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Go Ahead Tours London City Stay
With its centuries-old landmarks and sophisticated shopping, dignified palaces and flowering parks, London truly is a never-ending delight.
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(34 Reviews) 34
18 out of 18 100% of customers would recommend this tour.
Customer Reviews for London City Stay
Review 1 for London City Stay
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by DDELAGU |
Number of past tours:1
Traveled on:03/31/2012
Location:GA
Age:Under 30
Gender:Female
I traveled:solo
by DDELAGU |
April 21, 2012
review of London city stay tour
I enjoyed my first trip to Europe. London seemed to be a great gateway to Europe. I liked that I had the freedom to do what I wanted but also spend some time with my group. Kay, my tour director, was great and very approachable.
Deborah
Recommended for: Active Travelers, Family Vacations, Art, History, & Culture, First Time Travelers, Experienced Travelers
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Review 2 for London City Stay
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5
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5
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by MERIBETH |
Number of past tours:1
Traveled on:03/10/2012
Location:NC
Age:60+
Gender:Female
I traveled:with friend(s)
by MERIBETH |
April 11, 2012
A wonderful, educational and memorable trip!
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The London City Stay was perfect. Tours were great and guides were so good. Phone card offered worked well for me. And we had sunshine every day!
Recommended for: Active Travelers, Anniversary Trips, Solo Travelers, Art, History, & Culture, Trip Of A Lifetime, First Time Travelers, Experienced Travelers
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Review 3 for London City Stay
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5
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5
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5
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5
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by DCECCHINI1 |
Number of past tours:3
Traveled on:03/31/2012
Location:CT
Age:60+
Gender:Male
I traveled:with my spouse/significant other
by DCECCHINI1 |
April 9, 2012
London City Stay
The tour did not go as planned because no one wanted to do the planned excursions. We were left to our plans, and let me tell you, Kay our guide was just great. She helped us explore London on our own. She was great helping us get our "tube" pass "tap on tap off" and London was ours, what a greaty lady. London opened up to us as we have never thought. The Tower, Winston's war rooms, the Eye, and the play 39 Steps. Even the food, who knew!
Yes we would go with Goahead Tours again.
Yes we would go with Goahead Tours again.
Recommended for: Art, History, & Culture, Food & Wine, First Time Travelers
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Review 4 for London City Stay
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by PPACSEV |
Number of past tours:1
Traveled on:03/10/2012
Location:NC
Age:60+
Gender:Female
I traveled:with friend(s)
by PPACSEV |
April 1, 2012
London City Stay
Our group had a great time. I really liked the versatility of this tour. You can take advantage of the extra excursions or you can tour London on your own. Our tour director had other excursions that we could take advantage of and I just wish we had known in advance that there were these other options available. The tour guide was very helpful and helped make our stay memorable.
Recommended for: Active Travelers, Anniversary Trips, Solo Travelers, First Time Travelers
+2points
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Review 5 for London City Stay
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4
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5
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by Anonymous |
Number of past tours:1
Traveled on:03/10/2012
Location:NC
Age:50-59
Gender:Female
I traveled:with friend(s)
by Anonymous |
March 28, 2012
London stay
The tour guide was great. Really knowledgable and very helpful I would recommend the trip. However would have appreciated knowing how small the rooms are at the hotel Very small room small bed but they were comfortable. The hotel was in a great location
Recommended for: Active Travelers, Family Vacations, Art, History, & Culture, First Time Travelers
+2points
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Review 6 for London City Stay
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4
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5
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by JSTRINGER |
Number of past tours:1
Traveled on:03/10/2012
Location:LA
Age:Under 30
Gender:Female
I traveled:with friend(s)
by JSTRINGER |
March 27, 2012
Great trip!
This trip was so wonderful. I had been to London before, but this trip was a whole new experience because I did things I didn't get to do the first time. Go Ahead was very accomodating with everything. On our free days, our tour director helped us get tickets to places early so we wouldn't have to wait in lines, and she made sure to tell us what the best times were to go to places so we wouldn't be stuck in crowds. I completely enjoyed my vacation, and look forward to my next GoAhead trip!
