Alessia D

I had a wonderful time in Italy. It was an amazing experience since it was my very first time to travel to Italy alone. I felt very safe. The planned tours were exceptional. The guides for these tours were very good, knows exactly what you need to see and explore. Alessia did a wonderful job in making sure my trip to Italy was memorable. The places she planned for me to visit were outstanding. Gabriele on the other hand was also very helpful especially when I cannot locate the scheduled tour that I have to attend. He made sure I get to my destination. Overall, the trip to Italy was outstanding and memorable. I will always remember the service I received from Alessia and Gabriele. You both were amazing. :)

Hotel Reviews

Hotel Il Guelfo Bianco

Florence

Authenticity & Character

The decor of the room.

Location

Close to all historical places you wanted to see

Staff

Very helpful

Cleanliness & Comfort

Hotel Navona Colors

Rome

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

very helpful

Cleanliness & Comfort

Palazzo delle Grazie

Sorrento

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Very pleasant & helpful

Cleanliness & Comfort

Hotel Piazza Bellini & Apartments

Naples

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Very helpful

Cleanliness & Comfort

Comfortable

Activity Reviews

Market Tour & Cooking Class

Rome

Quality of Experience

Food

The pasta cooking

Guides, Drivers and Staff

The chef was very good, patient and gave you time to learn to cook.

Welcome to Florence!

Italy

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Chianti Wine Tour

Italy

The tour guide was very good. He is able to describe the areas we went to see and help you understand the places and appreciate the beauty of each places.

Quality of Experience

Food

The wine tasting

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Very knowleageable

Transport

the type of vehicle used - very spacious and you feel safe in it

Welcome to Rome!

Rome

Rome is very busy and crowded. Lots of constructions. I enjoyed very much the cooking class. The chef was very good. Spent some time in the market. I would do the cooking class again if I go back to Rome for a visit.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

A better instructions if you are to take the high speed train from Florence to Rome.

Welcome to Sorrento!

Sorrento

Sorrento is a very quaint place. The places, the people, the shopping and the food were outstanding. The lemon grove was also outstanding. The guide was very good in describing how the limoncello is taking care of .

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

The driver from Rome to Sorrento was very courteous.

Transport

The car was very comfortable.

Visit a lemon grove & taste local Limoncello

Italy

The guide was very good. She was able to explain and show how the lemon were grown.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

The guide was very knowledgable

Transport

It was a challenge to get to the place. The instructions were not clear.

Day trip to the Amalfi Coast

Sorrento

It was a nice drive to the Amalfi coast. I particularly not like the driver that drove me around the coast. He was a bit presumptious knowing I am travelling alone.

Guides, Drivers and Staff

To make sure the driver knows what his role is, i.e to show and guide

Transport

The car is very good and you feel safe

Street Food Tour around Naples

Naples

The guide was very informative. He was able to show us the different types of food in Naples.

Quality of Experience

Food

Everything that the guide showed us from, fried fish, cheese platter, wine, beer, fried pizza and lastly the limoncello drink

Guides, Drivers and Staff

The guide was very knowledgeable.

Free afternoon in Naples

Naples

Lots of historical places to see - National Archeological Museum. Also was able to go to a musical concertn - Napolitanata. This was an amazing and outstanding musical concert. This is one of the highlights of my trip.

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

Arrivederci, Italy!

Italy

This trip was an amazing experience.

Quality of Experience

All the planned tour and the people you meet.

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Easy to communicate

Transport

All the transportations were outstanding.

Guided Walking Tour of Florence

Florence

Quality of Experience

Good choice of places to see

Guides, Drivers and Staff

He was able to explain every aspect of the walking tour

Transport

This is a walking tour

Alessia was wonderful, responsive, personable, and did a terrific job planning the trip and staying in touch. Andrea, our driver in Sicily, was also terrific. I would say that Eva, our guide in Siracusa, would be a better guide for a family without children. She just didn’t seem to really know how to capture our 12-year-old’s interest or engage with her. In fact, she more or less addressed only me on our tour and didn’t interact with my husband very much either. She had some interesting information to share, but her delivery was very dry and just not particularly captivating.

Alessia did an amazing job from the beginning. She had incredible insights into our planning of our trip to Italy, as well as executing everything she set up for us. All of our transportation, logistics, lodging, entertainment, and lining up all our museum/Duomo tickets was absolutely key in relieving our stress. Alessia was also available to us during our time in Italy when needed.
We have many highlights, but specifically our time in Venice was special because of our city tour with Monica who gave us incredible history of the city and of Antonio Vivaldi, which is what we asked for. The other highlight was the Vivaldi concert Alessia got us tickets to. Truly an amazing and memorable evening. Our hotel, Casa Verardo was wonderful and staff extremely caring.
Our time in the Chianti countryside was magical. Staying at Fonterutoli was perfect. The Osteria Fonterutoli was outstanding and the Mazzei Winery was so fun!
Ended in Florence and so thankful that Alessia had set up the Uffizi, Duomo, and Academy tickets in advance. We bypassed all the crowds and lines, so it made visiting these incredible places enjoyable. When we go back to Italy, we will use Alessia and KimKim again!

Hotel Reviews

Hotel Casa Verardo Residenza d'Epoca

Venice

Casa Verado was lovely. Cute boutique hotel that sits on a quiet canal, with comfortable rooms. Staff is incredibly kind and treated us well. Breakfast provided was lovely and had many choices. Would stay again.

Authenticity & Character

Location

Walking distance to the square, shopping, and food.

Staff

Very kind and they came to the boat taxi to guide us to the hotel and helped with luggage.

Cleanliness & Comfort

Room very clean and confortable

Castello di Fonterutoli

Fonterutoli, Siena

This place is gorgeous. Idyllic spot in the Chianti region. This little village is a gem. Our room was clean, comfortable and just perfect.

Authenticity & Character

Location

Exactly what we had hoped for. Beautiful village with olive trees and rolling vineyards. Just gorgeous.

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Activity Reviews

Guided Walking Tour of Venice

Venice

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Transport

Four Seasons concert in a historic Venetian church

Venice

Amazing experience in Venice. The concert in the church was beautiful. Highly recommend.

Quality of Experience

Welcome to Tuscan Countryside!

Tuscany

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport