guide Hanan was AMAZING! We loved her. We got to have her as our guide around the market in the morning, and as our food guide in the evening. She went with the flow with our kids, showed us the highlights, and answered all of our questions. She was just spectacular (she and Tarik as our guide/driver made the "dream team"!). I wish our kids hadn't worn out so early, or I could have walked around with Hanan all day!

The family was lovely, so I don't want this review to take away at all from them. However, KimKim made it sound like our family would be eating and spending time with another family (and we were told that they had two young kids around the same ages as ours). However, what we actually got was a family with a 19 yro, and we were really "served" food by the family, not really chatting or spending much time together. To be honest, this felt pretty weird being served by a Moroccan family...we had really wanted to spend time with them instead. The food though was delicious!

Amazing stay.

Beautiful resort attentive staff good restaurant

Nice place great staff comfortable rooms great restaurant

The biggest disappointment of the tour we weee looking forward to staying there but other then being an old castle nothing else was good food at the restaurant was mediocre at best. Again big disappointment

In one word WOW!!!!! fantastic hotel beautiful place beautiful ground friendly attentive staff

Very nice hotel friendly helpful staff good restaurant

Beautiful hotel fantastic service great food and drinks room was spacious comfortable and beautifully decorated

Beautiful hotel! Close to the ferry. Loved that breakfast and dinner were included!

Loved our guide Tor! Geared trip to 4 year old. Made it so fun for her!

VERY limited parking. Note that you check in at the music venue (concert hall), but our room was in a building above a restaurant a few doors down the street. The room was a bit more funky than boutique.

The only caution with this property is that there is no hotel parking. The parking is down and across the street in a parking lot that may or may not be available. Outside of this issue, would highly recommend staying here.

An older, somewhat worn (in common areas) hotel. Nothing was objectionable, but other than location, nothing stands out either. An excellent choice for folks looking for a stay with historical significance and character.

An older, unremarkable, small hotel with owners who try hard to offer a pleasant stay.

Fabulous breakfasts, great location, and wonderful hosts.

If you have a car, be aware that there is limited hotel parking which cannot be reserved, and that the hotel is on a very busy street. The restaurant food and service was just average, and on mornings was somewhat over-capacity due to catering to large tour groups.

One level above hostel in room size and amenities.

Overall, a wonderful hotel. Have your dinner elsewhere.

One of the best stays out of 17 individual hotels/B & Bs on our trip.

Note that there is no cooked breakfast available, and this B & B is a long way from any restaurant or other services, as it is very remote. If you are looking for a remote, quiet, serene location, however, this is a perfect spot.

We were not provided with the room that was booked and confirmed when we arrived. We were also not in the main guesthouse, but in a separate outlying building ('the annex') in a room over a garage.

Would recommend never using Hertz at the Dublin airport.

One of the highlights of our trip.

If you visit only one distillery, make it this one.

Fabulous scenery through the park.

Beautiful rooms with great beds. Nice rooftop bar but no fitness centre

Good location with nice views of the city.

Nice rooms and great breakfast.

Great location and nice rooms. The fitness centre could have better equipment.

Rooms were small but the setting was fantastic and their breakfast was first class. The only thing missing was a fitness centre

Great visit to the caves.

Our guide took us some great spots along the way and we watched the sunset in a great spot.

We wanted more of a bike ride along the cliffs and not so much time in the city

Great visit to the vineyard where we got to taste good quality wines and food.

Guide was very knowledgeable and had some great tips

Great visit to Quinta Regaleira Sintra and Cascais

Different and nice way of visiting Belem but not enough time to see the sights,

A nice walking tour of Lisbon explaining some of the history

We didn't get to visit the library in Coimbra as we should have gotten advance tickets. We didn't realize how popular the tours were . Since it was a stop I would have coordinated a tour with the driver so we would gotten there at a scheduled time,

We expected we were going to vineyards for wine tastings not port tastings since we did this in Porto The cruise was a little disappointing as well as i didn't realize we were doing a circle instead of going from one stop to another

Overall the places we went to were good except maybe for the last stop for desert. The guide was great.

Place was awesome, absolutely no complaints on location or people. Only issue was our dinner food (and others staying there as well) was way too westernized. Everyone was expecting a more Berber food experience. Morocco has such amazing food.

