Review: France Honeymoon, Paris, Normandy, Burgundy, Le Marais, Versailles, Wine Tour, Biking

There are a few things I would do differently:

1) I would like the contact information for our drivers so that if we have any questions we can call them ourselves and don't have to bother our agent to act as a middle man. We did run into an issue where our driver and I had a miscommunication and we didn't know how to reach him - and were concerned we would get to the airport late as a result.

2) Our apartment in Le Marais was in the PERFECT location. Le Marais in our opinion is the best place for a couple on their honeymoon to stay. There is so much to see and do. We also understand that most buildings in the city are quite old and with age comes some unique qualities. However, we found our apartment to be quite dirty. We did not find the towel supply to be sufficient, and the furniture to be quite uncomfortable. The couch, for example, was missing its legs. While we didn't want to spend too much money on accommodations so that we could spend our money on experiences, we expected an apartment to be a bit more clean and comfortable. But again, the location was wonderful.

3) our tour guide for Versailles was terrible. There is no kind way to describe it. He was absolutely terrible. If we had booked the tour ourselves we would have demanded a full refund. He only gave us 20-30 minutes in the garden (which the brochure suggests at least 3 hours) and then he only took us on a 30 minute tour of the palace. He never introduced himself, and talked like he was on 'auto-pilot'  never even looking to make sure we were still by his side (several times he moved too fast and cut off large groups, and we ended up a whole room behind him but he never noticed). We had so much excitement to see Versailles and left feeling like we never saw it. He rushed us through so fast we never even got a chance to take a picture or ask a question. We were thoroughly disappointed with him and I would strongly recommend never using his company again. We were on a semi-private tour and another couple was with us. They felt the same way. They were extremely upset when we the guide had us leave so soon, and rushed us through everything.

4) I would also recommend letting couples who stay in Burgundy know they need to make dinner reservations in advance. As my husband and I were unable to eat dinner both nights (the chateau eventually made an exception and made us a meal one of the nights). We do wish we had known it would be so difficult and we would have planned ahead.

TRAVEL COMPANY COMMENTS:

Thank you for your very instructive feedback that will help my agency improve its services and partner network quality. I am pleased that you overall enjoyed your itinerary in France and apologize again on behalf of the partners for the issues you have encountered during your stay. I will make sure to improve information process and stop working with some of the involved partners if they cannot improve significantly their service level.