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A Month in France -- everything went very well. TLDR: Highlights for me were the hotels, the restaurants gastronomique, the expos in Paris and swimming in the bay at Villefranche-sur-mer. The rooms were almost all exceptional. We had asked to be booked into Adéle et Jules in Paris and that was a bit of a step-down from the other hotels so that is on us. We remembered it as being better, but in comparison to the others, it was not. Breakfasts were also all great. The nights full of sirens at Le Terrasse made it difficult to sleep when jet lagged and it was impossible to get onto the rooftop cafe near sunset. The room and breakfast were awesome though -- the view was stunning. All the tours were great although I didn't buy any of the wines (I drink a lot of Bordeaux and NorCal wines so I'm spoiled.) We did buy a bottle of champagne as a gift to my French teacher though! Highly recommend the day trip to Reims to see the cathedral and taste champagne. All the drivers were great although the pick up at CDG was around 40 minutes late. Aix en Provence hotel to the train station was also late, but there appeared to have been a misunderstanding about arrival time -- it was OK but a little stressful. Also I didn't mention how much we liked the other hotels! Lyon had an amazing location and the view from the window of the river was really something (and the closed windows were very sound proof!) The garden and food at the hotel in Aix were phenomenal -- the walk to town was not ideal, but it was only 8 euros for a taxi home and they were easy to get. The expo in Aix of Toulouse Lautrec was great too -- thanks for getting the tickets ahead of time. And finally, Villefranche-sur-mer had the best ocean view for chilling out and we spent a lot of time on the balcony. There was the little issue at check out in that they had no record of pre-payment, but the extra charge was easily cancelled when the day crew took over the front desk. As I say to my family, "No complaining on the yacht." :-) Thanks again for everything and all your help.

First time to France and first time using KimKim. Liz listened & understood our goals, and made the overall experience wonderful. We already have our next trip (Argentina) scheduled thru KimKim.

France's WWII Legacy
From the time we landed in Paris till we left 10 days later, everything we needed was planned. All of our guides were very knowledgeable and friendly. From Augustine (Monet's Garden), Florent (Paris walking tour), Marie Noelle (Bayeux city tour), Stephen (2 day Normandy tour) all were excellent. Our drivers were always on time (or early) and having our tickets ready to view on our phones was so easy. Even the city maps provided by the website were updated.
Most of all, the communication between KimKim and us was timely, keeping us informed on current situations. We have used KimKim for several trips (5 or more) and have never been disappointed. Thank you for the great service!