Kimkim Trip Reviews

Incredible location, team and spa!

So helpful to have someone help navigate this process.

Our entire trip to Egypt was perfect, largely because of our knowledgeable and sensitive guide, John. John is an Egyptologist who is incredible knowledgeable and passionate. He brough the history and monuments to life. He also carefully gauged how much time and info we wanted and did not tire us out or overdo it. This review applies to the entire trip in Egypt.

See earlier review of our time in Egypt

A quick one hour flight

Same as the earlier Egypt comments. So nice to have John with us in both locations!

Same as the earlier Egypt comments. So nice to have John with us in both locations!

A super charming small hotel in Chaouen. We only stayed one night but the service at the desk was personal and super helpful. Our room had windows facing the inside light shaft of the building, so there wasn't a ton of natural light, but that design seems to be pretty typical in the Morocco old cities. The breakfast was AMAZING! We thought it was the best we had the whole trip. Rather than a buffet like other places, they brought everything out to our table fresh and hot and setup a beautiful spread!

Off the charts. One of the most beautiful accommodations I've ever stayed in. The Riad is an amazing display of all the Andalucian-influenced architecture and design of Northern Morocco. Honestly I thought the tile and wood and overall design of this hotel rivaled many of the historical sites we visited specifically to see this work. The courtyard where we dined for breakfast everyday was the most beautiful and peaceful place. We ate dinner at the restaurant one night and the food was delicious. Service in our room was precisely as you would want - multiple services per day but we didn't notice or encounter them in our room or even in the hallways once during our entire 3-night stay! We also used the spa, which was small - 1 practitioner working on the days we were there - but the facility was beautiful and the massage I had was one of the best I've EVER had. And the value of the spa treatments is incredible compared to what you would pay in the US.

This hotel was lovely. The staff were very kind and helpful both at the restaurant for breakfast and at the front desk. 3/5 stars for a couple reasons: - the place felt a bit rundown to me. Furniture and finishes were a little beat-up and the quality felt like it took a hit because of that. - the rooftop bar/restaurant was terrible! We ate there one night when we had had a long day and wanted the convenience. The prices were exceptionally high relative to the rest of our time at much better places, and the food was sub-par. It was the worst tagine I ate the entire trip.

One of the best Roman ruins outside of Rome that I've visited!! My wife taught me how to really enjoy this place - walking the town and orienting to the inside of the homes as though we were actually living there 2000 years ago. We really enjoyed this visit. We did not take a tour guide and so relied heavily on internet searches and the info from our Lonely Planet book. If I did it again, I would take a guide - of which there are many sitting at the front waiting to be hired.

Our tour guide Hanan was incredible. She spent nearly 8hrs with us taking us through the Souk, showing us all the best stalls and making sure we got to see and buy what we wanted her. At one point I asked when she had to leave and she insisted she was staying with us to ensure we had seen everything we wanted to see and then she walked us all the way back to our riad. I would recommend her 100x over to anyone visiting Morocco.

Busy hotel in a great location. Good breakfast and comfortable beds.

Loved this area. Great place to stay in the theatre district. Staff was very accommodating!!

This was very roomy any clean, but more like a VRBO. Not much food in the area to grab for breakfast. No time on our schedule yo find a place to pick up food yo cook and more supplies for our room.

Amazing, new hotel in Inverness! The staff was friendly and very supportive! Had a blast at the bar with the friendliest bartenders! Breakfast was great!

This stay was a bit ruff! The Corran was clean and very local which I loved, but there was no food options near hotel. It was a 40.00 cab ride to Ft William. So our 1 day stay added 120.00 to go back and forth.

Robert was very informative on our walking hour. He very knowledgeable and showed us so much of the city.

For the Outlander Fans this the day!!!!! Edinburgh Black Cab Tour and Stephen were fantastic! Even if not a fan of the show you would have enjoyed all the local stops. Again 💯% and over the top with knowledge and friendliness.

Fine, but a bad weather day.

Best day of our trip!!!!! The Isle of Skye for our day trip was so captivating, beautiful, stunning, awe inspiring and to top it off a gorgeous weather day. Staring off visiting the highland coos, Loch Ness, Eileen Dune Cadtle ,5 Sisters of Kintail ,and then over to Skye. Portree, Man of Stor, Kilt Rock and Quiraing

Like most rooms in Japan, it is small but comfortable. The bathroom is great, with a full bathtub. The staff here were super helpful and friendly. The breakfast menu is limited.

