San Francisco
Customer Reviews
GoCar Tours would like to thank you for choosing us as your city tour guide. We hope you agree with SF weekly when they said that we are the number one way to tour San Francisco and with Time Magazine when they nominated us as "One of the Coolest Inventions of the year"! We would love to hear from you about your experience with us at GoCar. If you had a great time, please let us know so we can tell others, if not, please also let us know so we can work to improve our service.
THE CURE FOR THE COMMON TOUR ™
4/17/2008
Hi Nathan,
Just to let you know my wife and i had a great day out in one of your Go Cars. We did not stop laughing from the word go, due to your on board sat nav and commentary. The vacation was for my wife's 50th birthday. It was the icing on the cake. We had travelled from the U.K via Hawaii and then where going onto Las Vegas before going home. We will never forget our trip to San Francisco and the day we hired one of your Go Cars.
We have told every one of our friends, if they go to San Francisco they must hire one of your Go Cars. We shall hire one of your cars again the next time we are over.
I have attached a photo of us two in one of your cars, it was taken by another one of your customers who also came from the UK. Also one i took of Karen at the Golden Gate Bridge. The smile say's it all. Wishing everyone at Go Cars all the best for the future.
- Tony & Karen Roberts, North Wales UK
8/8/07
GoCar Tours provided excellent service. Their staff was helpful, customer-friendly and responsive. No complaints at all, this is how a business should be run. I would highly recommend GoCar Tours to anyone visiting the Bay Area.
- Brian
8/8/07
Dear Nathan, I've rented the GoCars twice now and have had a fantastic experience in them. Not only is it easy to find your way because of the GPS, but I learned a great deal while enjoying the wind in my hair. Every time I see people in the GoCars they always have a BIG smile on their faces and it's just a nice reminder of my last visitor and our time in the GoCars! Thanks, Yvette 8/8/07 Had an absolute blast! Wish it had a little more power though, couldn't make all the hills. Want to get one for the whole day next time and do the whole city. We've been telling everybody how much fun it was and how fun the tour portion was. Really a great idea!
Thanks, Garth
8/8/07
We loved our GoCar experience. We thought the Cars were in great condition and that the tours & GPS were awesome. We will definitely be recommending GoCars rentals to everyone we know. Here is our favorite picture from the day!
8/8/07
We really did have a great time with the Go Car though. It was one of our favorite parts of the trip. I work in Boston, and I think that would be a great addition to the city!
Alison
8/8/08
My 21 year old Nephew, Jarek Beem from Athens, GA, came into town and because he'd been here when he was 18 and I thought we had "seen" everything there was to see in San Francisco, I was trying to find something else "cool" to do that we hadn't done the first time around. To make a long story short, in renting your Gocar, I haven't had so much fun, learned so much, or laughed so hard, in years! On Saturday, we headed out on our tour, and didn't make it back until 7 1/2 hours later! Then, we were there first thing Sunday morning, too, and did it again! We followed the GPS tour as well as deviating out on our own. which on the 2nd day, you feel like the 'master of your domain'! Since you can go almost anywhere, we shopped through China Town, checked at PacBell Park, waved at Robin Williams house, did some shopping in Haidt Ashbury, lunched at the Cliff house, drove through the Police hostage simulation practices at the Presidio, bopped all around Golden Gate park, valet parked for brunch, crawled up Twin Peaks, cleared all the traffic at Coit Tower, and even found a nice spot to park in a parking garage so we could check out the oldest "watering hole" in the city! I am 52 years old, and have already emailed all my friends and told all my office staff they should take a day off and head to San Francisco for the best tour of a city we thought we all knew. Thank you GoCar Tours for helping make a special weekend for my special nephew...next time we're on our way to San Diego!
Teresa Todd
P.S. There must be 250 tourists that are leaving San Francisco with our picture in their camera, too!
8/8/08
We have traveled a lot and the GoCar tour was absolutely the most fun and enjoyable way to tour that we have ever taken. You get rid of the crowd, you go at your own pace , you go and stay wherever you want -all without time limits! It was so fun to "drive yourself around" and with the GPS guide and you can know what you're seeing all along the way. I have told everybody about it since I've been back. I am a 50 year old female and I had a blast!
