Celebrity Homes & Lifestyle Tour of Hollywood and Beverly Hills

Unfortunately the back half of the bus roof was open so this made it that most of us who were sat from mid point to rear could not hear hardly anything as the driver was speaking whilst driving and with the air rushing through meant we couldn't hear him, making the point of a Celebrity and Lifestyle Tour pointless. We told the driver but he said there was nothing he could do although later mentioned he had switched a fan off to see if it helped. No headsets. No brochure that might help. He did mention at the start that he would not be able to slow or stop driving near homes. All of this plus his fast talking quiet voice meant we drove around without a clue where we were! Booked through Viator / Big Bus Tours thinking it would be as good as other tours but sadly it was a waste of time and money. We all felt the same.

Been on many tours in many places. This one fell short. Felt like our guide was in a rush driving fast. “Hope you saw that.” There was a street closure. He said he thought about learning about new neighborhoods but didn’t bother because the closure is temporary. Instead we sat in traffic to get around it while he blasted his music. Upon return, he actually said “sorry the tour was ruined because of the street closure.” The company could have and should have had a plan B, as he suggested but “didn’t bother.” Perhaps actually drive down Rodeo Drive as we saw other vans doing for example? Had the driver been dynamic and engaging, perhaps I’d feel differently. I just got the sense he was punching the clock and looking forward to getting back. I felt the same way, unfortunately.

Sam obrian did a great tour! Thanks so much!

This was a great tour and our guide Jason was awesome (Even though he thinks In-N-Out is better than Whataburger🤣). We had a great time on this tour and would highly recommend!

Great way to spend a few hours after getting in town. Craig was very knowledgeable. Highly recommend.

The bus was really squeaky especially when driving up in the hills, so much so it was difficult to hear what the guide was saying.

Honestly the tour could have been better. We happened to have a tour guide who had just started the job. He gave us very little information. I knew more trivia about some of the sites than he reported. There was a lot of silence on the bus. We had buses pass us where the people were laughing and having a good time. He told no jokes. We talked with him afterwards and suggested that he up his game and he explained to us that it was his first week and he was still learning. The company needs to let him ride with some other tour guides so he could pick up some of their repertoire.

Great tour! Saw a lot and tour guide was funny and knowledgeable. The bus was clean and comfortable.

The tour was very enjoyable for teens, parents and grandparents. We saw many homes in beautiful areas with great stories about the movie stars including former and new owners. We stopped for pictures and were entertained by non-stop interesting information by our excellent tour guide. Great value and quite reasonably priced for the 2 hours of touring. I would definitely recommend this tour for value and enjoyment. We took out of town family and they loved it.

Jason was terrific! Fun, personable, informative — it was a really fun time!