Jimmy went above and beyond to make this an incredible stay. We loved this hotel and the friendly atmosphere it provided.

An incredible and authentic experience!!! One of our favorite memories of our trip.

The Cascade Wellness Resort was wonderful. The staff were very friendly and the hotel amenities were amazing. It was not a far taxi/Uber ride from the train station and when we arrived we were warmly welcomed and stayed in a very luxurious room. The infinity pools were so nice and the restaurants were top notch. One of the managers Cristiana Garoto was very very helpful.

Location, location, location! I really feel this was the best located hotel in Busan. It is right on the beach in Haeundae. It's a little pricy, but worth every penny spent! The staff are so kind, and they really want to make sure you have a wonderful stay. We especially loved the bell boys. I left my phone in a lobby bathroom and realized it 40 mins later, so I ran back to the hotel and there was a staff member in the lobby waiting with my phone! I thank the guest who kindly turned it into the front desk.

This was a budget friendly, 4-star hotel, yet surprisingly nice! The location was central and close to subway stations. The staff were warm, inviting and professional. From the time we checked in, the front desk staff, house cleaning and restaurant staff maintained a welcoming and friendly attitude. The breakfast was good. I highly recommend this hotel.

The hotel could benefit from updating their rooms. The first night we were there, we were placed on the 8th floor. There was a stong mildew smell and the insulation isn't the best, so you can easily hear your neighbors. We reached out to Jessica and she contacted the hotel staff. They kindly upgraded us to a 17th floor room that was slightly larger, cleaner and odor free. We were extremely grateful! If you stay at this hotel, it appears the higher floors are cleaner and better maintained. We also had a window we could crank open for ventilation.

The palace is majestic. We learned there are centuries of drama surrounding it. Our tour guide also told us some funny stories. Side note: If you get there at the right time, there is a changing of the guard ceremony.

Small group tour. We loved climbing the stairs up Eoseungsaengak Trail, visiting a Buddhist temple, waterfalls, then ending the day at a green tea farm. We packed a lot, but it was worth it.

Although it was a large group tour, the tour guides managed it well. It starts and ends later, but there is a surprise that is worth the later hours!

This was our favorite day on Jeju Island. We were the only tourists booked this day for the small group tour, so our guide, Henry, was able to tailor the experience (per my request) to visit sites from a Kdrama that was filmed in Jeju. Seongsan Ilchulbong Peak was a nice hike and vantage point of Jeju. If your lucky, you might see Hayneos (women see divers), which we did this day. Loved the foot bath at the end of our day. Henry made this day a truly unforgettable experience. Even he, loved it because it wasn't his usual itinerary.

Everyone should add this to their itinerary when visiting Seoul. It is unforgettable.

The hotel went above and beyond to make our experience great. They even organized a sand bread making experience for us and that was unforgettable. The room is exactly as pictured. You get toilet with flush and shower right in your desert tent. Note: There is no air con in this camp so it’s probably not the best spot for summer.

The food here is amazing. We ate here twice! In terms of the rooms it really depends on which room you got assigned to. The first room we were assigned to was super small and not sound proof, but the second room was super big and nice and quiet.

We had a lot of tasty stops. Come hungry. We didn’t each lunch that day and we were still not hungry enough for this tour! We were so full by the end of the experience we had to take the cookies to go.

We ended up visiting a family in Marrakech outskirts instead of Fez because the Fez family cancelled on us last minute. The family we visited was super nice. We had cookies in their backyard and they showed us how they cooked the food and we had dinner at the living rooms. The food was super home made and tasty. I wish I get to hang out more with the ladies of the house more but they mostly stayed in the kitchen only and didn’t eat with us.

By far the better camel ride between the two we took. When you riding into camp around sunset, everyone else is riding in so it’s super busy. But for sunrise no one else is round so you really get to experience the peacefulness of the desert.

The old man that guided us around was nice and pointed out some super cool things in the little city that we wouldn’t have noticed if he didn’t. We didn’t eat with him and we didn’t need transport so I am not rating food and transport. We enjoyed this leisurely tour.

I have ridden horses all over the world but this is the first time I felt really bad for the horses and a bit unsafe riding. 1. The horses don’t get breaks between rides so they are super tired and irritable. 2. One of the horses we rode on was sick and sneezing the whole time. 3. Because the horses are tired and irritable one of them was constantly aggravating other horses. One of our horses almost went into a fight and the horse it almost fought with then went ahead and fought another horse and the two bucked off their riders 4. Usually you are supposed to take off saddle after a ride but of course since there’s no breaks for the poor horses the saddles stay on

I liked the building but the tour was a bit lacking. Large group tour + not that much info given.