Theresa Burgess.
8/8/07
I loved renting the Gocar. My sister and I had a blast in the city. It made getting around enjoyable, rather than a stress that it usually is in the city. Also, parking was simple and easy to find.
Linday Watking
8/7/07
We've been going to SF for a long time, as many Sacramento residents have, but this was our first experience with Gocar. Let me say that we really enjoyed ourselves and we will definitely be going back. When friends and co-workers ask about our last trip to the city one of the first things we tell them is our Gocar experience! We had a blast! I also want to state that you have very friendly and enthusiastic staff and that added to the experience.
Sincerely, Marcel Marcale
8/7/07
We loved our Go-Car tour! It was without a doubt the best time we had in San Francisco. We were really impressed with how informative the tour was and with how much of the city we were able to see. We also loved having the ability to do things at our own pace rather than being tied down to a tour group. We've been raving about the Go-Car to everyone we know! We will definitely plan on doing this again if it is available in other cities we visit. Thanks!!! Theresa Andare We had a great time! We're even locals and this is our second time to do GoCar...every time a friend comes to town we recommend they do the GoCar tour.
Natalie Willis
8/7/07
Hi, I recently visited San Francisco in July and my boyfriend and I rented a Go Car. We had an awesome time. We went down Lombard street and downtown San Francisco. We had biked the Golden Gate the day before so we didn't go over it. But we enjoyed it very much and plan to do it again soon. The navigation system was a major help. We had a blast. Jennie 8/7/07 The experience was wonderful. Fun, safe, informative...
Lynn Tripp
8/6/07
The GoCar experience in San Fran was definately a highlight of our trip. We had been on the road travelling around Canada and NW USA for a month following maps, and the GoCars were a refreshing, fun and exciting way to see the city. Thanks for a great trip and all the best in growing your business.
Cheers kate & todd
8/1/07
I did the tour with 3 of my girlfriends on July 18 during my visit home to California from Sydney, Australia. It was amazing!!!! So much fun, the cars were great....we all had an awesome time, and San Francisco was beautiful. The clearest I've ever seen it by far. The girls have been telling everyone about it I'm sure, thank you for a great afternoon and plenty of laughs! Any plans to open business in Sydney?? If so, I'd love to be involved!
Thanks again, Pilar Villasenor
8/1/07
My 13 year old son and I spent four weeks in the States and the absolute best day of our trip was spent on our GoCar Tour of San Francisco! I was a little anxious at first (scared to death), but within just two to three minutes, I was completely relaxed and loving it. We were able to stop as long as we wanted, where we wanted, and always able to get right back on track with the "tour guide". We heard stories regarding different parts of San Francisco that we might never have heard elsewhere. We saw more than we ever thought possible in one day. I wish there were many more of these little cars throughout the world. I have never responded to a request for my opinion before, but this one is an absolute necessity.
Carol Sellers
8/1/07
Hi We had a great time! And the GPS system was an added bonus for us since we hadnt been to San Fransisco before.The only improvement I would like to see is a little more power as its a little slow up the hills with two people but it made it all the same.We would do it again in a heartbeat.
Thanks Jerry& Michelle
8/1/07
Everything was great! Great location, Great Service....I was leaving a workshop at a hotel in the Powell st. area and saw the vibrant yellow cars. I looked at my watch and noticed I had 2 hours to enjoy! I did enjoy it alright...I felt as though I was driving a Mercedes because everyone was stopping, pointing, and smiling...Thanks for the experience hope to use your cars again!
Nenna
8/1/07
We rented a Go Car on Jan. 22nd, and it was a blast!! I had originally reserved a car for an hour, but it turned out that we kept it for almost 2 hours. We drove all over town and thoroughly enjoyed the GPS tour guide. We got a lot of stares along with a lot of "where did you rent that". I saw the cars on a which prompted me to check you guys out, and I am glad that I did.
Thank you, Cathy Rennie
7/30/07
Dear Nathan We enjoy very much with the Gocar. it wes a wonderful experience. I hop to use it again on my next vusit in San Francisco.
Regards Gilad Lipperman
7/23/07
I’ve toured S.F. before, but have never had THIS much fun! And, I even learned and discovered new things about this city that I already know and love.
