Kimkim Trip Reviews for Portugal

Victor is wonderful and we learned a few tricks in cooking that we definitely used in cooking at home. Excellent activity.

The farm to table lunch at the winery is excellent. We really had the best food wine experience. The host is amazing and the food is so delicious.

What can I say about Paulo? He make our trip to Sinatra exceptional. He thinks of everything and let us throughly enjoy our day with visiting the most beautiful places and recommend exceptional food. We are very thankful to have Paulo as our guide and highly recommended him to our friends and family.

Excellent service! The room was beautiful and the breakfast was amazing. The only thing I did not like was having to leave key at the front desk and that I had to go to front desk to get lock for the safe in the room. Other that than, it is in an excellent location in Lisbon and wonderful boutiquey hotel.

We were only there for a short stay but it is a gorgeous hotel!! The breakfast buffet is incredible. The staff was so attentive and friendly. I would highly recommend!

This is a must do in order to get the lay of the land in downtown Lisbon. Such a great way to see a city in a short amount of time . Our guide Alicia was fabulous. She was so informative with the history of the country and helpful with tip and restaurant suggestions.

Gorgeous palace! I would probably skip the house tour unless you are there first thing in the morning. Go on the very 1st tour. Touristy place

If you like riding on a boat for hours this fun but I didn't feel it was worth that trip. The dolphins were absolutely amazing but we drove another hour or more and saw a whale in distance and then drove over 2 hours back. I think swimming with the dolphins would be on my next itinerary!

Fantastic food and staff!! Loved this place!

This was fantastic personalized tour. We learned so much and the wine was delicious as well and the assortment of breads, cheeses and meats that they served with the wines. Excellent!

Wonderful breakfast and views.

It was OK.

Very nice tour. However, we’re now in Florence on our own and booked a similar food tour here which was phenomenal compared to the one in Lisbon.

Great guide! And great that it was a private tour.

Just fantastic as a remote small hotel in a Portugal village

This was fantastic and a terrific location in a quaint village

Starting to look a bit dated. Full of tourists and not easy to find

This was first class. A great location and we loved the stay.

Pedro was excellent and gave us good background to Portugal. We very much enjoyed his company

An excellent night out with good food. Very enjoyable

Pedro was a great host for the day. We learnt a lot.

Loved rooms, breakfast, and most of all the friendly staff. Good location as it was central to what we saw

Wished we had spent more time in Porto and hotel to give more input but staff was great, location good and area safe

Loved the views , sitting areas, cozy bar area, and dining room. Rooms were well appointed having closets etc and bathrooms were well sized and designed to handle two people. Loved coffee in the room and view over vineyards

Daniel was so much fun and so was the group- good size, food amounts were perfect and variety of dishes was interesting- loved covering different parts of city and ethnic groups

Liked all the facts that didn’t kind like they came from travel brochure- made me appreciate the city and helped us navigate the area and entice us into coming back on our own

Paolo had a nice way of involving everyone and we really learned some techniques as well as dishes. Drinking while cooking made the class lively and had a great feel for those who might not be serious cooks- I’d do this again and again

Was my least favorite- nothing special

Didn’t know what to expect which may have good and bad. Hiking was the right amount and the added swimming holes were amazing and I should have better prepared for them. Lunch with the group was memorable and I got more out of this than just hiking. I’d always recommend- the group we had really made it better than a private tour

Loved the ride out and views of different areas we didn’t expect to see- cork farm/factory was interesting and the winery was beautiful. Lunch in Evora was well timed and loved the simplicity of the place chosen- authentic

Loved seeing the market ( personal interest in those places) the area below/by the Luis the 1st bridge- wish we had seen more and added time to this but honestly my feet hurt at that point

Staff was very kind and helpful

Our guide was so knowledgeable about the history and neighborhoods of Lisbon. We came away with a much greater understanding of Lisbon

Great guide, great food.

Clara, our guide, was outstanding. Fun, friendly and high- energy which was infectious. Her pride of Porto was clear and really engaging

Roi, our guide, was very knowledgeable and engaging. Really helped us understand the area well

Our guide, Paola, was outstanding. Fun, friendly, engaging and very knowledgeable. He showed us the highlights of course but it was all the out of the way authentic places he took us to and his personality that made this day so special for us. Hands down the best guide we had in Portugal.