Recommended for: Anniversary Trips, Solo Travelers, Family Vacations, First Time Travelers
+2points
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Review 7 for London City Stay
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5
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5
Tour Director
5
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5
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by MIDNIGHTANDSMOKEY |
Number of past tours:1
Traveled on:03/10/2012
Location:TX
Age:60+
Gender:Female
I traveled:solo
by MIDNIGHTANDSMOKEY |
March 20, 2012
City stay in London March 10-18 2012
This is a great concept! There was just enough activity to give us a good grounding yet not so much so that we could venture out on our own. Our tour guide Kay was delightful and knowledgeable about the city. I would love to go on another one. You should offer many more additional stays like these to other destinations!
Recommended for: Active Travelers, Solo Travelers, First Time Travelers
+2points
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Review 8 for London City Stay
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5
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by AMIDKIFF1 |
Number of past tours:2
Traveled on:10/08/2011
Location:VA
Age:30-39
Gender:Female
I traveled:with friend(s)
by AMIDKIFF1 |
October 27, 2011
May just want to move!
Everyone in London was so kind, and we had such a wonderful experience that I have actually thought about moving to the UK. My last trip with Go Ahead (Edinburgh and the Scottish Highlands) made me feel just as much at home as this one. Thanks especially to our guides - Reuben in Scotland, and Kay on this trip to London!!
Recommended for: Active Travelers, Anniversary Trips, Solo Travelers, Family Vacations, Art, History, & Culture, Food & Wine, Honeymoons, First Time Travelers, Relaxing Retreat, Experienced Travelers
+9points
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Review 9 for London City Stay
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5
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5
Tour Director
5
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5
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Challenging
by BCOLE25 |
Number of past tours:14
Traveled on:10/08/2011
Location:CT
Age:60+
Gender:Female
I traveled:with friend(s)
by BCOLE25 |
October 25, 2011
London at its best.
A great way to see London and its environs in depth. Trips to nearby towns easily doable - also went to Greenwich, Stonehenge, Bath, Oxford, Cotswalds, Stratford, Canterbury and Dover. Loved using the Thames Boat tours to get around.
Recommended for: Active Travelers, Anniversary Trips, Solo Travelers, Family Vacations, Art, History, & Culture, Honeymoons, First Time Travelers, Experienced Travelers
+6points
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Review 10 for London City Stay
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Tour Value
4
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5
Tour Director
5
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by pmdudley |
Number of past tours:1
Traveled on:9/17/2011 12:00:00 AM
Location:MI
Age:60+
Gender:Female
I traveled:with friend(s)
by pmdudley |
October 6, 2011
Well planned and organized trip
With the exception of the hotel, (a great location, but under renovation at the time), it was a perfect trip. Our guides were very knowledgeable, and the choice of side trips was very good. Good value for the money.
Recommended for: Anniversary Trips, Family Vacations, Art, History, & Culture, First Time Travelers
+2points
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Review 11 for London City Stay
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Tour Value
4
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5
Tour Director
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by crusse70 |
Number of past tours:1
Traveled on:6/11/2011 12:00:00 AM
Location:WY
Age:30-39
Gender:Female
I traveled:with my spouse/significant other
by crusse70 |
June 23, 2011
Fabulous London City Stay!
Wonderful trip!!! The city stay allowed the both of best worlds - excursions with a very knowledgeable blue badge guide at Hampton Court and free time to explore London on our own and at our own pace. Our tour guide Kay was the absolute best! She went above & beyond our expectations and gave us tips for saving time and money and marked lesser known sights on a map for us to easily find. She gave us tips about shopping and dining out for a truly British experience.
Recommended for: Anniversary Trips, Art, History, & Culture, Trip Of A Lifetime, First Time Travelers, Relaxing Retreat, Experienced Travelers
+9points
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RWENTZ6
Bradenton, FL
Just wonderful indeed!
