On a Rick Steves tour we stayed overnight during the summer and the accommodations were just horrible. I couldn’t believe how bad they were. I recommended in my follow up email after the tour that during the summer they do not stay overnight but instead do a walking tour of the area with photo opportunities. Surprisingly, no one on their staff responded.
Posted by
Twin Cities of MN
6447 posts
How were they horrible?
We went to MSM on our own. We stayed off island and were happy with our accommodations. I think all the restaurants are affiliated. The food where we ate was terrible. Probably the worst meal we've had it France. I'm wondering if your experience is similar to ours in that if you want to sleep/eat on the island or the causeway leading to it, its all the same organization and if the demand is high enough, they don't need to make much of an effort?
I've heard that "waking up on the island" is "magical". I'm thinking that perhaps if you want that experience you have to settle for the hotels they have?
Posted by
Bend, OR
1039 posts
I’m assuming you mean your after tour review. After 12 tours, I’ve never had anyone respond to my critiques of the tour. If you want to talk to someone about it, you might try calling their office to talk to the tour department.
Posted by
Edmonds, WA 🌨 ☂
11875 posts
Two posts by OP, both denigrating the RS tour hotels.
One trip in 2023 to Ireland and now this tour in France, of an unknown date.
If I had taken a tour and found the hotels as deplorable as OP makes them out to be, I certainly would not book a 2nd tour.
Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.
I have taken RS tours to Italy and Greece, and while some hotels were nicer than others, none came close to 'horrible'.