Kimkim Trip Reviews

Canceled

Did not see enough of Porto. Guide essentially showed us some rundown areas of Porto, which had some historical significance but needed less of and more of other areas.

This hotel is a beautiful property. The food was excellent for both breakfast and dinner. It felt cozy even though it was a large property. I especially liked the comfy lobby decor. We wished we could have stayed longer to take advantage of the outdoor hot tubs and the wellness room with comfy loungers and an infrared spa.

This hotel is a very beautiful property with terrific staff and excellent food. It is located close to town, but feels private and remote. The views are spectacular. It was a calm and peaceful oasis after driving the Ring Road. Highly recommend!

It was pretty good for a hostel, it’s what we wanted and it delivered.

This was such a highlight of the trip - David was very good and providing us with Dutch history and the history of the food we were eating. He shared so much of his own personal experience of growing up in Amsterdam - it made it very personal. He really got to know us and was amazing at providing tidbits of information.

It was a great experience.

It was very memorable.

It was such an amazing experience.

Saleem was an amazing tour. We were so glad to have a smaller tour and boat. It made for a very personalized experience!

It was great to have the card loaded for us to use - this was by far the best way to get around the city.

Comfortable, cosy, and my guide Ursula helped me ask for some assistance from the staff. She was also great

Wow. Really felt at home and peaceful here. Great place. Great views and the Insen was so relaxing

Efficient, friendly and accomodating. Yoko my guide helped dealing with them too

Just a beautiful comfortable luxury hotel. This was so welcome after the last experience. Beautiful big comfortable soundproof rooms. Breakfast was great, staff very accessible. Would stay there again and again .

The B&B is in a beautiful setting with wonderful views. If not for that, I would 1 star it. When you walk in, the foyer smells of damp and mold and there is no information on what to do. When we booked, we received a confirmation email that told us very little. When we arrived we had no idea what to do as there was no one on site. The first number we called went to automatron hell and we got no where. We finally called the emergency number (and got scolded) but he begrudgingly gave us our room number and the lock box code for our key. You would have thought that he might have given us some more info as we told him our email said basically nothing. The next crisis was arranging breakfast-again calling numbers that sent us into VM cyclones. Once we did reach someone, the only times left for the breakfast were after 9am. Since we are early risers so we walked the mile to town to get coffee and pastries from the bakery(which was amazing) and then the mile back for our actual breakfast, only to find out that, breakfast is not served at Greenacres, but at The Rosedale, a hotel, a mile back into town. The second morning, we could not have breakfast until 9:30 but our ride was scheduled to pick us up at 9. So we walked to the bakery again, but it was Sunday and there were closed, So I went to the Rosedale and explained our situation and asked it we could eat early- it was about 8am. We still had walk the 20 minutes back to the B&B to meet our driver. They did let us eat, but again, they were not very nice about it, as if we had upset their whole day. There were about 4 other patrons in the restaurant at the time, so I’m unsure why we were so hard to accommodate. At any rate, other than the beautiful view of the sea, the place was run down and not pretty. The room was fine, clean, but there was about a 2 foot clearance around each side of the bed. It was just not a great place to stay. I would avoid at all costs. I think, if the people had been nice to us, I don’t think I would have been so negative. But their attitude was not at all service oriented, as if we were asking for so much. A key to our room and breakfast at time we were able to make it should not be seen as demanding. Overall, a big thumbs down to Greenacres! Oh and if you don’t ask for a seaview room, it could be even more horrible, because that was the only thing that made it bearable to stay there. The rooms facing the road looked abysmal.

This hotel was fine. Good location and the accommodations were clean and nice. The breakfasts were also great. But it was just like a strip hotel without any real character. We were in a “suite” that was in a separate building. The room looked out over the parking lot and the back of the other part of the hotel, so you basically had to keep the curtains shut the whole time, or the guests of the hotel were looking directly into your room. You also had to walk outside to get into the main hotel and drag your suitcase up a pretty big set of cement stairs to get to the room. Thank goodness we were on the 2nd floor and not the 3rd. Location was good. Staff were ok, although not anxious to do anything extra. It was a nice functional, clean hotel, but not memorable.

Small 4 room B&B. The owner Brodie, was great-very helpful and friendly. The only thing here is thst it is far from all but 1 restaurant and you need transport to go anywhere. We were only them for a day, and he dropped us at a trailhead so we could have a lovely hill walk, but then we walked the 3 miles back to the B&B, which was fine for us, but might not be for others. Luckily, the only close restaurant-Loch Lomand Inn- had great food and wine and we ate there both nights. But overall, it would be best if you had a car in this region. The B&B is so pretty, with nice comfortable rooms and amazing breakfasts. Highly recommend staying here.

Pretty hotel, nice breakfast, great location. VERY small room with terrible view.

The best and most personal tour of the trip. I wish I could give Catherine 10 stars. She was energetic and amazing. Took us to the best places and knew all the local characters. The best

Nice little tour of Inverness. Funny guy, not amazing, but good enough.