Do it! C.W.
7/17/07
Nathan, We had a great time on our SF tour with the GO Car and highly recommend it to anyone who asks. It was our favorite SF experience. Looking forward to trying more tours, especially San Diego.
Thanks. Lee & Cara Mueller Hiawatha, KS
7/17/07
I had a wonderful GoCar experience and it really was one of the best ways to see San Francisco. My boyfriend and I did a 2 1/2 hour tour around the City and loved it. It was one of the highlights of our vacation in SF.
Carley
7/14/07
I very much enjoyed my GoCar experience in San Francisco. I found it to be an excellent to be introduced to the sights of the city. I especially appreciated the flexibility GoCar offered over other tour options; my girlfriend and I were glad to take advantage of opportunities to stop at certain sites and take a closer look. I would definitely consider using GoCar again if it is available in other cities to which I travel.
Matthew Verplaetse
7/14/07
We had a blast with our Go Car! My friend and I have been to San Fran many times and are pretty familiar with the sights, but the GPS guided tour took us to some new ones. I had been a bit nervous about driving in actual traffic, but that disappeared in about 5 minutes. And people kept stopping us to ask about the car and where to rent it (come to think of it, you owe me an advertising fee!). Regards, sue We had a wonderful time in our GoCars. They were easy to drive and maneuver in the city traffic. We saw many sites and had great views of San Francisco. The recorded tour was interesting and helpful. The check-in and check-out times were fast and efficient.
Melody Rowley
7/13/07
my name is chris askew, and a few weeks ago i rented a couple of your vehicles with christina martinez. christina, our friend courtney, and my 13 year old son signed up for a 3 hour ride, but we had so much fun we had to get another hour, and that even felt too short! i had previously thought of those little cars as a "tourist thing", but you really should market more to locals, too. we went all over the city, and many of the sights i've seen so many times here, as an SF local, seemed so much more exciting, it was like seeing them again for the first time. as you know, a 13 year old boy is hard to keep entertained, but, as my co-pilot, he had more fun, and we had a better bonding experience, than we have had on any outing in years! thank you so much, i and my son (and our friends) look forward to our next trip...
7/13/07
We had a fabulous time in our GoCars. It was definitely one of the highlights of our trip and would recommend it to anyone. In our group we had people from 6 to 70 years of age and everyone loved it. The "tour guide" was fun and educational. We only lost one member of our group as we were coming in :) oops. The Go Cars staff did a great job of talking him in as of course the GPS doesn't follow if one goes off course. Your staff was friendly, efficient and clear and complete in their instructions. Thanks for the great adventure. We look forward to doing it again!
Maitland Williams
7/12/07 Nathan...we had a great time with the go-cars! One of the best ways to see the city by far!
Amy Webmoor
7/13/07
My wife and I had a great time. It was one of the highlights of our trip to San Fran. We did it in the beginning of our trip and it gave us great insight on where we wanted to go next and what we wanted to see. Even with 2 of us, (my weight is over 250) the gocar was able to motor us around.
Thanks for the great time. Anonamous
7/13/07
Yes we had great time on outr go-car tour. Being from Australia and not being all that familir with San Fransisco it was a fun and interesting way to se the city. My girlfriend and I don't normaly enjoy guided tours because they are usually so slow. With the go-car you are able to go at your own pace and see what YOU want to see. All in all a lot of fun. Will defintley use again next time we are i a city where available.
Cheers, Nick Crosby
7/13/07
We had a blast! I had been on the tour before, but I wanted my friends to see the city from the GoCar point-of-view. All of them enjoyed the tour, and many are planning a return trip. I'm looking forward to a GoCar tour in San Diego.
-Kristen (Hiedi was one of the drivers)
7/12/07
I can honestly say that my wife and I had a wonderful time with your GoCar. We did not rent a car, and the GoCar allowed us to see many things which we could not have otherwise. We recommend it to everyone. Thank you
7/12/07
We absolutely loved our GoCar Tour and have recommended to a family that will be in San Fran next week. Our friends made reservations online GoCars and are on schedule to have a great time just like we did! I want to go to other cities that offer GoCar Tours!
