Marianna Leccese

Marianna was responsive and adaptable, she helped us plan a wonderful trip and revised it a few times based on our requests. The trip was well thought out an well planned. We enjoyed the culture, food, tours and accommodations Marianna recommended. There were a couple of requests that we made which were not addressed, but overall it was a wonderful experience.

Hotel Reviews

Hôtel Lorette—Astotel

Paris

Great hotel for a family, it a good location, close to the metro. Nice breakfast in the morning. The coffee and snacks in the afternoon were also handy!

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Hotel Belle Normandy

Bayeux

We could not have loved this hotel more, the room was very comfortable and spacious. The hotel staff were so accommodating and friendly. The homemade breakfast, pastries, jams and quiche were such a treat!

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Oceania Saint Malo 4*

Saint Malo

This hotel is beautiful, newly renovated and clean. The beds were comfortable, the bathrooms were crowded, but nice. The breakfast was a challenge, it was set up as a continental breakfast buffet, but they were always out of plates, cups and coffee mugs. The eggs were also undercooked.

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Hôtel Bastille Speria 3*

Paris

We only had one night here, but the hotel is beautiful, the rooms are a little tight, but well appointed and comfortable. The breakfast was so good though! The staff was really friendly and helpful.

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Trebovir Hotel

Kensington, London

This hotel is in a convenient location to the underground and had very helpful staff. The breakfast was very crowded and did not have many options. Hard boiled eggs, yogurt, toast and cereal. The hotel is older so the rooms are smaller, but suited our needs while we were there.

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Activity Reviews

Hop-on, Hop-off Bus through Paris

Paris

We bought tickets for this, but the busses didn't come to any of the stops after we had waiting for 20+ minutes at a couple of stops. We found it faster to just walk between the sites we wanted to see. We were never able to use our tickets and 2 weeks later are still waiting to hear back regarding a refund. I wouldn't recommend this tour option

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French market and cooking class

Paris

We had such a great day with Dury, we learnt a lot and made some delicious food!

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Louvre Treasure Hunt - Kids & Family Tour

Paris

We were unfortunately late to start this tour as we had a cooking class prior that ran a little long. Despite us being late, our guide took the time to provide us with a fun, action packed and informative tour that our 12 + 9 year old daughters really enjoyed and were very engaged in!

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Cruise on the Seine

Paris

It was a beautiful way to see parts of the city and learn more about Paris. The tour guide was not super engaging and there were long periods of just sitting and taking in the scenery. It would have been nice to hear more about Paris.

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Welcome to Bayeux

Bayeux

Adorable little town with very friendly people! We loved Bayeux and the shops, restaurants and history.

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Discover the Mont-Saint-Michel & Cancale with a local

France

Love this day! We didn't even have Mont-Saint Michel on our list of experiences we were seeking, our agent suggested and booked this for us and we were sure happy she did!

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Kid-Friendly Tour of the Tower of London and Tower Bridge with Tickets included

London

Our guide Lucy was incredible, she is a talented and animated storyteller who can really take you back in time through the history of the Tower. If you go, ask for Lucy!!

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Discovering American D-Day Sites in Normandy

Bayeux

Our guide was very knowledgeable and we enjoyed our tour with her. We had hoped to see a few other beaches so a more detailed description of what each tour offers would have been helpful as we would have selected a different tour. We had specifically requested to see Juno beach through KimKim, but were advised that we could just tell this to our guide and they would adjust the tour. This is a group tour so the guide was unable to accommodate and changes to the tour itinerary (understandable)

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Tickets to the evening show of Hamilton (or another Westend show)

London

Our whole family enjoyed this, our 9+12 year old daughters are still singing the songs around the house! Great performance

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Harry Potter Studio Tour from London (with transport)

London

The tour itself was really cool, although we wish we would have had more time. The busses ran a tight schedule, so we couldn't enjoy the entire tour at our own pace.

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The busses were not comfortable and the screens were not working.