We found out 30 inures before the scheduled departure thst the train was not running due to repairs on the track. This was planned in advance. I guess the Jacobite people didn’t tell out tour company who kept trying to get us tickets. This was a little bit of a big deal, because if we had know in advance, we prob could have skipped Fort William, or at least,planned other things in advance, like a distillery tour. We were lucky and had great weather and went on a nice hike, but if given the choice in advance would have probably chosen to spend more time in Skye.

It was a nice boat and the guide was funny and informative. It was good to get in to the harbor to be able to really see Ben Nevis, but it was a little bit of a time filler. The eventual destination of “seal Island” was a tiny rock with about w0 seals laying on it. A little underwhelming. If you had kids it would be fun I guess.

Great walk and I formative guide.

It’s old and the shower stall was moldy. Water doesn’t drain well and you shower standing in dirty water. Not pleasant.

I loved that the bathroom had a special surface so it felt safe and not slippery.

Mai was cool and calm especially with pushing the wheelchair amidst the traffic in Hanoi. But it was hot and crowded and we were tired. So we stopped after 2.5 hours

Mai was very considerate of our age as she took us around Hanoi. She was also very kind to treat us to coconut drinks while waiting for the train.

Tranh showed his strength and ingenuity in maneuvering the wheelchair around Bana Hills especially with the escalators. It was fun to travel with him.

Tranh was very good and took very good care of us, especially my brother-in-law. It was doubtful if he could make it on to the boat for the flower lantern. But, he made it with help from all who were there

Anh was very helpful and attentive. He took us to a place for lunch which was memorable. Unfortunately, I forgot the name of it. It has a water wheel outside.

we felt like we had our own bungalow. The staff was very nice. The rooms are very clean. It was great to have a great view and a personal hot tub as well as a shared pool.

Beautiful view, clean rooms, Well, cap facility, friendly staff.

Loved the location and roof top restaurant! Stafff very friendly and accommodating!

Loved walking through Chora. Our guide, Lena was passionate, informative and had a great sense of humor!!

We tasted many items of food we learned about real olive oil, real feta cheese, basically authentic items that came from Santorini

We loved our guide, Kostas. The archaeological dig was amazing. We also saw the red beach and the black beach and the monastery Kostas was with us and added so much information. Also we were able to taste caper leaves, seaweed leaves and capers.

We loved our beach day. I would recommend having this day planned in the itinerary.

We didn’t realize that we were so high up and that it would take some energy and time to walk down to the town center

Perfect time to see the acropolis at sunset. Sandra, our guide was very knowledgeable and passionate about what she was showing us.

It was great… but similar to our first neighborhood walks.

Loved the walk & information! So enjoyed Catherina!

Stylish and newish hotel with polite staff in a bad neighborhood.

Very stylish and newly remodeled hotel in great location. Has its own private parking. The staff is very polite and helpful.

Location is good but hotel is very old and needs maintenance. Walls are paper thin. We could hear the guests coming and going in the middle of the night. We couldn’t sleep.

Beautiful and historic hotel room, far enough from the beach to be peaceful and quiet but close enough to be able to walk to anything we wanted to see.

Beautiful location and hotel!

The staff were friendly, food was great and location was perfect - so close to the metro and easy to navigate around the city from the hotel

Very nice tour!

Fun and interesting day trip. Would have preferred more time in the village after lunch, but still managed to do some shopping!

This was one of my favorite parts of the trip. Seeing the wineries was wonderful and visiting the smaller villages was so fun!

So much to look at!

We missed our guided boat tour because our car tour ran over, so we ended up doing the river cruise with a band and cocktails, which was still nice, but would have preferred to have the guided tour.

Beautiful!

This one was not as fun, unsure if it was because we were hitting our vacation wall, but I think it would have been better to end after the tour near the palace in Monaco. I think driving through Monte Carlo would have been sufficient. Many things were closed and what stores we were able to go in, you get followed around by the staff like a criminal.

Unique and interesting way to view the city

This was such a an unexpected pleasure of the trip! Fernando was great, so friendly and helpful!

Excellent location next to the market and historic area.

Very comfortable room. Good location with easy walk to train station and restaurants. Our room had 1 1/2 baths, sauna and large seating area with table, microwave, refrigerator, sink and couch. Breakfast was excellent with pretzels that we took to have as an evening snack. We did ask to have our room cleaned one day which did not happen but were able to get clean towels from the front desk.

Very picturesque hotel away from the heavy tourist traffic area. Comfortable rooms and good breakfast.

Beautiful old hotel in a residential area. Short walk to public transportation. Beds were comfortable. Breakfast was excellent.

Room and elevator were a little small but very comfortable beds and great water pressure in the shower.

The hotel is beautiful and the restaurant is good, though I felt very much like a tolerated tourist here. We were 2 of only 24 people staying at the hotel in off season, and while the staff wasn’t exactly unfriendly, I didn’t feel as welcome here as I did at other hotels throughout the country. All prices were shared in USD vs local currency. The hotel had an interesting smell and we left congested. Not sure if that was from the desert dust or something in the rooms.

