Italian Grande

Italian Grande Reviews

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4.5

21 ratings

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4.3

21 ratings


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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Tour itinerary was advertised with plenty of my time unfortunately that didn’t happen. The accommodation was not consistent. We were all told we would have lake views at Lake Stresa accommodation and that didn’t happen so very disappointing. Some of the restaurant meals were not that great not a variety on offer.

Quality: 3
Value for money: 2
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Reply from Albatross Tours

Thank you, Michael and Sharon, for taking the time to share your feedback. I’m sorry to hear that there were several aspects of your tour that did not meet your expectations, particularly your experience with Cristina, the accommodation and some of the restaurant meals.
I’d genuinely like to underst
and more about your experience and the comments you have both raised. In particular, I’m curious about your feedback regarding the amount of free time, as the itinerary does include an entire free day in Tuscany along with some other opportunities within the tour. I’d be interested to understand how this compared with what you were expecting and where you felt the opportunity for personal time was lacking.
I’d also appreciate the opportunity to better understand what happened with the accommodation at Lake Stresa and the expectations around lake views, as well as your experiences with the meals and the support provided by Cristina. Hearing more detail from you would help us understand whether there are areas where we could have communicated more clearly or where the tour itself could have been better delivered.
If you’re both happy to do so, I’d be very pleased to speak with either or both of you directly. Please feel free to contact me at info@albatrosstours.com.au, and I’d be happy to take the time to listen and understand more about your experience.
Matt
Customer Service & Sales Leader
Albatross Tours

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Tour itinerary was advertised with plenty of free time which we found didn’t happen for various reasons, a huge difference between the good and bad motels as all tour members were told they would have a Lake view at our first Motel in Stresa only to have approx 3 rooms that did. The meal selection at dinner lacked choices on a number of occasions.

Quality: 3
Value for money: 2
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Reply from Albatross Tours

Thank you, Michael and Sharon, for taking the time to share your feedback. I’m sorry to hear that there were several aspects of your tour that did not meet your expectations, particularly your experience with Cristina, the accommodation and some of the restaurant meals.
I’d genuinely like to underst
and more about your experience and the comments you have both raised. In particular, I’m curious about your feedback regarding the amount of free time, as the itinerary does include an entire free day in Tuscany along with some other opportunities within the tour. I’d be interested to understand how this compared with what you were expecting and where you felt the opportunity for personal time was lacking.
I’d also appreciate the opportunity to better understand what happened with the accommodation at Lake Stresa and the expectations around lake views, as well as your experiences with the meals and the support provided by Cristina. Hearing more detail from you would help us understand whether there are areas where we could have communicated more clearly or where the tour itself could have been better delivered.
If you’re both happy to do so, I’d be very pleased to speak with either or both of you directly. Please feel free to contact me at info@albatrosstours.com.au, and I’d be happy to take the time to listen and understand more about your experience.
Matt
Customer Service & Sales Leader
Albatross Tours

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The best of Italy. Highly recommend this tour. The longer stays and the pace was perfect for 2 older women who don't want to run while on holiday.

Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

The guide was fantastic the bus was great and we saw a lot of the country in 19days. The quality of the hotels was a bit disappointing and not as comfortable as expected. The breakfasts were very nutritious but the evening meals disappointing with very limited options

Quality: 3
Value for money: 3
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Loved to Lake District, Pompeii & Rome the best. Fabulous tour!

Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

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Quality: 3
Value for money: 1
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Reply from Albatross Tours

Hi Jenny, It was great to be able to listen directly to your concerns and take note of the articulate and insightful examples you provided, so we can take direct action to improve coaching and support internal conversations for more widespread improvement. As I mentioned on our call, I will come back to you soon with some further details.
Matt
Customer Service & Sales Leader
Albatross Tours

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A fantastic tour which covers both the Italian Lakes and Amalfi Coast. Two favourite places. Only suggestion would be to include Verona and possibly make a longer stay near there.

Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent product, especially being able to spend several nights at each location.

Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The tour is a great way to get around Italy and go to places that you might not get to if you don’t feel confident in driving yourself.

Quality: 4
Value for money: 4
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic tour which was better than I ever dreamed it would be.

Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Quality small group bus tour that was a wonderful experience of a lifetime!

Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This is an in-depth taste of Italy. It was wonderful seeing so many different places. The multi-night stays were a real plus. Our bus driver and guide were very good.

Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I really enjoyed the Italian Grande tour, we saw so many amazing places. Our accommodation was great,luggage was taken from coach and delivered to our room each time. The coach was spacious and spotless, we had an amazing driver! Our guide was very informative and went out of his way to help us. I would definitely do another tour with Albatross!

Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I highly recommend Albatross Tours and the Italian Grande Tour.

Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The tour was very well organised with a great tour guide and bus driver who were both extremely helpful and very caring of all of us. All places visited were exceptional. Accommodation and food were of high quality. It's a trip we will be talking about as a family for many years to come. Well done Albatross.

Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Well organized and we would be happy to use again.

Quality: 4
Value for money: 5
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Tour guide Helen was excellent and very considerate. The bus lovely and driver Andrea very skilled. Fantastic accommodation in great locations. We had a great tour

Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Excellent tour

Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great tour, would skip the museum to see David in Florence, the queue was such a long wait, cut into our time there. So many other museums we could visit that weren’t so crowded. But loved that we got to do a couple days in each place. Our guide Rhienhart was so interesting and had such good local knowledge to give us. Even arranged an impromptu night at an opera. Driver Marco was such a safe driver, and he looked after us on the roads. Loved it all.

Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Well targeted sights to see at a pretty manageable pace. Tour manager extremely competent. Perhaps include a day or 2 in Rome with organised tours.

Quality: 4
Value for money: 4