Kimkim Trip Reviews for British Columbia

Good communication and when we had to make changes due to forest fires the team came thru!! read more

Good communication and when we had to make changes due to forest fires the team came thru!!

Overall our Rockies Road trip (Banff & Jasper) was a wonderful and unforgettable experience. Our specialist Marie-Christine quickly understood what we wanted and tailored a trip plan to suit our needs, including booking hotels, rental car and the Banff Gondola ride (which was amazing!) .
The drive from Banff to Jasper and back was exhilarating. Even though we only stayed overnight at Jasper It was worth doing - the views of the Rockies on the drive were fantastic and we stopped off at... read more

Overall our Rockies Road trip (Banff & Jasper) was a wonderful and unforgettable experience. Our specialist Marie-Christine quickly understood what we wanted and tailored a trip plan to suit our needs, including booking hotels, rental car and the Banff Gondola ride (which was amazing!) .
The drive from Banff to Jasper and back was exhilarating. Even though we only stayed overnight at Jasper It was worth doing - the views of the Rockies on the drive were fantastic and we stopped off at several places en-route to see the sights such as Maligne Canyon, Athabasca and Sunwapta Falls and lake Peyto.
On the negative side, picking up the Budget rental car was not smooth Their rep (whose English was not good) said no cars were available for 1-2hours and actively tried to encourage us to try the other rental companies! Also I am glad we got a Parks Pass online for the duration of our stay on advice from a friend rather than buy as you go as suggested by M-C. It is cheaper and saved us having to queue at the highway checkpoints. Also it was not pointed out that you have to book online for a Lake Louise Excursion to get a slot for the park & ride. LL is so busy that we missed a morning slot while doing this process and, unfortunately , the day turned out to a damper in more ways than one as we were caught and utterly soaked by full a Rockies thunderstorm :( . Apart from this we were lucky with the weather.
We have returned with wonderful memories. If you are thinking about doing this - do it!

Hotel Reviews

Coast Canmore Hotel & Conference Centre

Canmore

Helpful staff. We enjoyed our stay there as a base into Banff (only about 30km away)

Authenticity & Character

Location

Easy access to H=highway to Banff

Staff

Prompt response for more coffee and tea

Cleanliness & Comfort

Layout of room.

Jasper Inn & Suites

Jasper

Beautiful Swiss style Inn Hotel.

Authenticity & Character

Our split level suite!

Location

View of the peaks from our bedroom window in the morning - breath-taking!

Staff

Friendly and attentive waitresses at the Inn's diner

Cleanliness & Comfort

The suite was presented to a high standard!

Applause Hotel by CLIQUE

Calgary

Good place to crash overnight. Well designed rooms.

Authenticity & Character

Location

Close to airport with free shuttle service

Staff

Man at reception (Shehzad) was polite and extremely helpful.

Cleanliness & Comfort

The shower head!

Activity Reviews

Explore around Banff

Canada

Banff is obviously the main tourist hub town. On our first day we did not find the rep at the Visitor Information Centre helpful - he was more interested in selling us multi-day bus passes which was irrelevant since we had a car. Anyway we figured it out ourselves by the second day.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

See comment above on Visitor Information Centre

Transport

Availability of parking space (except Lake Louise).

Take the Banff Gondola to Sulphur Mountain

Canada

Super way of seeing Banff, Bow River Valley and the surrounding peakis.

Quality of Experience

The whole shooting match!

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Staff are helpful and efficient.

Transport

Plenty of parking space next to Gondola station.

Carl did a great job of balancing out city sightseeing opportunities with outdoor adventures around Vancouver. The best part was trying out things like cycling around the sea wall and city, something I wouldn’t normally think about doing. The accommodations were in fantastic locations. I appreciate the thoughtfulness into my itinerary since it was so last minute.
I will definitely use this company again. Thank you! read more

Carl did a great job of balancing out city sightseeing opportunities with outdoor adventures around Vancouver. The best part was trying out things like cycling around the sea wall and city, something I wouldn’t normally think about doing. The accommodations were in fantastic locations. I appreciate the thoughtfulness into my itinerary since it was so last minute.
I will definitely use this company again. Thank you!

Hotel Reviews

Sunset Inn and Suites

Vancouver

The location was close to so many places like the ferry to Granville or Kipsilano and the beach. They did a great job letting guests know about the fireworks shows and other activities going on around the area. The staff were so nice. The bag to go option for breakfast is nice, but having a hot breakfast was a wait.

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Every staff member I encountered were helpful and nice with a greeting.

Cleanliness & Comfort

Embassy Inn

Victoria

The hotel was close to downtown Victoria, and I block from the harbor. It was a good location to everything. The breakfast buffet was good since it lasted until 10:30 and there was plenty of room for sitting.

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Activity Review

Capilano Suspension Bridge Park

Vancouver

The bridge was busy, but the walk after the bridge was quiet and worth the trip.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

It was a free courtesy bus from Vancouver to the Bridge.

