| Rating |
Date Attended |
Reviewer |
Gender [v] |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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HIghly Recommended
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| Sat, Apr 7, 07 9:00 AM |
Nicholas55 |
Female |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| Except for the fact that the driver failed to get us at our chosen designated spot, and we froze from the cold waiting, it won't stop us from saying that Joe, our tour guide was very thorough, witty, very informative, and very detailed - enough to make us appreciate and understand the culture of New York City. We enjoyed the tour so much. Also, the tour was quite extensive, and i do believe we got our money's worth.
To the owner, thanks for picking us up, and bringing us to the bus so we won't miss the tour.
Again, thank you.
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Great value for your tourism dollar!
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| Fri, Apr 6, 07 9:00 AM |
aosbourne |
Female |
20-29 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| My husband and I took in this tour April 6, 2007. We really enjoyed ourselves! Steve took the time to learn everyone's name and made everyone feel welcome right from the get go. An extremely welcoming and very warm host.
Steve is full of all sorts of interesting tidbits and facts about New York City which really made each stopping or passing point that much more interesting. I really enjoyed how he encouraged everyone's participation on the tour with quiz type like questions.
Lunch at Katz's deli was a true New York experience. When we arrived the place was certainly crowded! We loved it! We ordered our food and raved about it throughout our lunch - it was truly delicious! They have this interesting ticket system that you MUST follow! Steve explains it fully before you go in so there's no confusion!
All in all the tour is fantastic - especially if you are on a short trip to NYC and want to see as much as possible. We only had two full days in NYC and we truly feel like we've see all of it! A great tour for all types of travellers - families, young and old alike!
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Royal Bus Tour of NYC - Excellent Experience
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| Thu, Apr 5, 07 9:00 AM |
bfranklin1 |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| My family and I thoroughly enjoyed the Royal Bus tour of NYC. The tour was highly recommended by our friends in North Carolina. Our 17 year old daughter and her friend learned so much about the city in a very short time frame. Steve was so entertaining. His passion for NYC is evident and is shared by all tour members.
I would highly recommend this activity to anyone. Several members of our group were on their 5th tour with Steve. I plan to recommend the tour to anyone I know planning a trip to NYC. Thanks so much for sharing NYC with us, Steve. You were fantastic! |
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Extremely Informational and Entertaining
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| Tue, Apr 3, 07 9:00 AM |
dewanagober |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| Steve was a fabulous tour guide. He was very entertaining as well as informative. Our group even passed one of the other tour lines and commented about how bored they all seemed to be!!!!! Not the case with our group.
We also thought that George, the driver, needed some kind of award for maneuvering the "people mover" in and out of traffic.
The only complaint that I had was the lunch stop. I know that it is a favorite of Steve's, but of all the meals that we had over a period of six days, that one was the worst. Maybe I just chose the wrong thing. I didn't get the Pastrami. I got chicken salad instead.
Overall, I highly recommend the Marvelous Manhattan tour. If information and details were priced by line item, the price of the Marvelous Manhattan tour is a real bargain!!!!! |
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Excellent tour
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| Tue, Apr 3, 07 9:00 AM |
TamaraJones |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| The tour was fabulous. I would recommend it to anyone. Tour guide had real indepth information and history to share. His enthusiasm for NYC was obvious and made the tour so much better. I have never been on such an informative tour. We did the half day but wish we had done the full tour. |
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Excellent
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| Mon, Apr 2, 07 9:00 AM |
susanfoster |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| Everyone in my party from age 14 to 68 LOVED the tour........It was exciting, informative, fun, funny, and most definitely had the "personal touch". It was a great time. |
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wow so tis is New York
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| Thu, Mar 29, 07 9:00 AM |
hetherwick |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| it ws wonderful. Our guide, Steven, was great. He was humorous, accommadating and full of facts . He was also charming and gracious. His love for New York was very evident. The tour was wonderful. It gave a glimpse into the authentic part of the city, not just the tourist things. I would highly recommend it to my friends. |
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Very Informative & Entertaining!
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| Mon, Mar 26, 07 9:00 AM |
dcummings |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| This tour had been recommended to us from a friend who had gone to NY about 6 years ago. She said if there was any way we could get the "King" to do our tour we would be VERY lucky! Since it had been six years and I read on the website that other tour guides had joined the company I figured the chances were slim that we would actually get Stephen (aka King) heading our tour. Needless to say I was thrilled when the bus pulled up and there he was... smiling away. This was not the average tour. There were only eleven of us on the bus and it was very interactive. It was more like having a friend from New York show you around. I would most definately recommend this tour and thought it was worth every penny we spent.
Dana, Mikel & Grant
Scottsdale, Arizona |
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Great day!
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| Mon, Mar 19, 07 9:00 AM |
delanybrown |
Female |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| I took this tour on the day before I left NY and what a fantastic way to finish off my wonderful trip! Joe, our tour guide, was perfect - a true new yorker with a love and knowledge of the city which made you want to go back!
A great way to start any trip to NY because you get to see the places you might like to go and see some more of. It was great to sit back and be driven all around, we were a nice small group on the day I went and so it was a chance to chat more with the tour guide.
I would highly recommend this tour, it was an insight into the city and the day just flew by! Thanks Joe! |
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More entertaining than the Broadway plays
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| Thu, Mar 15, 07 9:00 AM |
KTexasJ |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| The tour with Stephen as our fearless leader, was truly more entertaining than the two Broadway plays we attended while we were in NYC. He gave a huge insight into the lives of local New Yorkers and a vivid history of this crammed town.....( coming from Texas there was a lot of close quarters....) Highly recommend this to all my friends and give it 5 stars... |