The hotel facilities are beautiful, and the dinner and breakfast were amazing. However, it was very slow to check in and check out. We had limited time in Hakone, and a significant portion of the time was spent waiting for service support. This hotel has a lot of potential.

The hotel room was spacious for Japanese standards. It is new and modern. It doesn't have an on-site restaurant (except for breakfast—which was GREAT!) or bar. There are shared gender-specific bathing facilities. The staff is less helpful. For example, they couldn't help us with dinner reservations or suggestions.

This hotel has a beautiful rooftop bar with a great view—perhaps the best thing about the hotel. Breakfast is a set menu and wasn't really to my liking. The restaurant on the first floor is quite good but book ahead for reservations. Having the reception area on the 14th floor is a bit inconvenient, and only having access to toiletries on the first and 14th floors was a bit of a pain.

The rooms were very small, and the beds were against the wall. However, the bathroom and shower are amazing. This was the only hotel with a coffee maker in the room. The bed was also the softest and most comfortable. Most hotel beds in Japan are pretty hard.

Kirwan Riad is located a short walk from where the cars park, through the medina. Our room was lovely but we could not find a switch for one light behind a door, and the cellphone given to us by the Riad rang at 1:30am. The patio was not private, as the dividing screen had fallen. The breakfast was excellent for our vegetarian, but limited to bread and fruit for our vegan. I wish there was some breakfast grain and plant-based milk available to provide protein.

Riad Lina is a charming place high on the hill. Expect to be climbing steps in Chefchouen, and at this Riad. We had a view of the city and sunset from the semi-private terrace. Our room was comfortable and we particularly enjoyed having a swim in the pool, which is room-temp. We are vegetarian/vegan, and the hotel prepared a lovely dinner and breakfast for us. I would prefer to have more vegan protein, aside from wheat. We did taste 5 kinds of local bread.! Highly recommend this Riad.

Our guide, Imad, had studied history and gave us a fuller understanding of the city’s growth in relationship to Spain. He took us on a 2 mile walk to see sites, and was always happy to answer our questions about the culture, city, and the religion. We highly recommend this tour!

Abderrazaq drove us on a side trip to Volubilis, where we met with a guide selected by the tour company. It was a fantastic walk through Volubilis, many mosaics remain, and reconstruction of some structures. Even without the reconstruction, it is possible to see how the large mansions were laid out, and to grasp a bit about life in this city 4,500 years ago. Our driver choose a charming restaurant for vegan/vegetarian lunch. Additionally, we were happy to see the fields and small towns along the drive, and understand more about the Morrocan way of life and economy.

Jamal took us on a five hour tour through the medina, and to the fort, and ceramic cooperative and suggested a wonderful restaurant for a vegetarian/vegan tastes. We enjoyed learning about Fez, the history, culture, religion, and traditions of the handicrafts. We did make large purchases of rugs and ceramics- after seeing the unique quality of the handiwork. There is extraordinary craftmanship to be seen in Fez! We enjoyed the tannery, yarn dying, watching artisans at work, and walking through the busy medina. Highly recommended!

We really liked our tour guide and the variety of food. However, this tour turned into being more of an alcohol tour than a food tour. It was still a good time, but not what we were expecting!

This was our favorite trip to the Great Barrier Reef. The boat was very nice and wasn't a huge boat with tons of people. The staff was very kind. We loved our dive master for our certified scuba dives. There was also an optional session about the underwater wildlife during the boat ride back and that was a pleasant surprise!

The instructions for finding our rental car were a little confusing. However, we figured out after asking around.

We loved our tour guide for this trip! We also decided to switch from the restaurant lunch to the hiking option (with a packed lunch). It was a beautiful day and we didn't want to miss an opportunity to explore.

We got unlucky with a rainy day that never let up. It was cold and wet so we didn't get to enjoy the beach. The day trip would have been 5 stars had the weather been better.

We probably could have skipped this tour given we had already seen the rainforest on other day trips. It was cool to say we saw the Daintree Rainforest, but it was quite similar to other experiences we had earlier on our trip. If this was the only rainforest visit we had, it would have been 4 stars.

