5 Weeks in England - Summer 2024
England
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Jun 11 - Jul 12, 2024
There are not enough superlatives in the English language to describe our experience in building our adventure in the country of England with KimKim. From building of the itinerary and activities to actually traveling the itinerary all was flawless, fabulous and fun.
Through the Kimkim platform we were paired with Megan Lloyd. Megan took the time to have a phone call with us to suss out more details about us, what type of experience we desired, interests, hobbies, etc. This interaction was special and I believe truly helped create a very tailored and unique experience. It also further allowed Megan and her team to make additional suggestions and changes to our itinerary including experiences and places we had not considered. The best example of this is the inclusion of a visit up to the Lakes District including the Yorkshire Dales and how to fit in Hadrian's Wall. We had not given this consideration at the start. In hindsight, this was brilliant! We would not have changed a thing with our itinerary, other than wishing we had more days as ultimately none of our stays was long enough! (We spend approximately 5 weeks in England.)
We requested and had many day trips with guides. Again, we were paired via Megan and her team with wonderful, personable guides. This allowed us to make a home base in a city and take various day trips to other places, sights and villages in the area. More importantly, it provided us with a local expert who could also help educate us on the culture, guide us on further reading or places to explore and provide tips on where to dine. We loved each and every one of them.
The good news is we like to travel and London is a direct flight for us from Phoenix. As a result of the help and incredible details put together and waiting for us upon check in at our first city stop in London by Megan, we have a new favorite city and a convenient place to stop and recover from jet lag before continuing travels further. London was our first city of five visited during our five weeks in England and we spent a little more than one week there exploring. Upon check in at our hotel, we were given a package that Megan and her team had assembled which was our very detailed roadmap for the entire visit, including all our train tickets and entrance tickets as needed. This road map also included some history of the city and a list of suggested places to dine. This truly simplified navigating new places and helped reduce stress levels of being in new places.
All I can say is Megan and her team rock! Thank you for an amazing five weeks in England.
Elizabeth and Robert
Hotel Reviews
Hotel location is perfect. It is in a quiet neighborhood with many pub, restaurant and street food options. It is also very walkable to a couple of subway stations so if there is limited time available and / or no desire to walk, there are options. But also very walkable to almost all tourist items most of us have on our lists. Most important, the staff here are extremely friendly and helpful. The restaurant at the hotel serves very good food as well as breakfast. And if weather permits, the rooftop bar / restaurant is fun and provides excellent views of the city. We will be return guests to this hotel on future trips involving time in London.
We stayed at this exquisite hotel / guest house. We do not have a "rich uncle" but if we did, this felt like staying at our "rich uncles" house. It is a small , exquisite lake guest house where it feels like being in a house as all the common rooms are inviting and you want spend time in them when not out exploring as the views are stunning and the other guests interesting to meet and visit. We cannot say enough about the staff. Almost immediately they knew us by name and asked about our day, made recommendations, ensured we had everything we needed, assisted with transportation, you name it they did it. Perfect hosts!