Posted July 28, 2011
We were part of this trip also (June '11). Loved the hotel-newer, centrally located and had all the amenities we wanted. Our tour director Kay was absolutely wonderful and was so accomodating. Explained the tube system and encouraged us to use it! Went way out of her way to be of help to us. The weather wasn't great, but we had the most marvelous time. We ended up having direct flights from TPA to Gatwick and our transportation to and from hotel was first rate. Couldn't have been better.
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Review 12 for London City Stay
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by RTOTA1 |
Number of past tours:2
Traveled on:11/27/2010
Location:NY
Age:60+
Gender:Female
I traveled:with friend(s)
by RTOTA1 |
February 24, 2011
Hassle Free Trip
The London City Stay was perfect for an independent traveler like myself. The time consuming details of finding a flight, getting a well located hotel, having transportation to and from the airport are all taken care of. The presence of a local Go Ahead guide in the hotel was a great help in planning my day. Of course, you can always take advantage of the planned excursions offered by GAT. It was such a good experience and such a good value that I'm taking my next city stay in Paris next month.
Recommended for: Solo Travelers, Art, History, & Culture, First Time Travelers, Experienced Travelers
+15points
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Review 13 for London City Stay
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5
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5
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5
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by JFINDLEY9 |
Number of past tours:3
Traveled on:11/06/2010
Location:FL
Age:60+
Gender:Female
I traveled:solo
by JFINDLEY9 |
December 31, 2010
I love London
Although I did not use the services of the tour director, I found her to be vivacious and charming. This is my 10th trip to London, and I went there to be able to see things at my pace which never hapens on guided tours. Don't get me wrong tours are great and give a nice taste, but this time I wanted longer to see the Tate Modern, Abbey Lane, the British Museum. This trip fitted my needs. We were in a convenient location. I hope to do it again. I am a tru e Anglophile!!!!
Recommended for: Anniversary Trips, Solo Travelers, Family Vacations, Art, History, & Culture, Food & Wine, Honeymoons, First Time Travelers, Relaxing Retreat, Experienced Travelers
+11points
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Review 14 for London City Stay
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4
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5
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by HCOLWELL3 |
Number of past tours:2
Traveled on:11/27/2010
Location:CT
Age:60+
Gender:Male
I traveled:solo
by HCOLWELL3 |
December 30, 2010
trip of a lifetime
I have always wanted to visit London and now that I am retired, this is the time.
Recommended for: Solo Travelers, Art, History, & Culture
-1point
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Review 15 for London City Stay
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5
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5
Tour Director
5
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5
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Challenging
by MFERRERA2 |
Number of past tours:2
Traveled on:11/27/2010
Location:TX
Age:60+
Gender:Female
I traveled:with my spouse/significant other
by MFERRERA2 |
December 30, 2010
London City Stay
Great tour and tour guide made it really something to remember. One of my favorite actors is Martin Shaw and I have always wanted to see him in a play if I had a chance. So one morning I told this to our tour director and the next day she told me that he was in a play in London that week. So my husband and I went and got tickets and saw him. Our tour director (Kay McEntire) made this an experience I will never forget. She really went over and above what we expected.
Recommended for: Art, History, & Culture, Trip Of A Lifetime, First Time Travelers, Experienced Travelers
+10points
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Review 16 for London City Stay
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5
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by Wallysan |
Number of past tours:1
Traveled on:11/06/2010
Location:HI
Age:40-49
Gender:Male
I traveled:with a group coordinator/organization
by Wallysan |
December 30, 2010
Reluctant group tourist - converted
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After 25+ years of doing my own travel arranging I was somewhat reluctant when dad called and said "Call Go Ahead tours, we are going to London in November."The staff was very cooperative in booking my choice of airline and accommodating the extra leg from Hawaii to ensure we arrived with the rest of the family.
