Kimkim Trip Reviews

Everything about this hotel, location, staff and room views simply spectacular. However, when we booked a two room villa we expected the 2nd room to be part of the villa which itself was AMAZING, it was a separate room with its own entrance on a lower level and lacked the same water view as the main suite.

Excellent location, impeccable staff, breakfast and afternoon tea were great. Amazing how tranquil and quiet the pool area is when just outside the front of the hotel is the busy street with locals and tourist visiting the temples directly across the street.

Great location without being in the heart of chaotic crowded areas but close enough to all. Spacious rooms, attentive staff and good food!

The Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge Boat Safari was a bit underwhelming for us. While we did get to see some wildlife, which was the main point, the long bus rides back and forth took a toll on our experience. It was more of a relaxed activity and not perfectly aligned with our active lifestyle. Nonetheless, it was still a fulfilling experience for the wildlife sightings, just not as thrilling as the other activities.

The Canyoning and Balsa River Rafting Combo Adventure was another highlight of our trip. The guides were excellent, ensuring our safety all the time. The river had good rapids, but the guide assured us that if we fell out of the boat, we could just stand up as the river wasn’t too deep. We were like little kids, excited and thrilled by the end of it. Highly recommended!

The zip-lining and hanging bridges at Selvatura Park were amazing! We were a bit apprehensive at first, but that quickly turned into exhilaration. The anticipation for the first zip line was nerve-wracking, but once we did it, it was a piece of cake! We never felt unsafe, and the handlers did a fantastic job making sure we were well-prepared and safe throughout the experience. It was a thrilling adventure, and I'd highly recommend it to anyone.

Our favourite hotel of our whole trip- and our last trip which is why we returned the hotel itself is beautiful, the breakfast and restaurant excellent and the concierge and staff couldn’t have been more helpful

The guide went out of his way to ensure we saw the lights and got fantastic photos and provided a general tour of different areas too

Enjoyable. Saw whales in distance

Loved the experience and the guides were great

Delightful, engaging guide who loved Bergen and was keen to share stories of its past and present.

Excellent tour with a very engaging, entertaining guide / great to see different part of Iceland

This was a godsend and allowed us to enjoy the various transport components of the Bergen to Flam to Oslo trip without worrying about dragging along excess luggage - highly recommended

Functional rooms, easy shuttle to airport, lousy onsite restaurant and service.

Nice rooms, great staff- they went above and beyond.

Nice rooms, proud owners, great meal.

Camel ride in was fun and dunes spectacular at night and sunrise. Tents were nice. Music at night was good but short (20 minutes?). Dinner was fine. They did not communicate the schedule: when music would start, when to meet for morning AV rides if interested, we were told there would be a camel ride out but there was not. It was a beautiful surrounding and glamping accommodations but the 'experience' was light.

Interesting building and location but a little older feeling. Paint was chipping off the ceiling, no hot water, toilet needed to be repaired twice, breakfast took 45 min to serve.

Nice rooms, great view, fun bar to watch the African Cup, incredible breakfast.

Committed host and great food.

Very interesting and good tour guide.

Interesting drive and stops- loved the snow in the Atlas Mountains

Interesting drive and stops

See notes under accommodations.

Excellent tour guide, fascinating medina. A highlight.

Interesting set of experiences, loved Fes tour and the stops along the way.

Chefchaouen was a favorite stop of the trip but there was chaos with the African Cup and no orientation. Figured things out because it is a small city (and beautiful!) but didn't realize we'd be on our own and rough for a disabled person to get to the hotel at the top of a hill and top floor room.

Very well done, excellent tour guide.

The Hassan II is not to be missed but not tons else to see compared to what we experienced elsewhere.

Convenient to the airport and readily accessible to the Sydney International terminal

I would definitely recommend this hotel! Clean, great amenities, close to restaurants, and excellent staff. If we have the opportunity to go back, I would choose this hotel!

Incredible stay and interesting experience. Very modern, clean, efficient and well worth staying there.

Well worth it

Incredible

This experience is like no other. The introduction by the camp manager was very informative and helped to understand the mission and purpose of Cardamom Camp Tent. Their attention to eco sustainability and conservation is felt all over the camp without taking away from the comforts of glamping. It was nice to have a special celebration on Christmas Day put on by staff. Staff were eager to accommodate our requests. The food was also VERY good and the drinks were reasonable in price.

