| Rating |
Date Attended |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age [v] |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Tour and guide lived up to their name & reputation
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| Fri, Feb 6 9:00 AM |
gerryclane |
Male |
40-49 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| Marvellous Manhattan tours gives you exactly what it says and Stephen is a truly great guide. He is passionate about New York and not only shows you all the main sights but gives you information and takes you to places that really makes you understand this great City and how is continually changing. I had been on another tour on my first time to NYC but this was the first time for my son. I saw and learnt more things on this tour and we both thought it was fascinating and a great day. Well done Stephen and long may you continue to show the true New York to countless other tourists.
ps. the pastrami at Katz's was fantastic |
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Can not imagine doing NYC without this tour
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| Fri, Dec 12, 08 9:00 AM |
fbusiness |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| First time to NYC. We could not have had trip we did and enjoyed ourselves more than expected, had we not started our visit with this tour. Steve was outstanding, truly cared about the city and made all of us feel as a special guest of both New York and his. Steve is a rare find.
Starting the visit off with this tour allowed us to then maximize our time in the city. Extremely valuable and should be mandatory for all first time visitors and should be considered for most of the residents of the city to appreciate where they live.
Great great great. Please do yourself the favor and do this tour.
Thank you for making our trip that much better. |
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Fun, friendly and good value
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| Fri, Nov 28, 08 9:00 AM |
GBlakemore |
Female |
40-49 |
International Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| The tour provided my friend, a first time visitor to New York, an insight into all the main highlights of Manhattan Island in one day. I had already visited the city on two previous occassions, but getting the insider view from a local was great and I saw the sights from a different perspective. Steve, the guide, was friendly and enthusiastic. He created a good group atmosphere and was ready to answer all questions. By the end of the day we felt we had certainly seen the highlights of the city and could then choose the parts we wanted to go back and explore further. I would certainly recommend the tour and suggest that you do it on the first day so you can get you barings and decide what you want to see more of. Only downside was the lunch stop at Katz diner, which was billed as a highlight but was ridiculously busy and in our view, not overly clean. I guess it was an authentic New York experience, but not one I would choose to repeat. This aside, it was fun, friendly and good value. |
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Amazing Experience-Worth the trip
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| Fri, Nov 21, 08 9:00 AM |
mominpc |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| Steve was absolutely the BEST. My family and I (including my 8 year old daughter) had a wonderful time on the day tour. We not only saw the sites, but learned a lot about their history (and while my daughter, Cadie missed a day of school she learned a lot about the history of N.Y. City). Steve's personal interaction with the guests on the bus encouraged us to form relationships with one another as well. He not only knew us by name, but where we were from as well. We took another tour while we were there and this one far exceeded the other tour (from a different company). Whenever we return (one day soon-when it's warmer), we will definately book another tour. It was worth the money and the time. Thanks again Steve and company! |
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I had a great time. Steve is terrific
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| Sat, Nov 1, 08 9:00 AM |
McKimNYC |
Male |
40-49 |
Local |
Individual |
| Steve is terrific: He doesn't bore you with a ceaseless flow of trivia but rather informs you and shows you a fantastic slice of NYC. It is really obvious that he is a committed NYer who gets a kick out of his product.
There are MANY guides in this city. I am one of them. There are a number of good guides in the city but a vastly greater number of awful ones. Steve is a VERY good guide.
Highly recommended |
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Very thorough, lots of fun
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| Mon, Oct 20, 08 9:00 AM |
MrsWrenches |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| After you have spent the day with Steve, you will know New York. If you want a real insider's view, take this trip. Go early in your stay because this tour will clarify what else you might like to do. Many stops, almost every area touched from Downtown to Harlem. Just be sure to laugh at Steve's jokes so his feelings won't be hurt. Steve loves New York and after 7 1/2 hours in a van with Steve, we loved it, too! |
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Disappointed with change in bus
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| Sat, Oct 18, 08 9:00 AM |
Granim |
Female |
40-49 |
International Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| I booked this rather pricey tour for a fcouple reasons.
1. It was recommended by Zerve.
2. The type of bus.
I received excellent service up until my pick up. Shortly after booking I found out that the first pick up was at the Waldorf - so I asked to be picked up there so that we could have a chance at the first row of seats. This was all accomodated and confirmed via emails.
The actual experience: Not only were we NOT on the list for pick up at the Waldorf (as the tour guide indicated) there were other people on the bus ahead of us - so it was not the first stop and we had no chance of getting the front seats.
The bus was not the beautiful one described but rather a cramped mini-van which was difficult to manouver in and out of and as well, you could see very little. A coach would have been much better. But we were looking forward to the 'special' bus and it was not there.
The host indicated that he was a victim of the current economic troubles - and that's why his bus is gone. He said he'd make it up with the information he had to offer. Well at the price paid, we wanted both the information and the bus.
Interestingly at the end of the tour he told us that this mini van had 5 more days to go and that his new bus (the 'nice' style) would be in his hands at that point. So he lied to us at the beginning - suggesting that the economic climate was the reason is bus was gone.
Overall, disappointing - we should have been given ample notice to allow us to properly decide and take appropriate steps to research and book into another tour. |
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Highly recommended
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| Sun, Sep 7, 08 9:00 AM |
chembo |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| A good bus tour is essential when exploring a big city. This one was really great. |
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good route, but too opinionated
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| Thu, Aug 28, 08 9:00 AM |
lmacquisten |
Female |
40-49 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| I liked the areas which were covered, but our guide spent too much time with his opinions on everything. More facts regarding the city & the specific areas we were touring would have been better. |
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AMAZING TOUR THAT I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
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| Mon, Aug 11, 08 9:00 AM |
zimcogirl |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| This was my first time to NYC and I wanted something all-inclusive, yet entertaining. Well, this tour is all that and more! Steve, tour guide, has got to be one of the most knowledgable, funny guides I've ever encountered. I would recommend this with more than 5 stars! Lisa Zim, LA, Ca. |