The city stay style of tour was very much like the way we travel - a room and flexibility to do what we want when we want. (Living in Hawaii I know what the tour buses miss) The guide was great and she made it easy to find the things we wanted to do meeting our limitations because of jet lag and short daylight hours. Since the late fall is the rainiest time in London outdoor sight seeing was interesting most days but since there are hundreds of museums and galleries to see that keep you dry. Again I thank the guide for teaching us the tube basics the first evening so that we could get around the city quickly and efficiently.
The first thing i did after getting the dates was look up a race that i could do (I travel to race these days) and found a 10k run at Greenwich Park. As I was training for the Honolulu Marathon this was going to be fun to do a short fast race in two hemispheres - not many places one can do this. The Movember 10k was really fun and supports a great cause. My wife enjoyed the wide variety costumed runners while went off and ran the fastest 10k I have done in at least 20 years (0:51:28) - low 40s much faster than the ~80 that we deal with in Hawaii year round. After the race had a great time checking out the 0 meridian line and the history of longitude and navigation timekeeping.
The flexibility of the city stay style of tour is reflected in my ability to do the race yet I was able to see Stonehenge and Bath on a guided trip while my wife was in the heart of London pursuing her dream of studying needlepoint at on the embroidery houses that supplies emblems for much of the British military. She found out more about the history of the craft then in several decades of study in the US.
While some of the younger member of my group didn't "get" the hotel. i personally liked the more authentic (English) nature of the hotel which had at least been upgraded to individual baths. Except the construction barriers causing some confusion for the taxis, the location was excellent - close to the Tube and much of the nightlife of the Kensington district of London.
Overall, I was pleasantly surprised that the city stay actually fit my travel style and i look forward to a future tour with Go Ahead.
Recommended for: Active Travelers, Solo Travelers, Family Vacations, Art, History, & Culture, Experienced Travelers
+7points
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Review 17 for London City Stay
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by UserAWW4T |
Number of past tours:1
Traveled on:11/06/2010
Location:MD
Age:50-59
Gender:Female
I traveled:with my spouse/significant other
by UserAWW4T |
December 30, 2010
Good Trip
Well the tour itself was very nice. All the excursions that we took were very nice. The one thing that bothered me about London was how rude the Londoners seemed to be. I guess I don't like when someone just elbows you out of the way without even saying excuse me. I also didn't like the fact that they didn't even speak with you.
Recommended for: First Time Travelers
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Review 18 for London City Stay
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4
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5
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by JSTAH1 |
Number of past tours:4
Traveled on:09/18/2010
Location:NY
Age:60+
Gender:Female
I traveled:solo
by JSTAH1 |
November 8, 2010
I had been away from London far too long ...
... and I'm so very glad I made the decision to return. The Kensington area is a great place to make your home away from home while in London - and the GoAhead representative really put the finishing touches together for all, whether this was your first trip or, if like me, you were returning yet again to seek out wherever your interests take you - from museums to palaces, canal trips to the theatre - it is all at your fingertips. Can't wait to return!
Recommended for: Anniversary Trips, Solo Travelers, Art, History, & Culture, First Time Travelers, Relaxing Retreat
+8points
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Review 19 for London City Stay
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3
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5
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by SSTCYR1 |
Number of past tours:2
Traveled on:08/14/2010
Location:OK
Gender:Female
I traveled:with friend(s)
by SSTCYR1 |
September 26, 2010
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-3points
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Review 20 for London City Stay
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4
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5
Tour Director
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by SBLOUNT19 |
Number of past tours:1
Traveled on:02/27/2010
Location:TN
Gender:Female
I traveled:with a group coordinator/organization
by SBLOUNT19 |
August 13, 2010
Great first trip with Go Ahead
I had a wonderful time with the group I toured with. I liked the flexibility to do what you wanted to do. You could go on your own or you could go with the group. I loved the castles they took us to tour and the side trip to Stonehenge! It was a great first experience with this company.
Recommended for: Active Travelers, First Time Travelers, Art, History, & Culture
+4points
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