| Rating |
Date Attended |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? [v] |
Group Type? |
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The best part of our trip!
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| Sat, Jul 4 9:00 AM |
teresathomas |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| With four days in NYC, this was our most enjoyable and informative activity! In a little under 7 hours we really got to see all the major areas and attractions. Better than that, Steve, the tour guide, was incredibly informative on a variety of topics. He definitely gave us a feel for what it was like to actually live in NYC. The tour bus was very comfortable, and the small group allowed for many questions and comments. I would strongly recommend taking this tour on the FIRST day of your trip. You will both understand and enjoy the rest of the trip so much more! |
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an excellent tour definitely worth the money
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| Mon, Jun 29 9:00 AM |
deniseschow |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| This is a wonderful introductory tour to New York. It has the feel of a private tour given by a guide who is really interested in making sure that you get a comprehensive understanding of the history of New Yorks buildings and other sites while also giving you insight into the daily life of New Yorkers. Steve was our guide and we were very happy with his lively personality and intriguing stories. A definite must do for anyone visiting New York. |
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Wonderful tour!
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| Thu, Jun 25 9:00 AM |
Goloskov |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| We were very pleased with our tour. We were able to see all of NY in a short period of time and for first time visitors, this was important. Our tour guide/driver, Steve, was very knowledgeable, very interesting and very helpful. We would certainly go on this tour again and would recommend it to everyone. |
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Excellent tour
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| Thu, Jun 25 9:00 AM |
Brandion |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| It was an excellent an very thorough tour. However, I have taken the tour before and it is not quite as good as it was. Before the person giving the tour went with us to provide highlights of the various places we visited. This time he also served as the bus driver and therefore was not able to provide the additional insight. With that said, the tour was excellent and much better then the local competition where you are constantly stopping to pick up and drop off passengers. |
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Tour of New York City.
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| Tue, Jun 23 9:00 AM |
Mburcham |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| We were taken to a number of areas in the city that I have heard of many times. What I enjoyed most of all was all the information on each area. There were facts given to us that I had no idea about. It was very interesting. I'm glad we had the opportunity to take such a good tour. |
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Enjoyed it very much
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| Mon, Jun 22 9:00 AM |
debbikramer |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| WE both enjoyed our tour of the city. We especailly liked that it showed us where we might want to go back to on another day of our trip. The stops we made were very good.
We would higher reccommend it to anyone.
Would like to try other tours if we go back again. |
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Fantastic!
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| Sat, Jun 20 9:00 AM |
richwieder |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Our tour guide and driver Steve was GREAT! He had the ability to provide a lot of interesting information while instilling a bit of humor along the way. We had a great time and would recommend the tour to anyone who is interested in learning more about NYC. |
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Fun - Long on Downtown, Short on Uptown
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| Fri, Jun 19 9:00 AM |
cafazenb |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Only 2 very minimal negatives (underline the minimal aspect):
1) Pinpointing the location where we would be picked up was not perfect (Hilton Hotel) - there are 4 corners, could have been any one of them. Did not know where to stand exactly to NOT miss the bus/shuttle, nor did we know what type of vehicle we were looking for so we were a little anxious about it. Luckily, we chose the right corner and once Steve arrived we were easily spotted and invited to board the bus!
2) Expected that the before lunch and after lunch tours would be similar in length so that we would see downtown before lunch and uptown after lunch. Trip was actually more like 2/3 downtown and 1/3 upper mid-town and only a short drive thru lower uptown. Appreciate what we did see, but time was a factor in seeing all we would have liked to see.
Steve was great. Very entertaining and was able to keep everyone moving in spite of time constraints. Nice cohesive group - pretty much everyone on the same page in turns of what their expectations were and what they enjoyed seeing and doing. I was worried that 6 1/5 hours was a long time to be on a tour, but the time moved quickly and there was no lag time or boredom along the way.
We thought it was money well spent and would definitely recommend it to others and do it again ourselves if/when we return to New York. Thanks Steve!!! |
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This Tour will be one of your Best NYC Memories
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| Thu, Jun 18 9:00 AM |
mama1mama |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| I searched diligently for a tour before my first visit to NYC in mid June. On this web site, I read a single sparse negative comment which I negated given the hundreds of positive ones, so I booked this tour knowing that even with a forecast of inclement weather it would be comfortable.
It was over and above and beyond what I could have anticipated and hoped for. It was the highlight of my first and short visit to NYC!
Steve is “The Whole Package Tour Guide” - skill, knowledge, ability, insight, patience, perception, energy, personality, professional, answers to questions, and tips and recommendations … all of this in abundance! Steve added so much more ie: tid bits of information and trivia and facts that were so interesting that I wanted to be sure to remember - so I took notes!!!!
Our group, with a fairly wide age spread, interacted easily and quickly with Steve's lead and there was at least one individual onboard that was referred by another repeat customer.
I can’t imagine a hop on / hop off nor a double decker tour listening to a commercial narration through a microphone after having taken this tour.
A Suggestion: Steve …. if you were to simply tape yourself on a few of your tours, you would have the makings to print a booklet full of information and fun and good to know facts that reflect your personality and knowledge that your guests would be happy to purchase at the end of the tour as a souvenir. Best Wishes for continued success!
... A. M. in Georgia |
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Great Opportunity to Learn about NYC!
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| Mon, Jun 15 9:00 AM |
LJolly |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| Information and tour route was great! We enjoyed the day and it was a great way for my sister to see NYC in one day! I have been to NYC many times and have always avoided tours but would highly recommend Marvelous Manhattan Tours! |