Nancy Mallis
7/12/07
First off I must say that the rental of the GoCars was the time of our life, and probably the most exciting time that we experienced in San Francisco!!!
Matthew Padilla
7/10/07
I had a great time. A good friend of mine was in town, I took her, and she said it was the most fun she's had in a long time.
Marcey
7/10/07
The go car tour is genious! What a fun and hands on way to see a great city.
Locals and Ryan Smithtourists alike were waving to us.
7/10/07
That was one of the best experiences I've ever had while visiting SF. The staff and product - both top notch. I have already recommended it to other friends.
Adrian K. Pierce
7/10/07
The GoCar tour was the best part of our trip to San Francisco. It was a really cool and fun way to see the sights of the city....especially Lombard street, it was a screamt!!! We loved the flexibility of being able to stop and explore different areas at our convenience. The GPS was a wonderful feature and the staff was very helpful.
Thanks again!!! Sarah
7/10/07
My brother and I rode through the City for an hour and had a blast. It was non-stop laughter! Thanks for a great experience.
Cheers, ~Alexandra
6/22/07
Our GoCar experience was fantastic! It was our first time showing our children the sites of SF. The GPS system makes touring so simple and guides the driver to all the best locations. I love that it gave us options of stopping to see a sight or continuing on. We would highly recommend it to our friends and family.
Thanks for the great experience! -Janice Rodnunsky Hi
Nathan, We had a great tour with the GoCar. We were vacationing in SF for 11 days and using the GoCar let us see areas we wouldn't have gotten to otherwise. Your representative at the downtown location was friendly and very helpful. We visited that location and made our reservations for the following day. Touring through Fort Mason and the Presidio was our favorite part of the tour stopping at the beaches and getting incredible views of the Golden Gate and the coastline. The weather was really warm and perfect for our tour. We enjoyed the bits of history and background on the tour as well. A friend here in Rochester had used GoCar during his honeymoon visit to San Francisco and had recommended them to us. Our only suggestion for improvement would be more padding in the seats.
Thanks, Royce and Mary Racinowski
6/19/07
We had an awesome time riding the GoCars around San Francisco. I've lived in San Francisco for over 8 years yet I saw sights and streets I've never seen before. The little cars were a blast to drive and the guided tour was easy to follow.
Sincerely, Ben
6/19/07
The GoCart is a great experience. This was actually my second time renting, i live in San Diego and I rented a Cart there. Both experiences were really nice. I work in the hotel industry and i recommed you guys to everyone!
Thanks Francisco Barreto
6/16/07
My name is Dolores and I was the passenger in the car with Leslie Tooks, as the driver. I can speak for the both of us because we talked and are still talking and telling people about the Gocar. It truly left us with a memory of San Francisco. The idea of this little car traveling along the road, which at some points, having traffice behind us was amazing. The good thing was that, the cars were courteous and waited for us to move aside as soon as we could. The idea of having the GPS system, describe the sights, was awsome. We got to view parts of the city that we didn't know existed. Touring with the GOcar was a lot of fun and I would tell anyone that, this is the perfect way to tour the city and at the same time, have fun; I kept laughing.
6/18/07
I wanted to write back to let you know that my friend and I had the most fabulous time on our tour! I was delighted at how user friendly the go cart and gps/navigator were. The view was beautiful. I've lived in San Francisco for over 20 years and have never seen it the way I did with GoCar.
Ragini
16/17/07
The GoCars were one of the highlights of our trip to San Fransisco! They were a great way to tour the city. Once we got the car to speak to us in English (was set on French when we started) the GPS guide was easy to follow. The GoCar could've had just a little bit more power - at times it was difficult to keep up with traffic and travel up inclines. I think that's also why we were unable to see everything on the guided tour in the time alotted even though we rarely stopped. All in all, however, I would recommended them to anyone wanting a fun and adventurous way to see your beautiful city!