Best breakfast and friendly staff. Good location for finding interesting restaurants, but located on a rather mixed ( some run down/empty buildings). Also room is worn down.. carpet was very stained, headboard fabric had several tears and the glass side tables had large chips in them.

First, keep in mind this is an apartment with daily room service. The front desk is only staffed from 9-6 and there are no elevators. Our room was on the third floor.. four flights of stairs. We didn’t mind the stairs except when lugging our suitcases up to the top floor. The aparthotel was very clean, located right on the central square and very spacious. We stayed in a one bedroom with small balcony views. The pictures on Casa Margot’s website are very accurate. Only downside is parking. You can park in a free lot. It is about 1/3 mile away, which is not bad. However, finding the lot is challenging. We got lost and had to drive though the insanely narrow, hilly one way streets, had to back up one time down a street and realized Apple Maps is useless within old towns. There are not street signs, just plaques on walls you can’t read. Anyway, very specific directions with pictures would have been helpful to find the lot. You can drive to the lot and circumnavigate the city, thus avoiding all the internal one way streets. Also, the lot is not paved , consisting of two connected areas on a slope. We found the lot one time, but my husband insisted that couldn’t be right. So off we went again looking for it. A picture of the lot would have helped too.

Keep in mind, my husband and I were running on fumes when we started this tour. Due to flight delays, we arrived a day late in Lisbon. We knew we’d miss an entire night of sleep traveling to Lisbon, but we also missed the night before starting to travel due to the cancellations, rebooking and a 6 am flight to start the journey. The guide brought several maps to show how Lisbon transformed over time. Interesting, but we spent about the first 15 minutes looking at maps. I’d also say I would never pair this guide with anyone making the pilgrimage to Fatima. She often commented negatively about the Catholic Church. Everyone has the right to his/her opinion, but please keep it to yourself ( or make comments about how expensive universities are in the USA). We worked very hard to save for this trip and yes pay for our children’s college education and their future careers engineering and marketing/Spanish . I had to hold my tongue at times .

Fabulous!!! FYI Nuno arrived at our hotel at 8 am, while Greg and I were enjoying a quick breakfast. At 8:30 someone knocked on my door to let me know Nuno was waiting .. I reread my notes which said 9 am pick up. Anyway, we hurried, Nuno hurried and we made on 9:45 ticket time for the tour of Peña palace. Next, we hiked through the neighboring woods about 3 miles, went to Cruz Alta then drove to Cabo da orca for an outstanding picnic lunch. Incredible. He then took us back the scenic route though cascais

Great lunch, scenic location, interesting concept. It’s more of a lunch and wine tasting.. with a very brief tour of the vines. Biggest negative, wasps were so bad at the end of the meal we couldn’t finish. We asked of there was something they could do, but they said no.

The rooms are spectacular - very spacious and light. The hospitality was wonderful and the location was perfect!

Nice people in the heart of Sintra. Wonderful views.

They made us feel like family visiting! I was very comfortable, clean, and in a good location. The dining room has the best pizza ever!!

The hotel was nice comfortable and clean.

This was a nice start to our visit - a quick tour of the local highlights

Sofia and Carlos were absolutely lovely - very hospitable and they shared their wonderful stories of their life in Portugal. It all sounded amazing. Sofia made a home-cooked meal that was the best meal of our entire trip! We won't forget this visit ever!

This was an amazing eco-friendly experience starting with the Jeep ride through the vineyards and then to their nature preserve. It was wonderful to hear how they were training the vineyards to grow deeper roots to access water so that no external watering would be needed. Then on the wonderful Olive Oil farm, where they produce the "Amor e' Cego" olive oil the traditional way eschewing modern mass farming techniques. João's message was inspirational and the tasting was intense. Finally, we went on a Cork tour where we all learned something about Cork and the multitude of products it can be made into. Did you know that the Cork tree is harvestable in 9 to 12 years? It is also sustainable without harming the tree.

Sintra was a magical experience made even more so by our fabulous guide, Paulo. He took us on the hidden route up to the castle while many others waited in cars. It was fantastic walking amongst there's ancient walls and then the castle was incredible. After the strenuous ascent, Palo made us a satisfying lunch of Iberian meats, cheeses, and wine. After we descended fully we had a small taste of the local liquor, ginjinha, and of course an espresso. It was incredible.

