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This trip was a dream of a lifetime. It was my first trip to Italy . Our friends recommended KimKim so we contacted your company. Best move we could have done here ! Andrea was attentive and detail oriented and always answered whatever questions we had . The trip was perfect. Rome, Florence , Venice and Milan. The individual guides were a huge benefit . It was a custom tour and they could not have been better. We were very impressed. We will back and plan on using you often in the future !

The entire trip could not have been better. Andrea worked with me through every detail prior to the beginning of the trip and checked in during the 11 days in October. He provided advice on keeping activities to an enjoyable level for our group of six - the right mix of sightseeing and relaxation. He also took special care in providing for a traveler with mobility restrictions. I worked with Andrea to organize the trip on behalf of our group and, with Andrea as close as a text, I could thoroughly enjoy myself too. We had no glitches whatsoever and Andrea was even able to coordinate some time changes in our itinerary that we requested along the way.

All accommodations exceeded our expectations. While all hotel staff were helpful and friendly, the staff at Martis Palace Hotel was particularly warm and welcoming for all three days. Our experience at The Hotel Belvedere di San Leonino was exactly how I had pictured a stay in Tuscany, including dinner at their on-site restaurant. Corte dei Sogni Hotel, Hotel Nazionale and Hotel Palazzo Veneziano were equally enjoyable. All breakfasts provided far more than I am accustomed.

In Rome, the golf cart tour on our first day was a great way to see the city up-close and a good use of time. We enjoyed Mariapaola as our guide of the Vatican, Sistine Chapel and Basilica as she is knowledgeable, entertaining and passionate.

When driving in Tuscany, we especially enjoyed the cities of Bagnoregio, Orvieto and San Gimignano. Cooking class and wine tasting at La Marronaia Winery was very fun! "The wine was made from those grapevines right over there."

It only took the first train ride to figure out how to navigate the Cinque Terre trains with our hop on/off pass. They were clean, convenient and ran on schedule. All five villages were interesting to see. The Via dell'Amore trail is an easy and accessible walk along the cliff and sea and is, of course, beautiful. Hotel Nazionale was in the village of Levanto which we found to be less crowded and slower paced and is also available on the train pass. Due to weather, our boat tour was cancelled for which we received a full refund within just a couple days.

Everything about Venice is unique so I have no particular comments other than to say we are glad we chose to end our trip there as, at one time, we discussed skipping this city.

All guides and drivers were friendly and professional and on-time or usually early to meet us.

We indulged in the local wines, limoncello, chocolate, coffee, olives, oils, balsamics, meats and cheeses. It was all fantastico!

This was my first international trip. KimKim and Andrea set the bar high for the next adventure. I plan to use KimKim again if I get the chance.

Hotel Reviews

Belvedere di San Leonino

Castellina in Chianti

Scenery was beautiful. Dinner on-site was convenient and delicious. Many places to sit and relax including scattered tables and chairs, bar, pool and hot tub.

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Corte dei Sogni Boutique Hotel & spa

Great hotel with wonderful rooms. Don't let the nearly hidden outside entrance and ground floor lobby fool you.

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Palazzo Veneziano Venice

Venice

Amazing entrance. Comfortable outdoor courtyard. Nice bar and breakfast area. Rooms are beautiful. We also took advantage of the complimentary visit to a Murano glass factory.

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Activity Reviews

Rome Private Golf Cart tour

Rome

A great way to see the city up-close. A good use of time, especially on your first day in Rome. Fredricko and Fabio were fun guides.

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Colosseum & Roman Forum skip the line ticket

Rome

We chose a self-guided tour. We should have gotten a guide or headset as there was so much information to take in.

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Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel skip the line ticket

Rome

Important to be able to skip the line.

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Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel - private guide

Rome

So much to see. Guide was wonderful.

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Winery visit with wine tasting and cooking class

Italy

Fun class and learned a lot. Olive oil and balsamic tasting were bonuses that we didn't know we would be doing.

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Cinque Terre Sunset cruise (Private)

Cinque Terre

Canceled due to inclement weather. We were informed during the entire day as to whether to cruise would take place. Received a full refund.

Accademia Gallery - skip the line entrance

Florence

Skip the line tickets were behind schedule which happened to put us in the middle of a downpour of rain. We waited it out and are glad we were still able to see "David." Amazing.

