Six of us (two 16 year old girls with their mothers and grandmothers) enjoyed a wonderful day with our big apple greeter, Andrea Coyle. She took us on an architectural and historical tour of downtown and the Brooklyn Bridge. Her enthusiasm and knowledge was fantastic. We enjoyed every minute of our six and a half hours with her. We learned... more

Our big apple greeter's name was Stanley Bloomfield. What a great man. A retired teacher who lived on Long Island. Very knowledgable, he greeted us with a small gift, a big apple! great gesture. He also had day subway passes for us and clippings out of that mornings newspaper with broadway listings, also a paper with bar and restaurant listings,... more

Booked a Greeter 2 months in advance of trip to NY. Informed by e-mail a week before our trip that we had been assigned a Greeter. Our Greeter was Warren and he showed us Brooklyn and we had a great 6 hours with him. He was so informative and showed us sights and told us history that we would never... more

Since it was our first visit to NYC, we decided to request the services of a Big Apple Greeter (a free service providing a volunteer tour guide for a perspective of the city through their eyes). We were fortunate enough to be assigned one (requests based on availability of volunteers) and boy, was it an experience! We met at our... more

My husband and I visited NY for the first time in October 08. Having read the reviews on Trip Advisor I requested a meeting with a greeter several months in advance of our trip. When we arrived at our hotel there was a fax waiting for us to confirm our choice of date etc. The next morning native New Yorker... more

I would highly recommend the big apple greeter service to anyone going to New York, particularly if you don't know anyone who lives there. It is a fantastic service and speaks to the great passion everyday new yorkers have for their city. It is best done at the start of your holiday as it will help orientate you and get... more

Bob, our BAG, met us in our 57th St. hotel lobby. We had agreed to look at Columbus Circle, The Rockefeller and Times Square before heading down to Chelsea / Meatpacking. Bob told us he had prepared for our tour two days ahead, and was as good as his word. Along the way we walked to the Rockefeller centre and... more

I was a little unsure about using a Big Apple Greeter.... I must say my mom and I arrived NY City and felt a little overwhelmed! It is massive! We arrived on Saturday and met our greeter on Monday morning! Our greeter was Ron Berthel! He was great! My mom and I felt very comfortable with him and he took... more

Have just come back from my first visit to New York City. I went with my sister, and we had a Big Apple Greeter called Milton who showed us the financial district on our first morning. He was very knowledgeable and extremely nice. He showed us round the area on foot. We had a fantastic introduction to New York and... more