The docked pontoon was an interesting experience, but the trip felt very commercialized. The boat staff was trying to sell everyone on buying upgrades, accessories, photos, etc. The boat was really big and had a ton of people on it. The scuba diving was rushed. It felt like they were trying to churn through dives to make the most money. We still loved seeing the Great Barrier Reef, but the tour service wasn't as good as our other experience.

Super easy and quick. No issues!

Barron Falls was one of our favorite parts of our whole trip! Definitely worth visiting. The SkyRail and train were great experiences. We could have gone without visiting the town of Kuranda and the Rainforestation. We had seen a lot of Australia's wildlife on a previous tour, so there wasn't much more to see a Rainforestation.

I was expecting the bridge climb to be more physically strenuous and scary, but it was actually pretty easy. I loved that we went for sunset!

Truly one of the nicest hotels we have ever stayed in, from the staff to the room itself, it was beyond impressive!

We loved staying here! Staff was fabulous - so helpful and friendly. The location was amazing as well! A/C was cool and much appreciated after a long day walking!

We got so much detailed history about Venice on this trip, it was fascinating.

I absolutely loved this experience. I was nervous going in, but it's amazing what you can do with the right ingredients and just a little guidance. I was amazed at the quality of food we were able to make in just a short amount of time. I would absolutely recommend this to anybody visiting Florence!

I'm a big fan of wine tasting tours and we got very lucky to have a really fun group of couples along for the ride. Our guide was entertaining and knowledgeable and kept the tour moving without rushing us.

Well located within walking distance of everything we wanted to see. Had indoor self parking, and a good breakfast. Staff was friendly and helpful

Well located, indoor parking, clean.

Good breakfast located at the best possible place in Avignon, right on the plaza near the palace of the pope. Nice attentive staff . Parking nearby in th palace garage.

It was raining, but the guide did her best to overcome the weather.

Guide was knowledgeable and interesting,

Guide was amazing. Knowledgeable and enthusiastic. We learned a lot about Monaco,

We went to places that we never would have and tasted great food . Guide was a pleasure to be with, and obviously loved Lyon.

Excellent guide

Extremely small and cramped. With two adults with l large suitcases, it was hard to even open both at the same time without placing one of the bed. You have to shuffle to get to the other side of the room. Shower didn’t get hot and didn’t drain well. No space for personal toiletries. Rooms only had one outlet on one side of the bed. Elevator could only fit one person w/ luggage at a time. Yes we knew it would be small and cramp based on the culture of Europe’s hotel but we didn't expect to be so uncomfortable. On a good note, Breakfast, lobby snacks and access to public transportation was great. The little restaurant straight across for the hotel had amazing food. Front desk host was very welcoming.

Very old hotel but remodeled nicely. The rooms were nicely sized and comfy. Breakfast, bar and restaurant inside hotel was nice as well.

Super cute hotel with great access to public transportation and local restaurants and coffee shops. Front desk host was super helpful and nice. Breakfast was basic English breakfast, nothing special . The rooms on the top floor ceiling dropped down into an angle, this made it easy to bump your head. Small rooms but the beds were comfy

We LOVED Levanto and this hotel was in the perfect spot in town Very walkable to the train station. The team at the hotel was lovely and helped with restaurants and reservations and were very kind and helpful with recommendations on how to explore the area in the time that we had free.

This hotel was beautiful!!! The garden space was so peaceful while the location is in a busy area but still felt quiet and secluded. Beautiful views from our spacious room. The staff was very nice and the laundry service was quick and efficient.

This hotel was quite the experience! You are literally steps away from the Trevi Fountain and the entrance is in the corner of a restaurant patio --- so very unique! This was probably in the smallest room and the busiest location of all of our spots that we stayed but while you were in the hotel room, it was very quiet and you had everything you needed with beautiful charm in the room. The shower was confusing to figure out how to work at first, but overall it was a pleasant stay.

This place was AMAZING! The rooftop pool/bar area was beautiful, even though the bar service was only open until 6 p.m. The views were fabulous from our terrace. It was also in a more bustly area and an easy walk. This one felt the least "Italian" of all of our spots, but the staff was lovely and the first floor garden area with happy hour was a nice feature to get some relaxation after a long day exploring. It was a quick walk to the central area and Sorrento overall was a good central spot to explore the Amalfit.

We lucked out with having no one else registered for our tour at the same time so we had our guide and the tours all to ourselves...and it was fabulous! Our driver was wonderful and we had a great time sharing stories and learning about the region. Would highly recommend!