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Venice exploration and Cicchetti on a water taxi

Italy

Guide was knowledgeable and weather was beautiful for this.

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Elena was amazing! She first met with our family to check on what type of trip we were envisioning and developed an initial itinerary that we were we able to modify as needed once we met and discussed with her. She was accessible and always responsive when setting up trip meetings. She put together a trip that was the perfect match for our family—it included history, a few days for relaxation, site specific experiences (eg, cooking class, day trip to island, visit to winery, bike tour) and excellent recommendations for restaurants and things to see and do during downtime at each location. Each tour guide that she arranged for us was friendly, engaging, and knowledgeable and were great resources as we were learning about each city. Elena always kept in close communication via What’s App to be sure that we always had up to date information for the upcoming day’s itinerary and to respond to any questions that we might have. She also arranged private transport or high speed train tickets when available and feasible to take any stress away from transport. I would highly recommend Elena for anyone wanting to travel to Italy!

Hotel Review

Hotel Luna Convento 4* Amalfi

Amalfi

This hotel is a jewel! The views overlooking the coast are amazing. The converted monastery is beautiful with its original cloister and with beautiful original tilework everywhere throughout hotel. It is also conveniently located steps away from the main city center of Amalfi. Everyone whom we encountered at Hotel was so friendly and always happy to help with anything needed. Would also highly recommend Hotel Restaurant Verranda—amazing food, service, and meal time views to enjoy.

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Activity Reviews

Rome Private Guided Walk

Rome

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Really enjoyed our tour guide, Maria Paolo! She was friendly, knowledgeable, and engaging and a great resource as we learned about Rome.

Florence private guided walk including Accademia Gallery

Florence

Fadi, our tour guide, was amazing! He was friendly, knowledgeable, and engaging! We thoroughly enjoyed his tour of the Accademia Gallery and introduction to Florence. He also gave us great recommendations for restaurants and things to do while we were there. Highly, highly recommend!

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Florence bike tour (small group)

Florence

My family and I really enjoyed this tour. I will say that if you’re older in 70s and not used to riding bikes that you would want to opt for a walking tour. My parents are in their 70s but given how crowded some of the areas were where you are touring, they were not comfortable navigating bikes in squares full of people and down alleyways shared with fast driving taxis and scooters.

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Siena guided tour

Italy

Alice was a wonderful guide. She was a native of Siena and was knowledgeable, friendly, and engaging! We loved learning about this beautiful city and its rich history!

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Wine tasting with light lunch and winery visit

Italy

This lunch was in the most beautiful location in Tuscany. The winery staff were so friendly and knowledgeable as they reviewed the wines, olive oils, balsamic vinegars, and food that we were sampling.

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Transport from Florence to the Tuscan winery was wonderful. We were driven by Max, who was so friendly and gave us history and information about everything we were passing during transport.

Pompeii ruin visit with a private guide

Italy

Salvadore was an excellent tour guide. He kept our 11 and 13 year old completely engaged, as well as the rest of family, as he have us history of Pompeii.

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Day trip to Capri Island from The Amalfi Coast - small group

Italy

The boat captains on way to Capri were wonderful, showing us beautiful sites and points of interest on way to island. The Isle of Capri was absolutely beautiful! We highly recommend chair lift up to Monte Solaro for some breath-taking views! Also thoroughly enjoyed captains stopping on way back to Amalfi to allow us time to swim in the clear aquamarine water of Mediterranean.

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Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & Colosseum Tour Full Day Combo

Rome

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Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel skip the line ticket

Rome

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Accademia Gallery - skip the line entrance

Florence

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Pizza and Gelato making class in Rome - small group

Rome

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Colosseum & Roman Forum skip the line ticket

Rome

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The experience with Andrea and the KimKim Team was absolutely wonderful. Our vacation was a trip of a lifetime because Andrea was truly effective and had all the big details and logistics taken care of. Thank you KimKim Team!!

We were very pleased on all that KimKim did to set up our Italy vacation. Elena was wonderful in giving us all the details we needed to make traveling to our various locations seamless. She was very accommodating when we had questions and always responded promptly. She was our unseen lifeline while traveling.

We especially enjoyed all the guides that handled our day trips. All were extremely knowledgeable and had so much to show us and share with us.

