Shop Gotham

Julie, our guide was both lovely and funky - good choice of person for the activity. I was most impressed by our guide. She was approachable, knowledgeable, interesting, open and receptive to questions - very personable. Pay her well. I would have enjoyed even more historical information about the area. That said, I understand this was a "shopping tour" and Julie did a very good job incorporating information with "shopping". Not too impressed with the shops, but then, I am from an urban area. Wish we had known that shops did not open until 11:00 in SoHo. Oh and MarieBelle - if this is what New Yorkers think is the "ultimate" they haven't, one - read what is in the ingredient list or two, have not been abroad for chocolate. All said, I'd still recommend the experience.

My mother and I went on this trip and had a great time. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and took us to some very cool shops. I would definitely recommend this tour to anyone who has been to NYC a few times and who would like to delve into the city's great shopping a little deeper. I'd do it again! Marian

My daughter and her friends enjoyed our private shopping tour in Soho. Our tour guide Julie was terrific. She found stores that the girls loved. We finished with yummy cupcakes! Great idea for a sixteenth birthday.

The tour was great. It should us alot of shops that otherwise we would have never know were there. Danielle our guide was wonderful. Very knowledgeable and enthusiastic.

My mom, two sisters and I had an absolutely fantastic time on this tour and bought some great, interesting stuff. We went to stores that were unusual and different. We were able to get a real taste for the area and the shopping and learned about some sales. Sometimes the store mangers came and spoke to us about their product and demonstrated some of the items. We even stopped and got a free chocolate tasting!!! Christina our tour guide knew a lot about the area. She asked what kind of items we were looking for and she knew how to direct us. She was very pleasant to be with. We enjoyed meeting some of the young designers. All in all, it was a great tour and we would do it again.

We just returned from NYC. We had a fantastic time - our tour with Christina was a true highlight. NYC is fantastic...but this tour takes you away from the tourist things and lets you see another really neat part of the city. I took my 16 year old daughter for her birthday and she LOVED it. We went with another friend of mine and her 17 year old daughter (friend of my daughter). Christina asked questions to get the feel and style of our group(just the 4 of us) and tailored the tour to us. It was like shopping with a very knowledgeable, nice friend. Thanks ...we will be back for the sample sales!!

We had a lot of fun - I highly recommend!

Better if the tours could be separated by age. I think it is very difficult to direct a shopping tour to many different age groups

This was a fun way to see Soho. If you are looking for hardcore clothing shopping, this is not it. But, it is a great way to see some funky boutiques that you might not otherwise find and get a feel for the neighborhood.

our guide Julie was a hoot. Lots of fun and very knowledgeable. Enjoyed shopping in the showrooms though didn't buy much. A fun day all around.

I think you should contact the stores in advance to see if they will be open for the tour day, because a few of the stores we were scheduled to visit were closed. And another store that usually provides samples was not notified that we were coming that day. Also I think the tour guide should ask the group before the tour begins what kind of stores they're interested in, because we visited ones that no-one in our group really cared about. We feel that the tour really wasn't worth the money. We could accomplish the same thing on our own.

My mother, aunt, daughter and I took the insider tour this week. We were stopping in New York on our way to college tours. We all had a great time, but my 17 year old looked like she won the lottery. She couldn't quit beaming. Her younger sisters are already planning "their trip" when they're seniors. Going to the designer's show rooms added to the fun. Would do this again any time I had a chance to visit New York. Highly recommended.

Loved it! Christina was great! Learned so much from her. Would love to try another tour next time we're in NYC. I will recommend to friends!

Our group - two moms and their shopaholic teenage daughters - had a great time meandering through the streets of SoHo on one of the nicest fall days I can remember. Danielle, our guide, introduced us to some fabulous shops, the kind that out-of-towners like us would never have discovered on our own; the French jewelry and the awesome chocolate were standouts. Our daughters got to attend their first New York sample sale, and we were treated to bits of architectural and historical lore along the way. And when the tour ended (much too quickly!) we had learned enough about the neighbhorhood to do our own exploring and make some new finds ourselves,. Highly recommended!

Our guide introduced us to some great locations. She was knowledgeable about some of the history which was interesting. However, expectation was to get some shopping done too and staying at one place for 8 minutes max was not conducive for this. The title should be different and expectations reset to how the 2 hours are spent.