The staff were so accommodating. The interior and exterior architecture of the hotel was so charming. We were only there a total of 2 nights but I felt that the staff took care of us and were eager to please us. They gave us recommendations on where to go and helped us with transportation, etc. On our return, they saved a lovely room for us with a large exterior porch so our family had more room to relax before our long journey home.

The security guard at the pool was VERY nice and helpful. The bellman who carried our very heavy luggage up the stairs were also very kind, attentive and professional. The dining room staff during dinner service were not as friendly compared to other hotel staff. There were a lot of bugs in the evening time in the interior and exterior dining areas. I don’t know what the solution could be but it made for an unpleasant evening dining experience. It took a long time for dinner and several dishes were not available and the food seemed over priced compared to all the other hotels.

The scenery was picturesque. The location was amazing for its walking distance to water market. The pool was very nice for adults and children. Unfortunately, the hot tub was drained on my last night so not able to use. The buffet breakfast was nice and on site massage was convenient and well priced. The rooms were SO SPACIOUS. The bathroom and soaking tub was amazing.

Great location. Our rooms were adjoining. The expansive buffet breakfast was my favorite during my entire 10day tour. Each room had toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo, soap. The bathrooms were very clean and well sized. Staff were accommodating and friendly.

Our favorite hotel by far! The family pool party was the best! My kids had a blast! We also enjoyed the room service! Food was delivered quickly and there were plenty of options for all! My kids loved having their own room and the kitchen was perfectly stocked with dishes and pans if you needed. Overall we loved this hotel!

This was unlike anything we have ever seen before! We had a great time!

Gorgeous beaches!! Green water! Was better than we expected!

This experience was a dream come true! We couldn’t stop smiling! My kids will always remember how they wrestled an elephant for food!

This was a highlight for us! We enjoyed learning h pu w to cook the Thai dishes!

We enjoyed seeing the monks and talking with them!

Scotty was an incredible guide. Highly recommend him! We loved getting to learn about the practice of Buddhism and local beliefs.

Absolutely stunning experience.

We were able to see the beautiful landscape and countryside of Siem Reap. Our guide was personable and informative.

Tried lots of delicious foods, including soy sauce ice cream!

Bam gave us a personal experience of the city and we had a great time on this tour. We loved making the aluminum engravings and learning about the traditions and history of Chiang Mai.

Possibly the favorite part of the trip. Kind of wish we could've spent the whole day with the elephants.

We had an incredible time picking and learning about tea. Tasting the teas was delicious and the guides were very informative. The national park was gorgeous and we had an amazing time at the waterfall.

We loved the architecture, location and restaurant. When and if we return to Puerto Escondido, we will definitely stay at Hotel Santa Fe.

Loved being on our own in this sunny, warm environment. We went for a long walk along the water ending with a market visit.

Mitla was amazing and an excellent complement to Monte Alban. It was fun to taste and see the mezcal production place and the weaving demo and the proprietor was a delight. The guide well informed and a good driver, but his very slow walking was about frustrating when we Toured the ruins.

Dry interesting assortment of activities. Guide was bilingual and informative as well as entertaining. Like most tours, when the participants buy something from a place that we were escorted, the guide probably gets a cut. We didn’t Like the second stop which had thousands of painted animals, a well know. Craft in Oaxaca. The place seemed a little too touristy and over priced. Loved the outdoor, buffet lunch. I didn’t need to see the church ruins after seeing mont -Alban. That second archeological site could have been skipped and substituted with something a bit different.

Lovely family with open fire cooking. Cleanly and delicious and it was fun to stop in the market ahead of time to pick up a needed ingredient. We also got to see a more rural location outside of Oaxaca. Not sure I picked up Any Cooking tips or things I learned to make, bit it was fun and stimulating.

Great fun going to all the Markets. We had a huge variety and generous amount of foods to eat

We’ve done lots of kayaking and this was the best kayak we’ve ever done. This was an outstanding tour. The scenery was incredible, the dinner on the beach was excellent with whole fish freshly caught and the ride back by motorboat under the full moon was fantastic.

Lovely place. I loved the food and location

You can not find better place and location. Very lovely

Very lovely place. Wonderful and kind people. Perfect location, you are in the center of everything

Loved this hotel!!! The only complaint would be that they don’t serve hard liquor so no fun frosty cocktails while on the beach or at the pool. Otherwise - it’s perfect!!