Changing of the Guard Guided Tour

London

Our guide was knowledgeable and adaptable. She had prepared the group that the tour experience would change depending on the crowds and she was able to navigate us around some very busy streets to see some unique aspects of the Changing of the Guard.

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Charlie & the Chocolate Factory Afternoon Tea

London

Cool idea and very friendly staff but very expensive for what you get. The food was ok, but nothing really unique. The tea is located in a basement so you can't enjoy any of London's scenery... We found an afternoon tea beside Tower Bridge that was better quality and price with a wonderful view!

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London Borough Market Doughnut Tour

London

Our guide, Oscar, was excellent! he really taught us a lot about borough market and some cool history of London. He was excellent with our kids and kept them laughing and entertained for a couple of hours as we strolled through the market and tasted some rather delicious doughnuts!

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We decided to work with kim kim, to plan and organize travels through the riviera using a private driver (come guide). They then appointed a local agent, HighPoint Holidays, in the riviera, to execute the itinerary.

Day 1 in nice:
Our driver was not a guide and drove us from one destination to another, leaving us on our own to figure out what we wanted to see and do. There was zero guidance from him. Even worst was the level of his driving. My message to the agent was “the driver was a maniac on the road, almost ran into road barriers and multiple people (multiple times). We repeatedly asked him to slow down but he did not listen. The end the day, when we were ready to leave our last destination, the driver was no where to be found. We called his phone numerous times, there was no response and we ended up waiting for him for 45 mins!”

Day 2:
Went according to plans with no hiccups to report or complain about

Day 3:
We were ready and waiting to be picked up at 9am. The driver was late, we made numerous calls to kim kim, who in turn made numerous calls to high point. They had no reason or excuse for the driver not showing up and kept asking us to wait whilst they figure things out. We waited till 10:30am at which point i called a taxi to drive us around and cancelled the tour with the travel agent

A REFUND OF SOME KIND SHOULD MADE, SHOULDNT IT?

Thereafter we agreed that i engage a taxi to drive us around for the next couple of days, as their unreliability left a bad taste in my mouth

A REFUND OF SOME KIND SHOULD MADE, SHOULDNT IT?

Day 7:
We had planned a private boat trips the agent mentioned the weather forecast was not looking in our favor and they would advise the night before and the morning of. The night before, as the weather was not looking favorable, i asked if it might be better that we cancel the boating trip. The agent and captain agreed

A REFUND OF SOME KIND SHOULD MADE, SHOULDNT IT?

Day 8:
We had planned a private drive to san reno and the italian riviera. We were informed at the last minute that we would need to join other people as they did not have enough resources. I decided to cancel this and go on our own

A REFUND OF SOME KIND SHOULD MADE, SHOULDNT IT?

At the end of the travels, we summarized everything for kim kim, they responded and said they would they would honor the changes and refund accordingly. After weeks of writing repeatedly to them, they responded and offer a total of USD1,400.00 less some hotel incidentals which we highlighted is our cost, the net refund of only US$1038.00 which is only a small fraction of the cost we paid of USD17,278;

Due to our experiences, I cannot suggest or recommend these to groups. There was no explanation. They have simply gone radio silent, ignoring us and simply disappeared. Not cool!

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AC Hotel by Marriott Nice

Nice

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Welcome to the French Riviera

France

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PRIVATE HALF-DAY TOUR MINIVAN AND DRIVER AT DISPOSAL

France

Half Day Trip to Eze, Monaco & Monte Carlo (Morning or Afternoon)

France

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Gorge du Verdon & Lavender fields

France

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PRIVATE FULL-DAY TOUR MINIVAN AND DRIVER AT DISPOSAL

France

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Guided tour of the Fondation Maeght in St Paul de Vence

Saint Paul de Vence

Saint tropez on your way to the French Riviera with a private driver

France

The Italian Riviera: Full-Day Tour discovering Menton & Sanremo

Nice

Private boat 2 hours excursion

France

The trip was amazing and we had the best time. Marvin and I got lost in Paris, but we flagged down a police officers and they took us back to our hotel. Overall Marisnna did an amazing job and I will refer Kimkim to my friends. Thanks