This was our first time on an e-bike and it was great. Our guide knew his stuff and we rode the entire way along the river. We stopped along the way for photos and some history lessons. Then we went through the park seeing the famous Rooster/ chickens roaming about in the verdant flora.

Peneda-Gerês National Park is an amazing nature preserve with a tranquil water pool, secluded and welcoming for a quick soak. We learned about the wolf trap and reviewed the ruins of the trap. Then it was time for a hand-prepared lunch with an assortment of Portuguese foods, soup, and desserts. Finally, on the way back we hiked down to a few more pools and all took a good long peaceful soak. We also saw a working water-powered Olive press that was still revitalized each season by the locals for use. A great memory that we will never forget.

Loved this hotel. Location the ambience surroundings and staff.

Amazing breakfast menu

Ricardo is an excellent guide .

Beautiful trip not to be missed.

Beautiful drive with amazing scenery of the step like Vineyards.

Boat trip not to be missed.

Lunch was great and well organized ,the wine tours were not well organized as the tour operators were not aware of the timings of the groups and the names of the groups. Had to go up and talk to the desk to start the tour much later as no one approached us .. Tour itself was good and the tour operator was very apologetic.

Andre our guide was excellent.

Well located. Cozy lobby, coffee and Tea as well as complimentary pastries at the lobby. Clean rooms. Friendly staff .

Classy, clean and beautiful hotel. Staff were professional and pleasant. The breakfast was always fresh and delicious.

Small group tour focused on food & culture. Our guide Dani was so lovely and passionate about her job. She went above and beyond with the details. Highly recommend. Great for day #1 in Lisbon.

Our guide Martha was so friendly and knowledgeable. We covered so much in 1 day. She provided suggestions and tips for the self-guided portions. She threw in some extra stops for must-try foods and scenic overlooks that enhanced the experience. One of the best days of our trip!

This was a day we will never forget! Our amazing guide Gustavo did not disappoint. He was extremely personable and knowledgeable. Our riverboat cruise on the Douro River was followed by a once-in-a-lifetime wine tasting and dining experience. Gustavo arranged for us to taste wine and have a meal with a local Portuguese family who owns and operates their own vineyard. We were invited into their home for a meal. The property owner himself did the wine tasting and coupled this was a genuine home-cooked 3-course meal to accompany each wine. We ate food that was not only authentic to Portugal but way more delicious than any restaurant food we had during our trip. This was by far my most favorite day of our trip.

They upgraded us to the best room in the hotel.

This was the best hotel of our entire Portugal trip. It was worth the extra money we paid (not that much money) and more in the service they gave us. The breakfast was stunning.

This was a wonderful side trip.

She knew her stuff and was very, very nice.

We enjoyed the evening. The dinner was just good. The male singer was excellent; the woman was good. It would have been nice to know what the songs were about..

Our favorite guide. Paolo was amazing. He first took us to his wife's cafe, very well situated. Out came the coffee and pastries, until we could eat no more. He was a font of knowledge.

The highlight of the day was a walled hill town which wasn't even on the schedule!!! By the time we got to Fatima, we could have gone 1/2 an hour to an hour less.

Very nice guide who really knew her stuff. She took us to a local cafe when we were lagging and even paid for it.

Very real experience in the quinta which was a highlight of our trip.

How did Bea find these people? Amazing day!!!

This hotel was lovely - we appreciated the extra space of a junior suite and the staff were very friendly and helpful. We wish it was located in the historic district instead of the outskirts of that area.

Location and a charming lobby were the highlights. Nice big bathrooms but the bedroom was tight.

Beautiful setting and luxurious accommodations. Wish we had more than one night there!

Our guide Marguerita was very knowledgeable and so much fun to talk to!

We were forewarned that dinner was not the highlight and that was the truth! We enjoyed the music.

We loved Belem - stayed longer with tickets for the monastery.

One of the highlights of our trip! We really liked our driver Miguel and appreciated his recommendations for lunch and activity after Peña Palace.

Lots of good information provided with an emphasis on the Jewish experience in Porto.

Another trip highlight. Gorgeous country, wonderful boat ride and delightful winery experience.