Recent Traveler Reviews
Here is a selection of the most recent reviews of the 5-Day Italy Trip: Florence, Pisa and Venice submitted by actual travelers. Read what travelers liked, what they loved, and what they thought could be improved.
Although it was 5 days, 2 days were free / some travelling, so i felt we missed a little. After saying that, the hotels were all good and we were looked after - it was nice that al the planning was done for us using local knowledge.
Reviewed by: Roger W, September 2011
Good tour: customers need further user-friendly information about train tickets: the fact that the voucher IS a train ticket (no need to collect them at station) and that seats have been reserved on the train.
Reviewed by: Sally S, July 2011
The food included in the tour was disappointed. The restaurants you choose could be the best complement to the guided tours trough the cities. And it is Italy, Italian food is one of the best in the world.
Reviewed by: LAURA M, August 2011
The tour guide up to Florence and the local Florence guide were hard to understand and we felt rushed. The area around the statue of David was so crowded, we could not hear or understand most of what the guide was saying. Our lunch was pleasant and the shopping is great. The hotel in Florence and Venice were clean, comfortable, and the staff pleasant and helpful. Our local guide in Pisa was young and fun and shared many interesting "curiosities" and fun stories. If you want to go up in the Leaning Tower, you have to book that ahead of time. We were not told this until we were there. Though trains/stations in Italy are easy enough to get around, you will have to figure out what you are doing on your own as no one from the tour is there to help you. The itinerary said someone would meet us at the Venice train station, but there was no one. Luckily we were very near the hotel and locals were nice enough to point us in the right direction. Our local gude in Venice was interesting. It was definitely worth going in the morning as it is very crowded by around noon. A free trip to the Murano glass factory was included and definitely worth the trip. Excellent show of working with glass by master George and our guide was fun and shared many interesting things with our group.
Reviewed by: Michael S, August 2011
Florence was nice, hotel we were sent to in taxi after the 1st day was a disappointment! 4 Star? NO! Service and staff was lacking! Expected more. The shuttle to pick us up never showed up, we had to walk to train station to catch train on to Venice. Arrived in Venice and met by a snippy agent, who didn't hardly spoke while taking us by foot to the hotel---only to find out there wasNO water at our hotel and we were taken to another hotel. PUT IN A ROOM INSIDE COURTYARD WITH ABSOLUTELY NO VIEW OF VENICE!! Ridiculus. NEVER AGAIN!!
Reviewed by: Cameron C, USA, May 2012
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