| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Great tour!
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| Sat, Feb 7 1:00 PM |
eri2109 |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| Great tour! Great guide! I will recommend it and do it again! |
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Only thing Dearly Departed will be your MONEY
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| Sat, Feb 7 1:00 PM |
DBertman |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| We had taken the Starline tour a week back and were hoping this was a more moody, with-it, cool tour of the underbelly of LA... The reviews all seemed to suggest it was great.
Sadly, it wasn't. There were a couple interesting things but the majority of the tour was our tour guide, an out of work actor, Richard, name dropping. He told us how he's friends with Richard Simmons, knew George Burns, and met all these celebs who "love it when the bus pulls up outside their homes"... Very boring and dull. He kept pointing out buildings he thought had nice architecture but thats it - no details about the architects, why its nice, or the history. Just his opinion.
Most of the tour centered around driving through Beverly Hills. Hancock Park, and Holywood looking at Stars homes. Maybe 10 minutes (of the agonizingly long 3+ hours) is devoted to things like the unsolved Black Dalia mystery and the suicides at the Hollywood sign and the Manson killings -- and ALL of the interesting things are played back through an ipod hooked into the van's speaker system. At certain points he would hit a button and we would listen to an audio clip explaining those things.
And the main selling point of the tour -- seeing locations where celebs ODed or died? Well, all the "dearly departed" stuff centered around driving past a couple locations (like Cedar Sinai Hospital, Chateau Marmont, and the Viper Room) and the driver yelling out lists of celebs who died there. DULL! |
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Best tour in L.A.
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| Thu, Feb 5 1:00 PM |
RonWest |
Male |
30-39 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| My wife and I are from Southern California, and couldn't think of a better, or more interesting, way to see Hollywood. We have visited Hollywood many times but never seen it in such fun detail. If you think the name of the tour sounds a little morbid, don't be discouraged. The tour is very informative and presented well. Scott, the tour guide is very enthusiastic about his profession. He REALLY enjoys what he does and it shows. His fun, down-to-earth personality is what makes this tour shine above all others. Don't miss a chance to to take the Dearly Departed Tour. You won't find a better tour for this price! |
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Great tour
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| Sat, Jan 31 1:00 PM |
sharonhoppe |
Female |
60-69 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| Our tour director was Scott who was very informative and interesting. He is a font of information and made it very entertaining as well as informative. I liked the audio clips he played while visiting the spots we were passing. He gave everyone plenty of time to see places and ask questions. He is very knowledgable about movies and the stars. I would definitely recommend this tour to others. Having lived most of my life in the Pasadena, CA area, I'm sorry I didn't take the tour sooner. I probably thought it was more for "tourists". |
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GREAT AFTERNOON :
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| Sat, Jan 31 1:00 PM |
nanibz |
Female |
60-69 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| I real did not want to go on this tour. My husband and friends wanted to go, so I went not to be a party pooper. I realy enjoyed myself and would like to go on other tours. Olive P.S .time really flew by, before we knew it ,it was over. |
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Offbeat and different
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| Sat, Jan 31 9:30 AM |
LewRothbart |
Male |
60-69 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| This is some of the Hollywood and LA you DON'T always hear about. It we interesting, well-researched, documented, and well put together. This is fun for out-of-towners and even locals. It's not the glamour and glitz we're used to, but instead behind the scenes. Fun |
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Repeat customer...Loved it everytime!!
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| Sun, Jan 25 1:00 PM |
Mousiesmom |
Female |
20-29 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| This was my third time on this tour and it was great. My guests that hadn't been on the tour yet loved it. Only one complaint. I was sad to find out upon our arrival that Scott would not be our tour guide. We were really looking forward to seeing him and my guest meeting him for the first time. It is understandable that he can't do every tour everyday but it would have been nice to know in advance that he has associates helping with the tour. But his tour guide helper was just as good for first timers! I just missed Scott's wicked sense of humor on the tour. I highly recommend this tour. |
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fun
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| Sun, Jan 25 1:00 PM |
plasmajam |
Male |
40-49 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| Thought the tour was fun. I can suggest an additional piece of trivia while driving along Franklin from the James Dean house to the apartment that Dee Dee Ramone OD'd in - 7230 Franklin Ave - Franklin Plaza Apts - this is the location that Nikki Sixx (Motley Crue) OD'd from heroin in the late 80's. His friend Slash (GnR) called 911 and an ambulance came and "kick started his heart" with adrenaline and saved him.
For some reason the Helter Skelter audio tapes bugged me. I didn't want to hear the song from Manson, but that could just be me :)
Lots of fun, thanks |
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Very Informative.
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| Sat, Jan 24 1:00 PM |
jim1964 |
Male |
40-49 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| Very enjoyable in a comfortable van with lots of details about Hollywood past and present. |
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Jam Packed
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| Thu, Jan 22 1:00 PM |
wjay29 |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| It didn't feel like three hours and that's a good thing. There were so many sites to see and the tour guide, Richard, was Great! I doubt I'll ever remember everything we rode by so I'll just have to take the tour again the next time I'm in the area. Thanks for a fun afternoon. |
