| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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I highly recommend this tour & the tour guide.
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| Wed, Nov 25, 09 1:00 PM |
brucebrill |
Male |
50-59 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| Our tour guide, Richard Sebastian, was EXCELLENT !!!! GREAT !!!!!!! and many more
praise worthy adjectives that I don't have the time to write down.
On my next visit to L.A. I am planning to take another tour & hope I have Richard for
my guide.
Thank you so much,
Bruce Brill |
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fun and informative
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| Sun, Nov 22, 09 9:30 AM |
donnal1 |
Female |
50-59 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| This tour showed many more homes of movie stars, current and departed, than another company's movie star homes tour we took. The homes were also more visible,not just fences or gates as the other company's tour.
Our guide was entertaining, and gave us a lot of interesting inside information about the stars and places of interest around L.A. |
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Absolutely fun
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| Sat, Nov 21, 09 1:00 PM |
atlcycle |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| I can only say.... I recommend the tour. We were so impressed we are coming back to do one of the other tours on our next visit!! |
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Great - lots of fun
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| Tue, Nov 17, 09 1:00 PM |
Johooper |
Female |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| The tour was great and was more than i expected. Loved hearing all the horror storeis as well as seeing all the stars homes. |
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Irreverent, educational and totally fun
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| Sun, Nov 15, 09 9:30 AM |
karinsanford |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| Our tour guide, Scott, seemed to know everything about Hollywood and was enthusiastic about passing the info along. Very funny and interesting. We saw the Menendez house (and heard fascinating tapes), saw where Janis died, the last home of Bela Lugosi, and where Lindsey Lohan crashed into a bush, just for starters. I usually don't go on tours because I think they're tedious, but the time flew by on this one. Highly recommended if you're a little irreverent. |
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Good but needs more sights
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| Sat, Nov 14, 09 1:30 PM |
MHGitlin |
Female |
40-49 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| Our tour guide was Richard Sebastian. He was great. Not easy to keep people entertained for 3+ hrs but he did!
I took the tour when it was graveline tours. I thought my boyfriend would enjoy it too which he did. However, I was disappointed we did not see more tragic death locations like where George Reeves died, where Nicole Simpson died or the Tate murders. I am sure that is because of the Helter Skelter Tour but it was disappointing. Or where Sal Mineo died?!
I do think the tour needs more murder sites, and maybe less home locations of dead actors. I also think it was slightly too long. Maybe a half hour less. However the price was right. A lot of tour for the price for sure.
Thanks! |
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Fun, comfortable trip - very well organized
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| Fri, Nov 13, 09 1:00 PM |
janetculik |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| My friends and I, all around 38-39 years old, took this tour in November 2009. We all enjoyed it very much. The directions to the tour start site were clear and easy to follow. The driver/tour guide was funny and very personable. With the use of a headset microphone, and some accompanying audio, it's easy to hear his descriptions of the tour sites. The van is covered, air conditioned, and comfortable. There are two things I think prospective attendees should know: 1) The seats in the van are comfortable for most, but may be on the small side for more "robust" passengers. 2) The sites visited might not be interesting to those younger than 35; a lot of the references and movie stars mentioned are from long ago. |
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Dearly Departed is the tour to beat
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| Thu, Nov 12, 09 1:00 PM |
jvasko |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| We had an excellent time on the Dearly Department tour given by our tour guide Richard. He was a great tour guide and answered all of our questions and provided the inside story we were all looking for. Dearly Departed is the tour I recommend for visitors who want to approach Hollywood with the sense of humor and nostalgia. My only complaint was that the air conditioning was too cold. Other than that, A+ |
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Educational, Entertaining, and FUN.........
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| Wed, Nov 11, 09 1:00 PM |
jlookingca |
Male |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| I have been on several other LA tours and was looking forward to this one. My friend and I learned a lot and were very entertained by the driver Richard. When it was all said and done, we saw so much that I couldn't even remember it all. Came back home and told my family and friends all about it. I definitely want to go back and take one of the other tours. Thanks again! |
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Expert guide to Hollywood's macabre underbelly
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| Wed, Nov 11, 09 1:00 PM |
sglevy |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| This is the only "star homes" type of tour I could have taken, since it's coming from a twisted and satirical (but also somewhat loving) point of view. The tour visits the sites of about 100 celebrity deaths and mishaps in 3 1/2 hours. The tour guide, who is also the driver, is extremely well informed and appropriately ironic, although simultaneously fascinated by and protective of the Hollywood culture. Theme music and snippets of court testimony, 911 calls, interviews, etc are piped into the van throughout the tour. All of the highlights and lowlights are hit in Hollywood and Beverly Hills. The van accommodates a maximum of 13 people, so the group is intimate and the experience is personal. I will definitely try to go on the Helter Skelter Tour (all Manson Family murders) the next time I'm in LA! |