This is my new favorite hotel, ever. Not only is it beautiful, in a great location, but the service and the staff is truly incredible. Our room was beautiful and the hotel provided so many helpful amenities including water in every room and plenty of it (unlike most hotels that give you one bottle per day…). They offered a turndown service each night with tea, chocolates, and a warm water bottle to make our beds cozy. The restaurant on site is truly delicious (the stuffed peppers and ceviche were AWESOME) and the breakfast includes the buffet and a menu to choose from. When we checked out for a night during our stay to camp at Machu Picchu, they provided breakfast to go for our 4am pick up and loaded us up with snacks for our full day hike. They managed our bags too so we didn’t have to lug them from our rooms so early. I can’t say enough about Katie, Kevin, and Michael. Excellent service all around. I encourage everyone to stay here!!

Super convenient, across from airport, breakfast service begins at 4:30 am if you have an early flight. Complimentary cookies at check in, rooms were clean and contemporary.

Not the best hotel, dated and not so clean. Rooms were difficult to get to with a lot of stairs to navigate with suitcases, no elevator access.

Everything about this place was unique. Staff was polite and accomodating. Views from the rooftop pool were of vinyards into a valley, the grapes were plump and all over the vines just getting ready for the season. We ate in the restaurant not wanting to venture out too far at night. Food was freshy, adequate and tasty. We had fresh fish and of course sangria!

Nice hotel, clean, small rooms, great breakfasts with many options

This hotel was slightly off the beaten path off of Place De Liberdad street. This made it tucked away and quiet. The rooms were a little small but probably normal by European standards. The breakfast buffet was amazing! Pastry, fruit, eggs, cheese, fresh coffee...you will be stuffed for the day!

this trip was cancelled due to storm and wind conditions

Thomas picked us up in Duoro at the Casalhandro Wine hotel in a nice large van. After 1.5 hours we reached Coimbra where our guide met us for a tour of the city and University. Thomas was polite and a great driver!

This could easily be the highlight of the Portugal trip. We were dropped at a dock and unsure of where to go but the boat owners called for us and helped us so kindly. We found our tour guide Sylvia who could not have been more accomodating to us. We took off on a small wooden boat on the Duoro River and were promptly served charcuterie and 4 bottles of wine! She was lovely and so hospitable. She imparted information on all the vineyards we passed on the Duoro River

This was just amazing! We did arrive late to the tour but they accomodated us very nicely. The food was spectacular, steak paired with several wines...it was more like a dinner! The vineyard was beautiful and the tour was interesting to learn about all the varities of grapes here. Well worth the trip!

I think this tour was secrets of Porto so we saw the grittier sides of the city. The guide was knowledgable and did not rush us through the tour. Would have appreciated some of the other more popular sites on this tour, ie the shopping district and the port wine area

This tour was exceptional in the guide Marta was a wealth of information. We were picked up on time at hotel and driven to Obios and Nazare. She recommended a nice restaurant where we dined on grilled octopus and seabass and sangria. We continued on to Porto. This was a long day and we arrived at 7 pm. Marta was well versed in all aspects of Portugal. She explained many topics including cost of living, government, etc...

This trip was ok with some exceptions. First, we rushed through breakfast to meet the guide a 10 min walk away. After 15-20 mins we called the travel agency who reached out and informed us the guide was held up picking up cruise passengers. After a 45 min delay we were off to Pena Palace. The guide brought us to the entrance and instructed us to meet up after our self guided tour. She provided very minimal information but did an adequate job. Sintra and Pena Palace are not to be missed!

This was a thorough 3 hour walking tour. The guide was on time and we met up at a square onlly 10 min walk from our hotel. We saw the Rossio Train Station, Baixa, Chiado neighborhoods, Arc de Triumph. We had fun afterwards shopping at a street market just in back of our hotel on Place de Liberdad.

We really enjoyed this after just arriving in country. We had time to check into our hotel and then rest and had an amazing food tour. We tried pork sandwiches, cheeses, cod cakes, somosas and the traditional custard of Portugal. After feeling very full we walked back to our hotel. Great tour and guide!

Absolutely precious Medina riad. Attention to every detail to include heated towel bar, beautiful walk in shower, comfy bed, beautiful and delicious rooftop breakfast. Finally the entire staff was very professional and consistently provided superior customer service. Hajar is one of the most welcoming hosts you can imagine. For anyone challenged in a sense of direction as I am, make sure you note landmarks to the entry in the Medina and riad.

Stunning choice in Chefchaouen and honestly in any location. The attention to detail in everything embraces you as you walk the stairs to a piece of heaven on the hillside. The decor, room, cleanliness and the incredible staff made this a memory I will hold for some time. The meals were fresh and local and I am fairly sure even more delicious on the outdoor terrace. Try the orange juice (delicious), olive oil, homemade bread, local goat cheese, divine olives - try everything!

The location near the beach is nice but I recommend you walk a bit beyond the hotel for less crowds than there are immediately outside. The staff is respectful but not very attentive. The rooms facing the street are exposed to some noise. It was a nice landing location arriving in Casablanca but I would not stay more than 2 days.

Beautiful hotel but staff wasn’t consistently there to assist.

Nice easy way to see the beautiful caves in Lagos! Not too long of a tour so you still have the rest of your day to explore!