Shelly Larson
6/15/06
What can I say... we had an AWESOME time. I have been planning our trip to SF for about 3 months and wasn't too sure about what tours we should take since there's so many to choose from. Luckily when asking a friend for some advice, he suggested that I rent a GoCaR. As soon as he told me what it was all about, I thought it was perfect for our trip. Then I saw a show on the Fine Living channel and booked GoCar the next day. The coolest part about the whole thing is that it was a tour and basically our transportation for the day. And, we were able to stop and see what we wanted to at our own pace. I was really surprised to see the map of where we were traveling to and from. It really was a good tour of SF and not just a little bitty part. None the less this was the perfect ending to my boyfriend and my trip to San francisco. Can't wait to go back. Once we got back home we told all our friends and family about GoCar. SO COOL!!!
We're deifnitly a happy customer. eL esgana
6/18/07
We had seen the gocars running around San Francisco and thought it would be fun to rent them. So, when my sister came out to visit we rented a couple of cars and went on the tour out past the Golden Gate Bridge. We had a blast! The tour guide in the GPS was very informative about the various sights we passed and even though we are local, we learned a lot about the city. On a scale of one to ten if we would rent them again, we'd give them a fifteen! We're just waiting for more family to visit us.
Hank Brock Santa Rosa, CA
6/16/07
I would highly recommend your services to anyone visiting San Francisco. During our say (my wife and I) our most memorable moment in the city would have to be when we rented your GoCar for an hour and drove around the city. GoCar Tours were highly entertaining and I would still recommend it to anyone visiting San Francisco. Thank you for your time, Rene Olivares I would highly recommend your services to anyone visiting San Francisco.
6/16/07
We LOVED the gocar! We checked into the NIKO and immediately went to rent our gocar to tour the city. It was so helpful for our entire visit. It gave us a great idea about where everything was and how everything was layed out for our week's stay in San Francisco. Luckily, the weather was great!! I found you online. It looked like fun, and it was!!
Thanks, Annie Rone
6/15/07
I just wanted to tell you that the GoCar tour was the best part of our trip to San Francisco. My girlfriend and I had a blast and even though we both have visited San Francisco numerous times, we still can't stop talking or telling people about the GoCar. The talking yellow car was awesome and we can not wait to do it again. Thanks again for such a great product and idea.
Sincerely, Michael L. Bocanegra
6/15/07
The GoCar Tour was one of the best things we did in San Francisco. It was a great way to see the city and I would recommend it as the #1 way to see the city. Thanks it was fun day for my wife and I. Mel Shaw 6/15/07 We thoroughly loved our experience with Go Car and would do it again in a second. It was a brilliant way to see the city and hear about it history at your own pace we loved it and would do it again in a heart beat
All the best, Cheryl A. Clements
6/15/06
My mom and I had a wonderful time! I had been trying to convince her to do it with me for a few days, and finally she agreed - but was quite reluctant. But once we got our helmets on, and the person working there took a picture of us, we got going on the tour and had an AMAZING time! Definitely saw some really great places we wouldn't have seen otherwise. It truly was an awesome way to see San Fran for the first time :)
cheers, Tamara
6/15/07
My friend Kim and I had an absolute blast during our GoCar tour. We took the "less touristy" tour, which took us into some neighborhoods we hadn't seen before (e.g., the residential section of Haight Ashbury). We found that pedestrians and motorists alike waved and smiled at us and wanted to know where we rented the GoCar and whether it was fun. Our ear-to-ear grins should have told them it was great fun. We felt it was a bargain price, also.
Keep up the good work. Rita
6/15/06
We had a great time, it was way exciting to be able to drive around and see all the different sights. I would recommend this to anyone I know traveling to San Francisco.
Staci Cody
6/02/07
I just got back to New York after a couple week cross country trip and I wanted to let you know that the GoCar Tour was definitely the absoulte hightlight of the trip! It was a really fun time and I would refer other people.
Buddy O'Donnell
6/02/07
my experience with your gocar tour in San Francisco was very amazing. I like your idea infact i rent it for an entire day and believe me i returned gocar at close time !! Obviously you can improve your gocar in many ways, but it's very amazing yet. Sorry for my bad english :)
Best regards Gianluca.