The spa we ended up going to was not the same spa that the organizer said we would be going to. I was a little disappointed because of that and kind of wished I booked my own spa experience. However, the service and experience was good over all. It just wasn’t the spa I wanted to go to.

We had fun zooming in the desert. We didn’t see many people on the dunes so we felt like we were alone in the wild instead of being in a tourist trap. The guide was nice and took a few cool videos for us.

The guide we got for this place was SO good. We only spent an hour with him but I learned so much. Some people may ask why you want to visit a Roman ruin when you can just go to Italy, but if you enjoy history I think it’s worth coming here as it’s the southern reach of the Roman Empire and it’s a bit different than what you see in Rome yet familiar at the same time. In Italy the nice ruins are all quite busy and you can’t get close to things. Here it was so quiet and peaceful and you can walk anywhere you want.

Honestly, kind of a boring ride

Okay this is hands down the best equipped cooking class we ever did. Everyone gets their own station and it was super organized! Nothing but love for this experience!

I really enjoyed the city. It has such a nice energy. To be honest by the time we got to Marrakesh we have already walked through many souks so some of the stuff we saw was a bit repetitive. However, the energy was different. Our guide was fine over all but he make up some facts for some questions we asked. I wish he would just tell us he doesn’t know.

I am glad we got a guide because otherwise I would have thought one of the movie prop was a historical gate. The guide brought us to one of the few houses still being inhabited. We got to look inside and that was interesting. Overall Ait Benhaddou is super busy so expect it to be overrun by tourists when you go. It is the way it is.

The building was nice. We enjoyed the short tour. Overall pretty little garden.

Our guide stopped at many nice photo spots! This is closer to where our guide is from so he knows all the secret photo spots. We also bought some cool minerals from a road side shop. Note: The description mentioned visiting the movie studio but we were told by the driver we don’t have time to do that and I only got to see that studio’s gate.

This is one of those experience that wasn’t exactly fun per se but it was interesting enough because it was such a local experience (1% tourist and 99% local). There were so many people we couldn’t get a good spot for the parade so we just watched from afar. The parade was simple and short but it’s fun looking at the crowd and it was cool to see so many women and children out and about. We also went to a rose product store that is much loved by the locals - the price was definitely local price because all the locals were doing shopping sprees there for rose products. I also got to join a line dance with some local dancers so that was cool too.

I love this spot. Way less busy than historical sites in Rome. The tour guide we had was very good. The lunch spot was decent.

Wish we can have more time at Rabat. The drive itself was a bit boring. Driver doesn’t know much about Rabat. We made a couple stops and was just told to get off and look by ourself. But Chefchoen was a really cute and nice town! We really enjoyed our visit there. We enjoyed walking around there it was safe and super pretty.

The hike was fun! We liked walking around the slot canyons. The guide was a good hiking guide. He knows how to hike safely and brought us up and down the slopes. The lunch with the family was nice too.

We don’t like Fes, it’s the only city we felt unsafe in. Someone tried to scam us to led us somewhere weird and someone else chased us and a couple other people with a dog. If you have to skip a city skip this one. The tour guide himself was fine. He brought us to various places and often times he just leave us at each location to explore on our own. I love pottery but the coop we went to made mediocre work. I have seen much better artisans else where. Transportation wise, the driver leaves you at the edge of old city and you have to make the rest of the way yourself which wasn’t that pleasant to be honest.

I enjoyed the free time given to us to walk around the by the water but honestly Casablanca is a bit lacking as a city and our driver didn’t know much about the city.

The drive was a bit boring but the small fossil museum has some very excellent specimens of trilobites and crinoids that you can walk up very close to. The water wells were also interesting.

I enjoyed this drive we saw three seasons in one day so it was fun! Also we saw monkeys. The drive is super long though so be forewarned.

Everything was closed in the city except for the mausoleum and the souk. The guide tried his best but there was just not much there. I wish Kim Kim warned me about it ahead of time.

It was interesting but I wish our guide can speak better English. But perhaps given how remote this area is that is to be expected.