The staff at Falling Leaves were incredible! And the restaurant was really great. The lodging varies and due to our travel agent screwing up our stay, we went from a pretty basic room to the honeymoon suite on our last night there. So I think it’s important to understand the different options when staying there. And it’s not true that it’s a 10 min walk to the city center. It’s a 30 min walk and all uphill on the way back.

It is a must do if you like horseback riding. Our guide were absolutely incredible - Jose and Hank. They were so attentive and always looking out for our safety. And the ruins were amazing! Loved everything about this excursion!

By far the most dangerous but coolest thing I’ve done in my life!

First of all - we stayed at Ramon’s where the excursion departed from. Again - complete sloppiness on the part of our Guatemalan travel specialist. And after I notified him of the issue he never clarified with Ramon’s so good thing I went early to check us in because they would’ve seen a transport to Victoria house to pick us up. Again, I’m sure we paid for that transportation that never happened. But the actually snorkeling was the best we’ve ever done. Or was incredible and the crew was awesome! Safest snorkeling I’ve ever done also! We saw sea turtles, nurse sharks, eels, stingrays, an octopus and sooo many more fish. It is a MUST!

I would’ve given this a 5 had we actually gotten what we paid for. We showed up at the cooking demonstration and were told they don’t do cacao farm tours and we would only get a 45 min cacao making demonstration. After I lost my mind with both our local travel guy and our one in Gautama la, after the demonstration we got taken to a random guys cacao farm. He couldn’t sprang English and we got eaten alive by mosquitos etc. it was not what we were expecting or what we paid for. Complete and utter disappointment. We totally got hoodwinked

It was absolutely fantastic! Cannot recommend enough!!

While we LOVED the tubing experience, our driver and “guide” was a man of few words and didn’t speak English well. So it was not as great as it could’ve been. He didn’t tell us what we were doing to do and then after the experience, let us linger at lunch and we missed the 1:30 boat to Ambergris Caye and had to wait until the 3 pm - missing 1.5 hours on the island when the weather was awesome. He also didn’t tell us what we needed to do to check our bags for the ferry or get our tickets. It was an absolute disaster.

a little crowded but gorgeous!

Beautiful!

Solid hotel.

Loved the breakfast!

Only negative -- there were *lots* of boats departing from the same place and we got in the wrong line. Needed some more clarity on how to actually identify the boat we were going to be on. Dinner was a blast, and we loved the entertainment. Great views. Strongly recommended.

Going at night was a minus -- views were way limited. VR was gimmicky (but okay). Overall, fun, but one of the weakest events.

A dud: the chef was knowledgeable, but clearly moving through a script she'd done many times and just didn't seem interested in. We came eager to learn but instead were passive participants in a fairly routine pastry activity.

Beautiful, guide had everything super well prepared. Two downsides: 1. the day was a bit short. Maybe would want to expand it a bit more with a later departure. 2. not enough opportunity to eat before departure. :)

Great staff, fun experience, everyone got something really different even though we were all together, which made it truly feel personal.

Absolutely charming and beautiful, although it was perpectually crawling with tourists and the lifts and hallways are too cramped and small for ita own good. The staff may be overwhelmed and don’t appear very warm or friendly at all, much like the weather in Amsterdam right now. Breakfast is great although you have to book in advance and you are only given a 45mins time frame to finish.

A small boutique hotel with good breakfast and limited service

The breakfast was phenomenal and hotel was a modern mox of modernity and old school charm. No view in the room but it was spacious and beautiful. It is located very close to the main tourist stretch without it being too intrusive.

Fantastic family run hotel that is almost like staying in an intimate B&B or welcomed into someone’s home. Although no gym and the breakfast is pretty limited, the warm service and deco more than make up for it.

The hotel is small and charming but unfortunately the staff are not so. They don’t greet or even acknowledge you when you come into the hotel and housekeeping is practically useless since after tipping them, they don’t even replace the ameities that you used (not like they provide much to begin with). The gym is practically useless with no weights. The only saving grace is its location and the only nice and friendly gentlemen uncle serving in breakfast.

They claimed they did not get our reservation at all and did not seem to care otherwise. Only because others did not turn up did they give us the slot. The boat was small and it was freezing, hece there was limited view. Not very comfortable although the boat guy was funny and nice.