Our trip to Europe with Kim Kim was amazing ! We throughly enjoyed all the highlights of Rome, Paris and London ! All excursions and tour guides were amazing ! When we did have questions throughout the trip, contacting Kim Kim was easy and fast. We would definitely recommend using the travel company in the future

A big shout out to Marianna! She was amazing specialist and worked hard to make this Trip my family. I went back-and-forth with her on the phone and email so many times and she was patient and kind with all my revisions when we got the final draft she made sure we understood everything sending us a video on how to use the itinerary truly amazing!
Each person in our family had a special moment that could’ve been done without her! My 16-year-old daughter’s highlight was going to vintage Bentley. She was able to be a passenger in a 1929 Bentley and race around the track in it!!! We had a great private Tour of the Garage with a restore Bentleys! This was a dream come true for her!
My husband had the time of his life driven around Paris in an antique car! Their driver was the owner of the company and took us to so many interesting out-of-the-way stops ! His knowledge was impeccable. I don’t know his name, but he was the owner of the company. I would use him again. If I went back to Paris he was just amazing with his knowledge wonderful sense of humor and skill of driving ! Four stars for this activity !
My 17-year-old son highlight was going to the Black Country Museum in Birmingham. It It is worth a day trip out of London! Is ranked one of the best living museums in the world and my family agrees! The people on character are spot on and share sooo much history ! This place Kept two teenagers, engaged all day while learning!!! The coal mine tower is a definite must do! My daughter loved that she got to see the set for Peaky Blinders!
Amsterdam is a city we plan on going back to as we all loved it! The tour of the windmills cheese factory , wooden shoes ( Yes, my son brought home a pair of wooden shoes and wore to school when we got home) and walking tours of cute towns was a good overview of Holland! We just wish it was a longer tour as at times we were rushed! But the camel tour at the end was a perfect ending! Great captain with a wonderful sense of humor! The only glitch was the tickets had one meeting place on them and the itinerary had another! But we did catch up with the tour!
One last shout out to Oscar our guide on the London donut tour! He was wonderful! Heated the tour to our needs and interests! We felt like we had a new friend when we left him! He told us to call him anytime we were in London, and he would help us with anything even after the tour! I really fun tour that is relaxing and you’ll be stuffed afterwards. Well worth it for its quirkiness.
Our Doctor Who tour was a little bit of a disappointment! The guide, giving it was a movie director and gave more information about directing movies than Doctor Who trivia, which is what we really wanted! Nice and knowledgeable, but not what we were looking for. I would recommend another tour company for this.!
Can’t wait to use your company again as this is the second time I have used them and everything is always spot on! Thank you again for making my daughter sweet 16 trip so memorable!

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Trebovir Hotel

Kensington, London

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The Grand Hotel Birgmingham

Birmingham

Great location

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Private transfer in Paris

Paris

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Hop-on, Hop-off Bus

London

Great way to see the city wish you had live guide

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Doctor Who Tour London

London

Not the type of tour we wanted! Would of enjoyed more trivia not cinematography knowledge

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Tickets to British Museum

London

Must do in London

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Private transfer to your accommodation. Then check-in or bag-drop

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London Borough Market Doughnut Tour

London

Fun and yummy tour! Learned a lot of London history as well tour totally catered to our likes and dislikes and interests

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Oscar the guide was fantastic

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Knowledgeable, helpful, friendly funny, just perfect and every way

Discover Paris in a vintage car

Paris

Best guide ever! The owner of the company is an Amazing guide! He takes you to so many out of the way places that are priceless!! Best guide ever

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Dutch countryside tour - windmills and more!

Amsterdam

Wish tour was longer and could have more times at stops

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Private transfer to your destination

England

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Visit of Cadbury world

Birmingham

Fun family activity!

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Private driver transfer

Amsterdam

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Tickets to Anne Franck's House

Amsterdam

Must do!

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