The accommodations were very nice. Some better than others but all conveniently located to the sites we wanted to see.

Definitely recommend and would use KimKim again!!

Hotel Reviews

Park Hotel Argento

Levanto

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The Corner Duomo Hotel & Spa

Milan

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Last Supper guided visit (1h)

Italy

Everyone should see this!!

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Lake Como Guided visit

Italy

Loved the multiple locations our guide took us to

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Wine tasting with light lunch and winery visit

Italy

Loved the setting, the wines and light lunch

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Colosseum and Roman Forum - Private guide

Rome

Our guide was wonderful. The history and architecture shouldn’t be missed

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Our trip was nothing short of amazing! Our travel planner, Elena, did such a fantastic job in planning this trip. We had gone back and forth on the places we wanted to go, and she was very flexible with everything. While on the trip, she was always available to answer our questions and helped us out in ensuring we got back to Florence when we were in a different city and not feeling well.

The tour guides she planned for us were very knowledgeable and personable. The private transportation we requested was perfectly organized. We are so looking forward to using Kim Kim again in the future, and of course will be recommending Elena to anyone who wants to travel to Italy!

Andrea was an absolute pleasure to work with, from start to finish. He is incredibly knowledgable, professional and flexible, offering different ideas of places to visit and tours to book. Andrea is also very kind and patient, which greatly enhanced our experience.

We thoroughly enjoyed our days in Rome, Siena and Florence and the side trips to Orvieto, Montepulciano, San Gimignano, Lucca and Pisa. We spent a full day traveling to Cinque Terre and found the coast and the trip there to be beautiful. The guides were very knowledgeable and interesting and shared much information we would not have otherwise known. The drivers were all professional and incredibly punctual.

The staff and accommodations at Palazzo Ripetta in Rome were spectacular. We received an upgrade to a lovely suite for our first four nights in Rome. Our suite at the Hotel Santa Maria Novella in Florence was lovely with an incredible view. Those hotels, as well as Relais degli Angeli in Siena, were in great locations.

One thing that stood out is how well regarded Andrea is by all of the people that work with him. It's quite a compliment when both your clients and the providers you book speak highly of you! Bravo Andrea!

It was a true pleasure to have such a stress free trip with all the transportation, accommodations and tours arranged and prepaid by Andrea so our only job was to show up. Everything was truly seamless. I'm afraid we are now spoiled and will not be able to travel any other way!

Hotel Reviews

Palazzo Ripetta

Rome

Beautiful hotel with professional and accommodating staff. Lovely breakfast and great location.

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It was in a great location, with many things within walking distance.

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Hotel Santa Maria Novella

Florence

We had a beautiful suite with a view of Piazza Santa Maria Novella.

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Walking distance to most things.

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Activity Reviews

Guided walk at Piazza dei Miracoli and Leaning Tower in Pisa (2 hours)

Italy

Iurica Piccioli was a terrific guide, both knowledgable and entertaining!

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Florence private guided walk including Accademia Gallery

Florence

Adored Elvira Politi! She was very knowledgeable, funny, professional and lovely!

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We had a wonderful time visiting Italy and Andrea was a wonderful resource and planner for us! He was detail oriented and always replied promptly with any questions we had! All our guides and drivers were prompt and courteous and the guides were very knowledgeable and informative. Skipping the large lines for the Vatican and Colliseum was wonderful . It made our first trip to Italy so easy! We would use Kimkim again in a heartbeat!

Our trip to Italy with KimKim was worth every single penny. We were a group of 4 travelers with a wide variety of preferences but Andrea managed to plan the most perfect time for us. Each hotel (and wow, the rooms we got!) was excellent in both service and location. Every driver and guide we had presented themselves with absolute most professionalism and knowledge in their areas. Our guide for Pompeii, Pasqualina, was the absolute star of the trip. Her story telling truly transported us in time, ensuring that we had a truly unforgettable experience. As for drives, Enzo also stood out with his friendliness and thoughtful routes throughout the trip. Our days were incredible from start to finish, no time was missed. Andrea exceeded all expectations by not only putting together an incredible itinerary but by also providing us with a roadbook with every details, amazing tips & recommendations, which made the trip truly stress free. We had everything we needed and as a result, had the most incredible trip.