Our guide was so great! She was thoughtful and had great history and knowledge of the area and was so kind in answering all of our questions and sharing her love of the area as well.

We had a wonderful tour guide but it was a quick 30,000 view of Pompeii. There was just not enough time to see it all --- which was fine for us. He gave a great overview and we definitely left feeling like we saw enough to get the idea without spending hours upon hours walking around. Our guide was insightful and interesting.

We ended up having this as a private tour as well, because the other registered people never showed so it was a bonus! Because it was just the three of us, we were able to navigate through the crowds pretty easy and we had special access to areas where we would not have had if we went alone without a guide. Our guide had so much interesting information and detail and these special glasses that helpful you see what it was like back in its full glory, which was VERY COOL.

We had such a great time at this experience! The chef and team were funny and engaging, for people of all ages, and the food turned out SO GREAT!

OH MY GOODNESS this was one of our FAVORITE tours and tour guides --- she was SO FUN! Full of really interesting information and excitement for the community and the food was awesome. She introduced us to things we would have never tried or experienced on our own and we had a blast with her!

We LOVED our driver!!! He was so genuine and interesting and took us to some out of the buzz places and locations for views that we never would have found on our own. He was right where he said he would be when we stopped to explore and really made us feel welcome and comfortable. We enjoyed our time with him!

So glad we did a small group, which ended up being only 6 total people. There were a LOT of tours with very large groups and our guide and our small group were able to navigate through the sites and streets quickly and easily. Our guide was really interesting and had so much intricate knowledge of the history and art it was incredible! We loved it!

This was the ABSOLUTE perfect way to end our trip! Because of a weather issue earlier in, we were actually able to expand this to a full day and OH BOY it was worth it! Our boat driver/tour guide was AWESOME --- he had really interesting information to share about all of the sites and was fun and engaging, while also giving us time to simply enjoy the beautiful scenery and our last day.

Our tour guide, Rory, shared a lot of info on Catalan history that we would not have otherwise been aware of. We covered lots of ground and sites within the Gothic Quarter, El Born, Ciutadella Park, and the waterfront, Cycling was difficult, however, due to the large number of tourists always present in Barcelona. E-bikes we’re not necessary since there were not many chances to actually cycle much. The bikes definitely did enable us to cover more sites than being on foot though. One disappointment with this tour was that we ended at a tapas resto that was not El 4 Gats, as specified. The food and wine was very good where the tour ended, but we had to go to El 4 Gats on our own after because this was somewhere we specifically wanted to experience. I will add that our tour guide, Rory, was very helpful during the tapas part of the tour in giving all participants tips on restaurants, etc, for the rest of our trips. He even wrote them down on a little card for each group:)

This was a great experience. Guides were knowledgeable, enthusiastic and funny. The market visit was at a smaller market, not Mercat Central, which was okay. In the kitchen after we were all put to work with different tasks to make a traditional Venetian paella, and we had fun with others in the group. It’s the first time I’ve geared tomatoes! This is definitely an experience we can bring home with us to share:)

We loved this visit to Mas Oller winery. A beautiful place just to walk around. Our winery tour was really interesting with an explanation of the process from vine to bottle, and challenges they’re experiencing due to warmer summers. The tasting itself was longer than expected (which was fine!) with generous samples of each wine ( if I recall it was 5 in total). One of our party decided not to finish all their samples because somebody had to drive after! We had fun with some other people on the tour as well.

Unfortunately we didn’t do this activity. The hour long drive to catch the boat, and again at the end of the day, combined with an early start, was more than we felt we were up to in the moment. We had been quite busy and we were enjoying this relaxing part of the trip in the Costa Brava One of our party also hadn’t been feeling 100% just previously and we were taking it slowly. We know we missed a beautiful tour and hope to return and try it again!

This proved to be a great, “ chill” activity for the last day of our trip. It was good to walk along The Ramblas on a Thursday morning, as our previous visit there was on a Saturday afternoon ( not recommended!) The guided tour of the Boquera Market, again in the morning, was enjoyable. Our guide explained about different Hans and traditional desserts, suggested where to buy cheese and olive oils…. For the cooking part, we made a seafood paella. We had already made paella in Valencia, but this was a different kind and so the process wasn’t the same. We took away some additional recipes to try at home. The location of the cooking class was in a lovely Barcelona flat above a busy square.