05/30/07
This is awesome.....this really says the product and tour are incredible....
cin Cynthia L. Henson CEO
5/29/07
I think it is one of the coolest things I have ever done. I am 38 and been to 44 of the 50 states and every major city, every time I travel my goal is to learn something unique about the city and towns that I visit. I think I am one of the first to get the opportunity to ride the GoCAR in both San Diego and San Francisco. In early April I had the opportunity to take my 9 year old son Nicholas to the one in San Diego, we had so much fun I called my wife to tell her I had a surprise for her when we were going to San Francisco in May. We landed from Cleveland and were in the GoCar within 2 hours touring the entire city! Never will you find such a complete experience! I only wished I leaved in Washing DC or Boston so I could start your next franchise.
Good Luck you have a great product! Dan Best
5/29/07
This was my second visit to SFO and also the second time I have taken the GoCar tour of SFO (second time being with my wife). The beauty of the Go Car is that one can see most of the 'must dos' within a short time and driving the Go Car is fun.
Jadeep
5/20/07
We had a fabulous time driving around the GOCar. We would not have been able to experience or see half of the things we were able to with GOCar. It was one of the best times we had on our vacation in SF. Time Magazine was right, this is by far the best invention of the year!
Thanks. Lindsey O'Neill
5/20/07
Had an awesome time. It truely was the highlight of our trip to SF! Thanks!!!
Jennifer
5/18/07
We had a great expirience using the GO CAR. We just took our time and enjoyed FRisco. My friends here in RIO, Brazil just got crazy abaut GO CAR. I suggest to install a computer GPS to get easy our track for tracks out of the tour. Congratulations! Best regards!
Rodrigo Fávero
5/17/07
It was a great experience. I live close by in Walnut Creek and i know the city well, so I had thought I'd just go my own route. I had my 7 year old daughter nd as it turned out the guided tour went exactly where i wanted to go, so we went with the tour and had a blast.
Thanks james heidt
5/16/07
We had a great time. It was more than expected. Next time in SF we will probably do it again. The self guided tour is a big plus, it allows you to see all SF in a short period of time.
I would, and have, recommend this to anyone going to visit SF. Erik Wilde
5/16/07
The absolute BEST way to do San Francisco. We ended up doing the entire bay tour, and most of the city tour, not to mention taking a few turns here and there, just to check a few extra things out. Our Go-Car experience was worth every penny, and we'll do it again, just for the fun of it.
Sincerely, -Waldo Gonzalez
5/15/07
I'm a big fan of GoCar Tours! In fact, you might say I'm a Frequent Flyer. I've now made 4 tours around San Francisco in a GoCar, and I loved every minute of it. I'm already looking forward to my next trip. When my daughter visited me earlier this month, we had a wonderful all-day excursion. She commented that when she gets back home to Oklahoma she plans to tell everyone planning a trip to SF that this is the best way to see the City. So much better than a tour bus because you can go at your own pace and stop and get out whenever something interests you. The GoCars ARE really cool - lots of fun to drive. AND, they have a fun "personality".
Judie Lucius
5/15/07
We all had a great time and thoroughly enjoyed our tour. I will use GoCar in the future and recommend it to others.
Thanks! Katie Carlson
5/7/07
This was the absolute highlight of our week in San Francisco! We rented your car for the entire day and saw more and learned more about San Francisco than all the other tours combined. Your GPS system is wonderful - it is accurate and very timely in it's directions. We especially loved the fact that you could stop and enjoy whatever areas of the city you were most interested in. We are from southern California and are looking forward to planning a trip - soon - to San Diego to enjoy your GoCars in that area. We told everyone we met that this is by far the best way to see San Francisco. Thank you so much for an enjoyable, fun-filled day touring your city. We really can't say enough about our experience.
Sue O'Neill
P.S. Your staff was also wonderful in getting us started and sharing our excitement when we returned!
5/7/07
Dear Nathan, We really had a great time! As a flight attendant I only had one day to see San Francisco, so this was the perfect experience to do so. Thank you for giving us the uppertunety!
Greetings from Holland! Manon Voortman
5/6/07
Hi Nathan, This is our second time using you guys. We were here last year in April and were thinking of taking bikes out but fortunately found you by accident. It truly was the highlight of our trip and knew when we come back we will seek you out. This year was just as great. We could see that you are much more popular this year so when we come back in March we will try to reserve one. This will be a tradition every year to use gocars. It really is the best and most fun way to see San Fran. Thanks again and see you all in March.
Leahjane and Marshall