Kimkim Trip Reviews

A lovely gem with the breathtaking views!

Felt like a family run hotel, but with great facilities of a larger hotel. Spa was excellent, but the steak in the restaurant was of a very high standard. We had a great time here, big rooms too, beautiful location.

Loved this hotel, modern rooms and foyer, the meal in the restaurant was very very good. Breakfast was one of the best of our trup

Great hotel. I cannot give it a 5 star since there were a few things it could have had better. Very large hotel and the rooms were spacious. We wished the bathroom was better - the shower head kept throwing hot water and not mixing it well with the cold. Minor stuff. Very fine breakfast every day too. The pool was the only disappointing part. But we were not there long. It was centrally located.

Great hotel. I cannot give it a 5 star since there were a few things it could have had better. The elevator was only 1 and kind of cramped. But you need to understand that it is in the old district of La Gran Via and it must be historic. The breakfast was truly superb and the butlers and services were the same.

The guide name was Pepa and she had a full crew around. I thought she was knowledgeable and enthusiastic in her presentation.

Maria was remarkable. She brought a true understanding and meaning to the Gaudi architectural walk. We were very happy with her enthusiasm and sharing.

Here Sirio did the honors of bringing us a palette of Spain which was divine. We all enjoyed the guide and tapas very much.

Javier again made the honors possible. El Escorial was the most impressive Spanish architecture short of the Imperial Palace that I have ever attended. It was truly an incredible experience. We loved it.

Javier was truly outstanding. His knowledge was encyclopedic. We much appreciated and liked his style of presentation and were delighted truly delighted.

The walk was outstanding. A little strain from time to time since were not prepared by the hot Madrid summer. Javier did an outstanding job of telling us the historical part of the City.

Very roomy, clean, and good location for venturing out to the beach.

Great ocean view! King bed’s position was facing ocean upon waking up.

Great location, great king beds but at the expense of a place to work with luggage.

Received great assistance from the restaurant staff over several days. They went beyond what was needed. Great view of the Bay Bridge.

A must see and do.we were very blessed that the vendor changed our excursion the day before and allowed us to enjoy the weather and the snorkeling experience which was very much appreciated.

Zip lining was a great experience. Safe and sound.

This was awesome and well worth it.

This excursion was cancelled by vendor due to ship issues.

A must see location!!!! Absolutely beautiful and stunning.

Beautiful forests and trees and waterfalls.

Captain of tour boat was very good and informed and educational on sites and history of tour.

We had a very rewarding day with the whales and the dolphins and the weather.

Great weather, tour guide but too many steps for my spouse!

Our guide was the best. She offered several name including “Gorgeous” which fit the personality and style of a young lady who entertained her group the whole time.

Showed the awesome sites. Craig took us to Bonbi area which was beautiful. Showed beautiful church.

Great tour guide. Knowledgeable and friendly and friendly and helpful.

The staff and location made this hotel special. They really took their time to sit down with us and give suggestions about where to go and things to do. They surprised us with special treats in the room on two occasions. It was lovely.

Great view of the sea but an absolutely horrible location for a family, especially one that specifically asked for non tourist areas. It was so loud each night, all night. It was near alot of restaurants but it felt like we were in Cancun, not Greece. We were hugely disappointed in this location. The guides and drivers all asked why we were there because they openly hate and avoid that area as well.

we definitely took advantage of this being a private tour and had the guide hand tailor it to exactly what we wanted, which was an authentic look at the island. This also was one of our favorite experiences of the whole trip because we got to go into some very tiny villages and remote beaches, which was exactly what we were looking for while in Greece .

this was a wonderful experience. Sadly, we couldn’t go to the island due to the high winds, but the crew made sure to make it incredibly relaxing enjoyable day.

This was absolutely one of our favorite experiences of the entire trip. We loved everything about it and wished it was longer.

Great guide. Great tour!

Great location & view

Great location in a safe area, easy acces to dining, shopping, musuem & good breakfast selection. All the staff is polite & friendly. Front desk is wonderful her name pronounced as Sabika.

We got to taste all the good local dishes like what a local would. Thanks to Lena our expert guide

Sakis Naltsas our private driver& guide is 10/10! Beautiful ancient places. Ask for Sakis for a most memorable experience.

