| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Sex & The Tour Guide
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| Thu, Dec 3, 09 11:00 AM |
CostaK |
Male |
20-29 |
International Tourist(s) |
Other |
| 3 hours packed with fun and jokes by a great onboard host. Highly recommended for fans of the show. See NewYork in a different way, the Sexy way :-) Freebies and discounts thrown in too. Great stuff. |
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Good but slightly disappointing
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| Tue, Dec 1, 09 3:00 PM |
chrisgriff |
Female |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| The tour itself wasn't entirely as expected as you don't go to anywhere of real significance to the TV series. You do drive past alot of places however you don't actually get off the coach, coupled with the fact that you no longer go to Carrie's apartment. Another point is that, particularly in November the 3pm tour may be a little late as it was dark when visiting some of the places. I also felt that visits to the bar, Magnolia Bakery and the Pleasure Chest were just a way of shepharding customers in to spend more money, we should have been spending more time at key places.
On a positive note, the tour guide was very knowledgeable and video clips appeared on screen so we could recall the part of the film/tv series that the place on the tour related to.
I did enjoy the tour but do not think I would wholeheartedly recommend it to die hard Sex and the City fans
Thanks |
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A lot of fun!
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| Tue, Dec 1, 09 3:00 PM |
ljherrick |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| I really liked the tour! Like the brochure said though, I wish we could have taken pictures on the stoop of Carrie's building and that the drink would have come with the tour. In Boston I went on a Pub Crawl and all their drinks were included with the tour so it must be a state law or something? But it was really neat to see a lot of the sites from the movie and series! |
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Not only a trip for SATC fans!
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| Mon, Nov 30, 09 3:00 PM |
lyndseyhowar |
Female |
20-29 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| This was my second time on this tour (first time about 18 months ago), although my mum and sister were on it for their first time. The tour has changed a lot since the movie has come out, with more references to the movie than the series, however it was still a great trip for SATC fans. It is also a greally good way to see different areas around NY, so I would recommend doing the tour early on in your visit to NY, as we spent some time going back to some of the areas we noticed on the trip ( particularly Bleeker in West Village for Magnolia Bakery and fantastic shops!).
My only negative comment was that, on the previous tour i was on, we visited Carrie's apartment and you could have your picture taken on her steps, which was just a great experience, but this wasn't one of the locations pointed out or visited on this tour and I did miss it.
Otherwise a great trip and very NY experience. |
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Entertaining if your a Sex and the City fan
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| Mon, Nov 30, 09 3:00 PM |
jenhealy |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| So, I will say that the tour was "enjoyable" and I'm glad my friend and I went. Was it the best tour I've ever taken? No. Was it fun and worth the money, considering it was over 3 hours? Yes.
Our tour guide, Emily, was funny and full of enthusiasm, which was terrific. Our group of folks on the bus... well, not so full of enthusiasm. I'm not sure if there was a language barrier with some folks or whether this was just kind of a dull crowd. I can imagine that with a bus full of enthusiatic Sex and the City fans, I would have "enthusiastically recommended" it, rather than just "recommended" it. Overall, good time and now is a great time to go because it certainly gets you in the mood for the Sex and the City 2 movie coming out next year!! |
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Great Tour. We recommend it.
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| Mon, Nov 30, 09 11:00 AM |
zamecn1k |
Female |
20-29 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| It was à great day. The tour guide was very funny. We got à good overview of NYC. The selection of the Hot Spots was okay. |
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More stops would make this great!
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| Mon, Nov 30, 09 11:00 AM |
hortonh |
Female |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| Overall the tour is good and great for any fan... with clips from the show on the bus to remind you exactly what you are looking at there's also a bit of context for the less obsessed. However, most of the sites are whizzed by on the bus and only outside views (i.e. see the fourth window up, third along... in there is Big's apartment).
Also, I think that hitting the Pleasure Chest first up at 10am is not the best - maybe if it was at the end when everyone had chatted a bit and relaxed it might work better. |
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our guide Lou, made it fun fun fun!!!
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| Mon, Nov 30, 09 11:00 AM |
markbartonhi |
Male |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| I really enjoyed the tour, as it was on a very rainy day - I thought it would be a disaster, but on the contrary... it was a total joy.
We had a wonderfully enthusiastic tour guide (Lou) who made everyone feel very comfortable and light hearted.
She knew everything and spoke clearly and with confidence and style.
She was kind and took our pictures for us, she had the patience of a saint when we got off the bus and went on location, everyone had a question for her!
She went out of her way to give us information to enhance our trip to New York, and help us find all sorts of tourist sights and pojnts of interest.
On the whole, I had so much fun and found myself shouting out answers to questions and really getting into the spirit of the tour - when usually I am quite quiet and reserved. Lou's personality and warmth made evryone feel like they had the best time discovering the world of 'sex and the city' WELL DONE
and Thanks
Mark |
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SO much fun!
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| Mon, Nov 30, 09 11:00 AM |
krystelc |
Female |
20-29 |
International Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| Our tour guide Amy was EXACTLY what a SATC tour guide should be...sassy, sexy and hilarious! I had so much fun on this tour and my boyfriend (who was dreading this day quite frankly) has even commented on how much fun the day was and that it's also a great way to see the city. As a massive fan I felt SO close to the characters simply by following in their stillettos. The Cosmo was delicious, the Cupcake was addictive, the jokes were too funny and I truly didn't want the day to end. If you're a true SATC fan then you owe it to yourself to take this tour and if you're very lucky your tour guide will be Amy! |
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it was fun even on a rainy day!
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| Mon, Nov 30, 09 11:00 AM |
poci84 |
Female |
20-29 |
International Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| It was a bit hard to spot the guide at the meeting point because there were so many people standing around... People that went on the second coach had to wait for quite a while. This time could have been used to give first information about the tour and how it is organized. It would be nice if the booklet had a map where the hotspots are marked, so you get an idea where you are in this "big apple". Our guide Lou was friendly, but taken into account that the majority of people on the bus where not native english speakers, her comments where really fast... But in total, it was a fun tour and SATC defenitly brightens up a rainy day:-) |
