SmoothRed Reviews 

A great stress free strip to Beaune, Burgundy. Food was delicious and Thomas gave us a fun and informed tour accompanied by some special wines. You will never fully know Burgundy but this trip gave us a great start. Thanks SmoothRed for organising a memorable trip.

Firstly I would like to thank you on behalf of all the ladies for a fabulous trip!
We have waited 3 years for this and I can safely say that we all enjoyed every second of it.
There is absolutely nothing I can say negatively about the whole weekend.
When we arrived at the airport the chauffeur was there waiting, he was very welcoming and happy to see us.
The hotel was in the most perfect location, we could not have wanted for more in that department.
The hotel itself was very nice, extremely clean with a good breakfast and the staff were very friendly and helpful.

On to the Winery well what can we say.. Both wineries were very well set up and very informative.
St Emilion was absolutely beautiful, the setting and the scenery was one of the best we have ever seen!
The restaurant that we had our lunch in was amazing, I can safely say that it was probably one of the nicest meals I have had in a long time.

As for which winery we preferred, I would possibly say that Dominique had the preferable wine to us, but to chose which winery we preferred would be difficult to say.
Both were beautiful and extremely different as you almost had the traditional against the modern, so for me on a personal note it was good to see both sides.

The only thing I would say was that it would have been nice to have had the time to walk and explore St Emilion for about an hour or so but our schedule didn’t really allow that.
It is such a beautiful town and to have been able to spend time there would have made the trip even more superb than it was.

Xavier our driver for the day was an excellent guide, he was informative throughout our journey from Bordeaux to St Emilion.

I think we would be very interested in what other trips that you organise for the future, we will definitely recommend SmoothRed to anyone that asked.

Thank you again, it was well worth the very long wait!!

Absolutely amazing trip, brilliant organisation by SR, hotel location, wine tasting travel and setting superb. Choice of restaurant blew my mind, one of the best meals I’ve had. I would totally recommend booking with SR and look forward to other trips they offer xxxxx

SmoothRed planned the most amazing trip to London and Paris for my husband and I and our two teenage girls. They planned every detail so that we could just focus on having a wonderful family vacation. The highlights were our private tour of Hampton Court and our cooking class in Paris where we learned to make macarons. So fun! We will definitely consider using SmoothRed again.

This was our 3rd trip with Smooth Red following Bordeaux, Tuscany and now Porto and the Douro Valley.
We made some specific requests about what we wanted to include/exclude and the team responded with an itinerary that was pretty much perfect.
The hotels were very good, the driver/guide was excellent and the vineyard visits and restaurants were largely 5*. All 4 of us thoroughly enjoyed our week and are very happy to recommend a visit to Portugal with Smooth Red.
Amongst the many highlights was the unexpected, and unplanned we think, tasting of 25 and 30 year old port, directly from the barrel, at two small vineyards. The port is not for sale (being kept for more difficult times) but tasted phenomenal.

The staff at Smooth Red listened to what I wanted to experience while in France. They handled every detail, worked with me throughout the planning, were quite professional and responsive. I will 💯 % utilize their expertise when planning another European trip.

This was our second trip with SmoothRed. Our original plan was a weeklong trip to London and Paris in 2020. The pandemic turned that into a week in France in 2021 and, this year, 10 days in the UK.
The staff at SmoothRed did an excellent job planning a wonderful trip for our family of 5. We began in the Cotswolds with a 2-night stay at the Lygon Arms in Broadway. The hotel has an excellent staff, superb accommodations, and delicious food. We had a great tour of the countryside with a knowledgeable and friendly guide.
On the way to London, we spent a lovely day in Oxford touring where our daughter spent the spring semester.
In London, we stayed at the Rubens at the Palace Hotel. Again, wonderful staff and great food. The rooms were smaller but very comfortable. Our guide, Dave, took us to Richmond to tour Ted Lasso sites and then on a walking tour of Killing Eve sites along with the main sites in London. The best surprise was the private tour of the Tower of London with a Beefeater. We had front-row positions for the Ceremony of the Keys and an amazing experience.
Next, we took the train to Glasgow and drove to the Isle of Eriska. It is a lovely private island with the main house and other off-site accommodations. Our stay at Arnott's House was very comfortable. From Eriska, our driver, Stephen, took us on great tours of the Scottish countryside. The staff of SmoothRed picked great tours and wonderful restaurants in the area.
Finally, we spent a day and a half in Edinburgh. Fiona took us on a wonderful walking tour of the Royal Mile with great insight and stories.
The staff of SmoothRed listened to our preferences and planned an absolutely amazing trip for us and we are very grateful.

Brilliant holiday of Wine tasting to Bordeaux! Tour guides were exceptional. Everyone at SmoothRed was so helpful and went that extra mile every time we needed something. Highly recommended will definitely use them again. Great Value for money.

