OutOfOffice.com Reviews 

Maria was an absolute pleasure to work with for our 2 week vacation in Spain. She's responsive, friendly, knowledgeable, and helps troubleshoot concerns if they arise. I would definitely recommend!

We found Maria Gardner to be a delightful person with whom to plan our trip--our very first trip ever with a travel/tour company. She asked us very good questions about our special interests relating to Japan and answered all our questions about our projected itinerary and how OutOfOffice works. She is articulate,an excellent listener, is well-informed, has a great sense of humor, and as a member of the LGBTQ+ community, is empathetic to our status as two older married lesbians. We were able to meet with her two more times to discuss the tour she had created for us and how we might slightly revise it in a way to expand it slightly, but within the limits of our budget. So our conversations with Maria were inspiring and helpful. The result is the blueprint for a trip to Japan that we have dreamed about for decades.
We would happily recommend this travel company to others; it offers a promising range of tours that can be adjusted to fit the needs and interests of individuals, allowing for both small group and individual options. Its luxury options are also appealing to us to us as women who are both older and active, and though expensive, these options seem reasonable to us, especially compared to what other tour/travel companies offer.

Communication with Maria was good. When she was out of the office, support staff responded. The itinerary was detailed and accurate. This made the entire trip very smooth and easy.

We worked with Maria Gardner & Wolf O'Neill at Out of Office. We celebrated a big birthday with 16 of our friends in Sitges, Spain. The knowledge & connections our team had was amazing. They were dedicated to the successful of this special trip & of our happiness. Had the best time!

My partner and I recently had the pleasure of booking a trip with Out Of Office and we were thoroughly impressed. We worked with Alice, our Luxury Travel Expert. She was professional, attentive, and made the entire process seamless. From personalized itinerary planning to excellent customer support, she ensured every detail was covered for our trip. And she made wonderful suggestions about what to participate in each city. Our trip was a 12-day, multiple city adventure to London, Barcelona, and Mykonos. Thanks to the team, our trip was stress-free and memorable. I highly recommend their services for anyone looking to travel with ease and confidence, especially those that belong to the LGBTQ+ community.

We recently worked with Maria from Out of Office Travel to plan a special trip to South Africa for my husband’s 50th birthday, and she did a fantastic job. From exploring Cape Town to visiting the beautiful wineries, and finishing with an unforgettable safari at Sabi Sabi Earth Lodge, everything was seamless. Maria was helpful, responsive, and really understood what we were looking for. The whole experience felt well thought-out and personal. We were so happy with how it all went that we've already booked our summer holiday with her again this year. Highly recommend her if you’re planning something a bit special.

My family and I just returned from an unforgettable two-week trip to Italy, and it would not have been so amazing without Maria from Out Of Office. From start to finish, everything was flawlessly planned and executed. We visited four different cities, and every transfer was smooth and stress-free with a guide supporting which really eased the stress on my older parents.

The local guides Maria arranged were absolutely amazing — knowledgeable, personable, and added so much depth to each location we toured. The hotels she selected were not only luxurious, but also perfectly located right in the heart of the action, with stunning views we’ll never forget.

And the food — I’d expect nothing less from Italy, but it all exceeded those expectations. Every restaurant Maria recommended was a hit, but the standout was Florence, where I had the most incredible osso buco of my life. She really understands how to blend comfort, culture, and cuisine into a seamless experience.

If you're thinking of planning a trip, I can’t recommend Maria and Out Of Office highly enough. They took all the stress out of planning and left us with nothing but beautiful memories.

We booked our London and Paris trip with Alice Evans. She really hit it out of the park with the Clermont Hotel Charing Cross. It was a top notch hotel and I would recommend their incredible breakfast even if you’re not staying there.
Royal Tea at Kensington Palace that included a walking tour to the venue and tickets to visit the state rooms was amazing and an experience that we likely wouldn’t have found on our own. We took the Chunnel to Paris.
The tours of Versailles and the Louvre were great and almost private with only one other couple or person on each.
Alice was easy to work with for planning, making some changes and giving us a free day in each city that we really appreciated.