All of the trip was well organized and was Taylor’s to exactly want we wanted. Most of the hotels selected were great. All do the activities were spaced out well to give us flexibility to do things once we arrived. This was our first time using Kim Kim and we look forward to using them again! read more

All of the trip was well organized and was Taylor’s to exactly want we wanted. Most of the hotels selected were great. All do the activities were spaced out well to give us flexibility to do things once we arrived. This was our first time using Kim Kim and we look forward to using them again!

Hotel Reviews

Sunset Inn and Suites

Vancouver

The bedroom in the suite we had was tiny! It had a king sized bed but we barely had room to walk around it. We had to move our suitcases out of our way each time we needed to move. Would have rather had a queen bed if meant we had more space. The living room and kitchen were nice. Breakfast was included but had to be ordered ahead of time

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Room was clean but space of the bedroom was a major draw back l. It also had a window AC unit with ductwork duck taped to the window and wasn’t very secure. Bedroom had window unit behind the curtain so it blew cold air into the curtain the whole time. Room was visible to other buildings so we had to keep it closed for privacy making the AC unit useless. Fortunately our time of year didn’t require much AC and we were still comfortable

Moose Hotel and Suites

Banff

This hotel was amazing!!! The amenities were great! We enjoyed the rooftop hit pools and room service for breakfast was very convenient! The suite was spacious and the bathroom was really nice! We can’t wait to come back here.

Tips for future travelers

Use the included local transit bus pass. Parking is difficult and it was so nice to have convenient mass transit that was free to us as guests.

Authenticity & Character

Fireplace in the suite amazing balcony views

Location

It was right downtown we could walk to most Places

Staff

Very friendly and helpful. I lost my camera on the bus and they helped me track it down.

Cleanliness & Comfort

Activity Reviews

Capilano Suspension Bridge Park

Vancouver

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Explore around Banff

Banff

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Gondola operates greeted us and asked were we were from. Very friendly

Transport

We had our own gondola. We also were able to go early due to it not being busy so we got more time at the top.

Columbia Icefield Excursion

Canada

A very unique experience one of the highlights of our trip.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Friendly and engaging drivers answered all our questions

Transport

Really fun to ride the monster truck bus!

Maligne Lake Cruise

Canada

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Marie Christine was super to deal with. She was attentive and listened to my requests for destinations. All of our accommodations exceeded our expectations.

The only disappointment was the itinerary said breakfasts were included, when in fact most of our accommodations did not (there is a discrepancy from the itinerary and the information about the hotels.). If I had noticed this at the beginning of the trip, I may not have taken advantage of the KimKim service as pricing was now... read more

Marie Christine was super to deal with. She was attentive and listened to my requests for destinations. All of our accommodations exceeded our expectations.

The only disappointment was the itinerary said breakfasts were included, when in fact most of our accommodations did not (there is a discrepancy from the itinerary and the information about the hotels.). If I had noticed this at the beginning of the trip, I may not have taken advantage of the KimKim service as pricing was now higher than what I had expected.

Hotel Reviews

Best Western Plus Merritt Hotel

Merritt

Convenient, clean and friendly hotel. Nice to have a great selection for the breakfast which was included.

Authenticity & Character

Large room, great shower!

Location

Convenient to the highway

Staff

Friendly front desk staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Rooms were spotless

Kelowna Bed and Breakfast

Kelowna

Fantastic place and friendly hosts.

Tips for future travelers

Book it before you miss the opportunity to stay here!

Authenticity & Character

Spacious room with private patio!

Location

We could easily walk to downtown Kelowna. Beautiful neighbourhood

Staff

Made sure we knew where everything was located and made us feel at home.

Cleanliness & Comfort

Spotless!

Fairmont Banff Springs

Banff

This is a unique hotel and the rooms are much smaller than newer hotels. We stayed here because of the history of the hotel.

Tips for future travelers

The rooms are very small - we went for the ambiance of the building and the grounds.

Authenticity & Character

The history of this hotel is amazing.

Location

Bus stop outside the hotel can be used for free to take you into town. Otherwise it is a 15 minute walk.

Staff

Extremely friendly and went out of their way to make us feel comfortable

Cleanliness & Comfort

Spotless!

Blackstone Mountain Lodge

Canmore

Lovely hotel with spacious rooms. Each room has a complete kitchen!

Authenticity & Character

Large rooms and full kitchen

Location

Close to downtown, great coffee shops and a nice walking trail along the river.

Staff

Everyone was super friendly!

Cleanliness & Comfort

Spotless!

Activity Reviews

Arrive in Kelowna

Kelowna

We arranged a last minute wine tour with Gerry of Wine Boss Tours. He graciously waited while we met him at his first pick up. The tour was fun and Gerry provided great insight into the wineries we visited.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Gerry was extremely knowledgeable and entertaining!

Transport

Clean van and water was provided for us!

Banff to Lake Louise

Banff

Banff is a beautiful town but busy with tourists. We enjoyed the delightful coffee shop and went there twice for the fresh breakfast sandwiches made with their “made on the premises” bread. They were delicious and so was the coffee!

Quality of Experience