We had a really great 5 day tour of the Bordeaux wine regions. Superb hotels, excellent transport and guides and wonderful food. Everyone we met was helpful, friendly and very efficient, both in the planning beforehand and whilst we were away in France.
The day at leisure in St Emilion in a lovely Chateau Hotel was very enjoyable.
Even the flights were on time!

I've been travelling with SmoothRed for a few years now and they just never disappoint. This trip was a 4 night verging on 5 day trip to Piedmont. Everything was superb, beautiful hotel with amazing food, service and views, fabulous guide, brilliant restaurants and some wonderful wine tastings. They even fitted in a truffle hunt which was great fun. Could only fault the trip by being super picky.....roll on our next one

SmoothRed created an amazing itinerary in France for our 2022 family adventure. 17 of us journeyed from the USA to Paris and then the Provence region.

The SmoothRed team booked all our travel and transfers, arranged lodging, and facilitated tours and activities in both locations.

We could not have been more pleased with the quality at each step along the way. We were comfortable and well cared for, enabling everyone from ages 13 to 78 to explore and experience France at their own pace.

Most grateful and impressed in three areas: collaboration during planning (there was a lot of discussion to set the right tone and choose the appropriate options for our group); mid-trip support during travel challenges and/or needs for adjustment; and the selection of tour guides - all were tremendously impressed.

Just back from a fantastic time exploring the wineries of Rioja. It was a really well organised trip. All the staff at Smoothred were so friendly and helpful. Our guide in Rioja was charming. He took us to a real mixture of smaller boutique and larger wineries, we also had a chance to explore some of the medieval villages between our tasting sessions. MARVELLOUS xx

SmoothRed was a pleasure to work with right from the start. Cristine planned an amazing trip for me and my husband through the Piedmont and Tuscany regions of Italy. She also arranged reservations for our 30th anniversary dinner at a Michelin Star restaurant. The resorts were wonderful, the scenery gorgeous and the tours varied. We brought home some wine and are looking forward to sharing it, along with pictures and stories, with our friends. Thank you for an amazing anniversary trip. We will definitely book another trip with SmoothRed.

Just returned from a wonderful 3 days at the Bordeaux Wine Festival - Smooth Red arranged everything and the trip was faultless. The app was fantastic and meant everything was there for you, and all the tours were did were fun and informative. Would highly recommend...........

I can thoroughly recommend SmoothRed. COVID messed our plans up for 2 whole years, but the whole experience of changing and rescheduling was totally painless. Once we were underway the app with the day-by-day itinerary, links to maps and restaurants and contact details was brilliant. The hotels and guides were all superb. The whole experience was smoooooooth from start to finish. If you want to explore a region and learn about wines from friendly experts with access to all the right people and places, then give them a call!

The following was excellent regarding our experience with Smoothred: Smoothred staff...especially Andra. Taking care of the incredible amount of details for a 3 week trip to Europe. The Smoothred app was great. It answered all our questions, provided us our plane and theater tickets etc. We were able to get a hold of Smoothred easily. The travel guides were top notch. We used a lot of private tour guides and they were great. We've never used a travel agent and this was a great experience. Thank you very much Smoothred.

It was going to be hard for SmoothRed to equal the wonderful tour of Provence we took with them in 2019, all the same for our latest tour of Lombardy and Emilia Romagna in Italy – Parma, Bologna, Ferrara, Ravenna, Verona and Mantua – they managed to defy the odds, and Covid, and give us another memorable experience. Catering to our particular interests in art, music, and antiquities, they provided expert guides with deep knowledge of the sites we visited, to the extent of arranging a visit to an archive not generally available for public viewing. Our plans were on hold for two years because of Covid. We are grateful to Adam Stebbings for staying with our project, and thank Christina Mircea for her expert planning and management of our trip, based on her personal knowledge of the region.

Wonderfully organized trip. Adam and Summer are fantastic. Would use them again in the future without hesitation!

Such a professional company to deal with who really listened to our wishes prior to booking. They put together a great schedule including a private tour of three champagne houses ( salmon, Moët and Chandon and Lancelolot Royer ) including a walk around Hatviers village and a French three course meal with wine pairings.

Day two we did an an e-bike tour through the vineyards and went to a smaller champagne house Fernard Lemaire where we sampled our favourite champagne! The day ended with a lovely traditional French lunch and champagne with our tour group in the beautiful Le Clos Courbier champagne house.

We and our clients had a fabulous time in Rioja. SmoothRed’s organisation was first class and our guide, Celia, was excellent – and she was very patient with 6 inebriated gentlemen! The accommodation was of a good standard, comfortable and well-located. The tasting sessions were fun and informative. Overall we were very happy with SmoothRed and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them to others thinking of a wine tour in Rioja.