I read about Big Apple Greeters on here and I was really intrigued so I decided to try and book one for a 3 night visit at the end of May. The trip was the last 3 nights of a 22 night holiday so I was worried when we hadn't heard from BAG before we left the U.K. About 5... more

I found out about Big Apple Greeter on TripAdvisor and was very excited to use it. I made a request about 7 weeks prior to our trip to New York and when I followed up about 2 weeks prior to our trip, I was told that someone would contact us upon arrival at the hotel to let us know if... more

Seems to be a great service from all the reviews, so I signed up. Around the beginning of May I requested a greeter for June 22nd. We were traveling to NYC for the first time to celebrate our 10th anniversary. I didn't hear anything from the service, so I e-mailed on the day prior to our travel to NYC. Didn't... more

My wife and I had a wonderful experience with our Big Apple Greeter. We asked for a tour of Central Park and got that and so much more. Our Greeter lived in the NYC area all his life and had a wealth of history and insights of life in New York to share with us. He met us at our... more

Having read reviews on TA we applied for a BAG 2months prior to our 5 night visit to NY. We were allocated Robert 2 days before our departure to NY and called him on our arrival in our hotel. We arranged a 10 am meet at our hotel in midtown Manhattan and said we were happy for Robert to show... more

Absolutely the best thing to do in NYC! Our greeter was JoAnne, who was fabulous. She spent four hours showing us NYC in a way we wouldn't have done otherwise. We went through Bryant Park, pass NYC City Library, Grand Central Station, Chrysler Building, Gramecy Park, National Arts Club (Players Club), Old Bath House (now a YMCA), East River, and... more

I have been to New York on business several times but never really been to the city as a tourist. I discovered Big Apple Greeter from Trip Advisor and would highly recommend it! Ron Berthel was our Greeter and he was excellent! He gave us a feel of what it's like to live in the city and pointed out areas... more

If you go to New york do yourself a favour and organise this walking tour on [--]. It was such a beautiful experience being shown New York with a New Yorker whose love for there city is infectious. The service is FREE ( you can donate online) and my guide RON BRETHNAL was fantastic and could not recommend him highly... more

My husband and I were thrilled to be matched with a BAG 2 days before our trip. Even though I had picked Greeter's Choice, when I spoke with Adam, the greeter, before arriving he said I could let him know of any areas that I specifically wanted to see. Because we were staying in the financial district, I really wanted... more