Travel Advisor

Melissa Zimm
She/Her
Expertise
- Luxury,
- Food & Wine,
- NYC,
- Italy,
- London,
- Mexico
Based in
home of the bagel and slice, NY
Languages spoken
English, Italian
Profile details
About
A NYC-based, type-A, mom of two with an insatiable thirst for travel.
Travel style
I’m “that friend” who’s always asked for travel tips and recommendations. I love a good hotel breakfast, a complicated itinerary project I can sink my teeth into and mapping out the best bakeries to visit in a new city. From family-friendly trips to luxurious couples getaways, I specialize in getting the details and logistics right and customized for you. Your friend’s itinerary may not be the right itinerary for you!
Melissa's travel guides & trip reports

The Tastes and the Tulips: Three Days in Amsterdam

The Hits and Hidden Treasures of Madrid
Favorite hotels
Melissa's reviews
Melissa was amazing to work with! She made the process of booking our trip easy and seamless. She took so much off my plate! This included: booking our rooms, securing an upgrade to a great room with a balcony, and ensuring that my loyalty reward number was included in the reservation. She also helped research and make recommendations for restaurants based on our preferences, and then handled a lot of back and forth with the hotel concierge to secure reservations. She was available and easy to communicate with throughout the trip - including helping with some last minute changes. I am really glad we worked with Melissa because it helped lighten my mental load and allowed me to really enjoy the trip! I will definitely work with her again!
- Nicole M.
Booked travel to Bahamas
- May 2025
Melissa was terrific to work with. She does her research and helped us understand what options met our needs best. Look forward to working with her again!
- Paul E.
Booked travel to Bahamas
- May 2025
Melissa was so easy to work with. I can't imagine booking hotels on my own again. She got me the best possible rate and I still got my credit card and Hilton honor points with no effort on my part.
- Cindy S.
Booked travel to New York
- March 2025
Melissa was very helpful, completing the full booking soup to nuts painlessly. She also got me a $100 room credit which was a nice perk, plus a better rate than I had been seeing personally.
- Kyle Z.
Booked travel to Austin
- March 2025

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