France & Italy Family Travel Review: Paris, Rome, Louvre, Cooking Class, 8-Day Trip

We had an amazing European vacation with our travel agency. We traveled to Paris and Rome for my 40th birthday from Florida. My husband and I, mother and two children stayed for 6 days. I initially planned to navigate booking everything on my own but as I have never travelled to Europe it became quickly overwhelming and I thought maybe an experienced guide would be the better route. The BEST decision EVER. Mario and his team are so attentive down to the smallest details. We had private vans from the airports to hotels and to sightseeing. All tour guides and drivers were friendly, professional and knowledgeable. One of the best parts of booking with this travel agency is their accessibility. Being in a foreign country can seem intimidating, especially not knowing certain customs. I was able to text Mario at any point during our trip and he or a member of his team would respond pretty much immediately, no matter if it was directions, how much to tip, anything, they responded immediately! The tour guides were absolutely fabulous. All tours were with your immediate group only and they included pass the lines so you truly felt like you were getting a VIP experience. Both hotels were absolutely lovely. They were boutique type hotels which we loved, not your standard cookie cutter hotel but more authentic and  felt true to the culture and country we were staying in. Both hotels had free breakfast each day which was amazing and in wonderful parts of both cities. I honestly have no experience in Europe and it was a bit intimidating trying to book a trip across the ocean with 2 kids in tow but our travel agency made it absolutely seamless. I honestly don’t think I could have began to have done this on my own and could not be happier with their service. We are definitely customers for life and will absolutely choose them for our vacation trips abroad in the future!