The itinerary that Maria Gardner put together for us was superb. Her selections for our Japan trip the guides and drivers were excellent

The best and most professional group. Wolf arranged the most perfect trip to Croatia for me. Lot's of prep and great availability, organization, and follow-up. A+ and Thanks-

Absolutely brilliant!!!!! Wanted to go to Crete and the flights were challenging so Ben stepped in. He was fabulous, asked us what we were looking for, made suggestions we hadn’t even thought of and completely prepared our holiday for us.
Flights, private luxury transfers, amazing 5star hotel and lovely little extra touches- all arranged quickly and with full consultation with ourselves.
Couldn’t have asked for anymore, the company went over and above to get us our perfect holiday.
Will never go on holiday without Ben and the team again 🤭🤭
Completely recommend this company, made our lives so much easier, much less stressful and was a pleasure to do business with.
Thank you so much.

Our consultant, Alice, did a fantastic job planning our trip to the Maldives. She worked diligently to understand our needs and desires, then put together an itinerary that absolutely delivered. Wonderful experience.

Our consultant, Millicent did a wonderful job curating our trip to Italy. She was flexiible and listened to our ideas throughout the process. Our trip was beautiful and everything we had hoped for. Unique tours, excellent hotels and transfers. Also thanks to Wolf who promptly solved a transfer issue during the train strike. A total group of pros!

Maria Gardner helped coordinate a bucket list trip around an already planned cruise around Japan for myself and family/friends. She worked with local vendors in Thailand, Japan and South Korea to create an exceptionally tailored experience for a month long trip. We was looking for a “Bespoke “ experience and she delivered. Communication was excellent and included numerous emails, calls and zoom meetings!

We just booked our dream trip for my husband’s 40th birthday—a safari in South Africa—and it’s all thanks to Millicent! She is incredibly warm, personable, and truly went above and beyond to make this experience possible for us. We had our hearts set on a specific lodge that was a bit over budget, but Millicent worked her magic, negotiated with the lodge, and somehow managed to deliver everything on our wishlist—under budget. I’m already dreaming about my 40th, and there’s no one else I’d trust to plan it. Thank you, Millicent!

My travel consultant Ben Cousins was extremely helpful, knowledgable and professional. When I first contacted Out of Office I only had the rough dates I wanted and little idea about destination. Ben was very patient and put together a bespoke travel experience that suited me perfectly within my budget. As a single older traveller I appreciated his expertise and guidance in all aspects of the trip. He was very thoughtful, considerate of my needs and quick in putting together a wonderful week in London and Scotland with attention to all the details. I always put together my own travel plans but as a new customer to Out of Office I will be using Ben again, it certainly took all the headache out of planning.

We recently worked with Maria who planned a pre and post cruise tour for a group of about 10 of us in Japan. The trip went off seamlessly, despite the fact that we were all arriving and departing on different days and times from different airports. Pick ups and drop offs were prompt with actual white glove service. Maria listened to our personal wants about the trip and planned accordingly, adding things that she quickly learned that we would enjoy. All of the guides on our tours were professional and helpful. It made our trip so much more enjoyable because we didn’t have to stress about how to use public transportation, we didn’t have to worry about getting lost, and didn’t have to spend precious vacation time discussing and disagreeing over how to get from here to there. Our trip couldn’t have been better.

Out of Office was a great find! We have spoken with Samantha from our very first enquiry to now when we have made a deposit on a great trip to Morocco. Samantha patiently helped tailor the exact trip for us--I handled our own air travel using points and our trip nicely takes care of all our transfers ,all our accommodations and a first-day tour at each of three cities that we will visit. Then we have time on our own to see the sites or relax. We'll be using intercity trains for the in-country transport (because we like trains and this was a way to adjust the plans to meet our budget). Now we just have to wait for our trip to start.

Maria has put together an exceptional luxury vacation for my partner and I on the Amalfi Coast, including stays in Capri and Sicily. She spent ample time getting to know us and to understand what would make it a tailored experience just for us. Maria nailed it. She was friendly, very professional and was able to answer our many questions. She was definitely familiar with the varies locations we were interested in. So far, very satisfied. We will review again, once we experience the actual vacation.

My brother-in-law recommended Out Of Office, and specifically Shaye Jolley, to help plan a minimoon and the experience has been 10/10.

Shaye is the best!! She's a quick & kind communicator, she has the best recommendations, she really listens & understands the vision of a trip, and she's lovely about making changes to the itinerary to make sure it's flawless.

We're SO excited to go on the minimoon Shaye helped plan for us. THANK YOU SHAYE!! XX