| Rating |
Date Attended |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? [v] |
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Very informative
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| Fri, Mar 7, 08 9:00 AM |
vbemister |
Female |
50-59 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| My husband and I chose this tour based on other reviews and because we prefer a smaller group - we were not disappointed. Steve provided us with a lot of information (as well as laughs) about Manhattan and we saw places we would not have seen otherwise. I would absolutely recommend this over a large group tour.
Vancouver, B.C. |
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Great introduction to NY
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| Thu, Feb 14, 08 9:00 AM |
MelanieR |
Female |
40-49 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Steven knows his New York and enthusiastically shared his knowledge and his passion for the city with the participants of our tour.
We managed to get a great combination of facts and anecdotal incidents to make us feel at home in the "big apple". The tour covered all essentials and we had a small enough group that all our questions could be answered. We felt we had a good enough orientation to plan our own schedules and revisit any places of additional interest in the days following the tour.
Thanks for a great day!! |
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Great Intro to NYC
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| Sun, Jan 20, 08 9:00 AM |
tnfstroud |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| This was a great way to see many of the famous sites of NY without having to ride around in a big tour bus. It was great having someone who knew the ins and outs of the city and its many idiosyncrasies. Steve was easy to communicate with (when you could get a word in edgewise) and had answers to almost every question we had. We will recommend this trip to friends who come to visit. Our daughter had taken this tour twice previously and wouldn't hear of our not taking it. Thanks again for a great time. |
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Excellent tour-do it early in your NYC trip
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| Sun, Dec 30, 07 9:00 AM |
nickseaver |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| We went on our full day tour the second day of our vacation in NYC and it turned out to be the key to the enjoyment of the entire trip! Steven, the tour owner and operator, does a fantastic job of showing the major sights in uptown, midtown, and downtown. He also provided fascinating historical facts associated with the sights-- NOT just "look at the Empire State Building" but history associated with its construction during the Depression, etc.
Steven's tour earned our highest rating! Don't miss it. |
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Terrific and fun overview of New York City
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| Mon, Dec 10, 07 9:00 AM |
JimHalfhill |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| We were first time visitors to New York City and feel we received a fabulous overview of the city from Stephen Duer, our tour guide. Stephen is exceptionally knowledgeable of New York City and enthusiastically shared this with us. We arrived with no concept of New York and left knowing uptown from downtown, the fashion district from wall street, soho from greenwich village, Manhattan from the Bronx, and how all this fits together. It was a great tour. Well done, Stephen. |
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Steve was an excellant host
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| Tue, Dec 4, 07 9:00 AM |
barberg |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Bus was very nice, tour covered all the areas of interest and Steve was full of great information and Manhattan history, we thourghly enjoyed the day |
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Best Ever!
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| Tue, Nov 20, 07 9:00 AM |
kstrick1 |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| This was my favorite city tour ever - and even better that it occurred in New York City, one of my favorite cities. I have been to NYC several times, but now I have a better feel for all of Manhattan. I recommend the full day tour. |
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Best tour I've been on anywhere
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| Sat, Nov 17, 07 9:00 AM |
stevelinn |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| This was the best tour I've ever been on. A lot of times when I visit new places I take tours to learn more about the city. I usually enjoy them, but this was the most fun and informative one I've taken. Steve was extremely knowledgeable and entertaining at the same time. I actually recommended this tour to a friend of mine that has lived in NYC for 6 years. Although she knows a lot about the city, I still think she could learn quite a bit from this. Good amount of time on the bus and off of the bus. Strongly recommend this tour to anyone! |
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Thorough tour with thoughtful commentary
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| Thu, Nov 15, 07 9:00 AM |
tmmmzerve |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| We had 2-1/2 days to spend in NYC and we spent the first 1-1/2 doing a pretty good job of covering mid-town on our own. We didn't want to leave NYC without at least an overview of the rest of the island and we'd heard that Marvelous Manhattan was a great way to get that. With Stephen as our guide, we accomplished everything we wanted and more. We saw the important and famous buildings including restaurants, stores, theatres and museums. We drove through every district getting a thorough explanation of where we were, what the importance of the district was, something of its history and the names of famous people who either worked in, lived in or impacted the areas. We learned how the various districts changed and evolved over the years and exactly what they were like today. We covered it all--north, south, east and west. When we return to NY, we will know exactly what we want to visit and where it is. Any time we spend there in the future will be totally productive because of our tour.
I can't say enough about Stephen. He made a huge effort to give us a tremendous amount of information in the time we had. He was very sensitive to members of the group. He enjoyed interacting with us and liked having questions and comments throughout the trip. After touring together for several hours, as guests we were getting to know one another and we began having conversations among ourselves. Stephen stepped back at those times and allowed us to visit without feeling that we were interfering with what he was trying to do, but he masterfully interjected his information when we were at important sites. He knew what would be important to all of us and he knew how to efficiently cover the city to get everything in. It was obvious right from the beginning that we were in competent hands with Stephen.
If we could have, I would have taken this tour the first day of our visit in NY. We would have been much more confident about where we were going and what we were seeing. But, as it is, we did fine on our own and now know exactly what we want to do when we return. Our time in the future will be very productive because of our tour.
I think we were very fortunate to have found Marvelous Manhattan and Stephen we are very grateful to him for caring to give us a great experience. |
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The group didnīt interact
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| Sun, Oct 21, 07 9:00 AM |
SimoneRois |
Male |
50-59 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Tour could be rated as 7 in a scale 1 to 10. The guide was good, but the group didnīt connect, so it was not that fun. |