During summer months schedule it as early As possible to avoid crowd & heat.

Marcus our private driver is 10 out 10. He made the trip informative and enjoyable. He’s genuinely passionate about helping you get the most of your day, making sure you’re comfortable & safe. His lunch place is very delicious local dish not commonly served in other place. The view along the way is beautiful, nature & local villages. Ask for Marcus you will have the best day despite of 2-2 1/2 drive each way.

Siena provided placesto go with maps

Cool hotel in a great location in the city. Good breakfast buffet.

Excellent hotel with beautiful views. The best breakfast buffet out of all five of our hotels. Lots of room to hang up wet clothes. Great restaurant.

Basic guesthouse on a horse farm. Rooms were small and poorly ventilated (condensation on ceiling and walls). Some wear and tear on doors and locks. The common room in the main building was nice: game room, tv, free coffee/tea/hot chocolate. Good restaurant.

Beautiful hotel on a golf course overlooking mountains. Restaurant was excellent, especially the duck confit.

Excellent show! Our family of five was educated and very entertained.

Very cool activity! The ride up and back in the van was part of the adventure. Our trip was slightly limited because heavy rain had degraded some of the route so we had to stay in one area, but you can't control the weather!

This activity was highly rated by every member of our family! The super jeep took us over rough terrain and through rivers, beyond the tourist areas into places we would not otherwise have gone. Jon, our guide, told personal stories, taught us about the history of Iceland, and got to know everyone in our group and really made the experience very fun and memorable. Everyone's favorite part was when we hiked back through a canyon/gorge to a secret waterfall. We had to walk through the water and climb a little with the help of chains, which added to the adventure of it all.

This was a very cool experience to snorkel in a fissure between the tectonic plates. The guides were all great and they gave us hot chocolate and cookies afterwards.

Very cool experience to do as soon as we got off the plane! Beautiful warm blue water in the middle of black lava fields. Bracelet system was great for the locker, food, drinks, etc.

Good breakfast. Rooms are laid out across the property in a nice way.

The food wasn't great-- except the Myna restaurant-- that was excellent. All the rest were disappointing quality.

Our lunch took 2 hours-- they paced the meal without asking. However, at the same time, it was the BEST butter chicken I have every had! The only other challenge was that there were steps to get to your room-- so for mobility challenged that could be an issue-- all on the same 'floor'

Very solid hotel. Clean, well cared for, good food! The restaurant staff were lovely.

5-star across the board. Only note of improvement would be for those with longer stays, like ours, to vary the menus. They repeated after 3 days. Entire staff was near perfection! Loved all of them

No notes, no suggestions. Near perfection! Wonderful staff led by Catherine (she's amazing). Chef is wonderful-- great food, accommodating. Love the bungalows with the fireplaces. Isiah is a wonderful safari driver-- personable and knowledgeable. Only improvement would be to have the owners encourage road improvements to get from the village to the entrance! Full of pot holes and very bumpy.

The Retreat is amazing... it would be nice if that could be open in the evening as well. Loved the afternoon tea, but for me-- it was too much Giraffe feeding to do the afternoon tea, the morning visit to the room, and then breakfast. I really liked going to the Giraffe Center because they were more expert in the giraffe's. As a suggestion, it would be beneficial to have a staffer come to afternoon tea and give more behavioral and biological details -- and answer questions. The food was excellent! Another suggestion would to be add hooks for towels or bags in the Retreat bathrooms for changing, or coming out the pool to use the restroom, etc.

We loved the Main House, especially the outdoor patio and the fireplace. Dennis was exceptional with service. Only thing was there was no pool or plunge area. We greatly appreciated the sundowner with the Maasai team led by Fred. That was special!

Wonderful experience at St. Monica's School. Loved learning about the school and supporting all the girls in their educational journey.

This was a mixed experience. The chef was accomplished and the food prepared was good. However, she was rude and arrogant to our driver -- and giving him multiple locations to go to.

Elvis was an exceptional tour guide! We learned a lot. It was great to get to buy the coffee at the end!

We had the only female balloon captain which was awesome! Beautiful ride and experience. My elderly parents were unable to go due mobility limitations which were only determined on our arrival-- and learning how we'd have to get in the basket and land. That was quite unfortunate. And there was no refund!

Benji was so knowledgeable and brought all kinds of rods and lures with him. My son had THE best time! He caught 4-5 bass. We also did a wonderful boat ride around the crescent and fed the African fishing eagles. That was very cool!

Bikes were old and uncomfortable. An insane amount of dust from all the buses and vehicles. There was no separate path for bikes. Unsafe to ride so close to the buses. The guide tried to have us hike down to the gorge despite flash floods killing 5 people.

While the hotel was great, the shuttle was infrequent and left us on the curb for over 30 minutes before arriving and having no space for us. So rather than wait another 30 minutes we took a cab... that was a huge bummer for a place touting convenience. There were no adjoining rooms and we had to get two rooms- so we would have rather stayed at the Wyndham which was on site and walkable from the airport.

This hotel was well located and nice staff. It was a fine place to land after a day of travel - served its purpose. The breakfast was meh and it felt dated. Noticed some rooms with no windows. It was also very loud.

This hotel across from the train station was great. Surprisingly quiet, with a huge organic garden. We really enjoyed the Pachamanca and the food in the restaurant. The staff was great.

Our favorite hotel of the whole trip. This place was pristine, well located, great food, friendly staff and great courtyard!

This lodge was great. It was definitely an experience for our family. The hours without power may be an inconvenience to some, but we loved that we were forced out of our rooms and into the beautiful grounds. The guides were incredible and food was good! Only thing missing was... real coffee.

This hotel was well located, but was really underwhelming. Our room smelled of mildew and it just felt really dated and tired.

The kids absolutely LOVED the animals and feeding the llamas and alpacas. The pachamanca was so fun to watch and learn about.

Charles was an incredible guide for our family. He kept our kids entertained and we saw so many incredible things- anteaters, giant river otters, caiman and macaws! So fun.

Loved this day. We learned so much and saw beautiful sights that honestly rivaled Machu Picchu. It was really incredible and we learned so much.

We would have preferred a free evening to this planetarium. It was more of a slide show and less of the actively looking at the night sky- which is what we had expected. Underwhelming.

Spacious rooms and a central location — such a great place to stay

Guide was great, but the actual size of the remaining interior was disappointing and unlike the advertised photos.

Clean and comfortable, but very small room with view of an alley way. There was not a single chair of any kind in this room and it was not convenient to stay in the room to rest, check emails, etc. We went to the lobby where they had chairs but it was often crowded.

This is a lovely hotel with nice amenities and spectacular views.

This is a very good hotel. The rooms are a bit small and lack chairs. Some of us old folks need to sit down.

Our driver to the airport was very friendly recent emigrant to Norway who was extremely positive about his adopted country and will seek citizenship when he can.

The venue is fascinating, and the adventure of a boat ride to a private island restaurant is exciting. Although I have not become a fan of whale tartar, the exotic variety of courses is interesting. The service is excellent, the bar is well stocked, and the owner’s recounting of his various business ventures and romantic escapades is entertaining. It is a long evening trapped at a island restaurant and dependent on the arrival of a boat home a bit later than you might have wished.

Physical limitations made it impossible to do a walking tour. Instead, your local expert agreed to provide us with an in-depth overview as well as a detailed description of what we would experience at each of the stops of the hop-on-hop-off bus route. We were thus equipped with a far richer and more detailed description of the features and characteristics of these sites than the tour operators were capable of producing.

We enjoyed the tour of Bergen.

This was a very nice meal, and the beer was good.

The Viking Village was interesting, but not exceptional.

Flam is fantastic, the highlight was the train ride down to Flam.

Unfortunately we ran out of time and did not get to go in to the Munch museum. We will next time.

We did the hop-on-hop-off bus tour which was not exactly as described in the brochure. We did not get to the Homemkolleren ski jump - a disappointment.

We really enjoyed our time in Oslo, and thought that we had pretty good guidance. I would suggest that KimKim consider an alliance with one or another of the hop-on-hop-off vendors. We have found it effective in visiting cities like Oslo or Bergen or Edinburg to take a complete route on the bus to reconointer and then to stop at places of interest. We did essentially that in Oslo and Bergen and it worked well.