Kathy our Laneways tour guide was passionate and generous with her time. Chocolate, coffee at Lindt & then lunch at Little Mule Café all delightful. History of Melbourne very interesting and fun, especially the story of the etched mirror in Hopetoun Café. Thanks Kathy you have left me and Wendy with some delightful memories of Melbourne. Wanda

I found Jerome extremely knowledgeable, polite and easy listening on the laneways tour. It's like having insider information. But I'm not certain that an overseas visitor would be as interested in the details (for instance that Elizabeth Street was once a creek, or that the painting Chloe inside Young and Jackson Hotel may have been the last thing an enlisting man saw before he left for war, or indeed the history of the missing mace of Parliament). It's Jerome's contention that the details make Melbourne the interesting city it is. I agree, as we don't have the ‘larger' tourist attractions. I'd encourage Melburnians to take this tour because Jerome brings a great deal of insight into the history of our laneways and their meaning for contemporaneous businesses and their everyday patrons. (His word of mouth I feel is a great marketing tool for the businesses that are incorporated in the tour.) As someone from Melbourne I know of the laneways' value, colour, and life and so I wanted to introduce these aspects to my friend who was visiting from overseas but what would incite an overseas visitor to seek out this particular tour on her own? Overall the tour is great value for money and the small tasting of macaron at Lindt's chocolate café and the lunch were also nice touches.

Approximate cost: $49

I recently went on a Laneways tour with my mum. We got off to a rocky start, as the email confirmation we received said the guide would be either wearing yellow, or have a yellow clipboard, and be at the Melbourne Visitor's Centre. We spent ages walking around looking for them. In the end, we found them after having to call their phone. They had a bag on that had a tiny A5 sized 'Meltours' logo. When we and the others in the group mentioned the difficulty in finding the guide, he became very defensive and rude.
That said, we very much enjoyed the tour. We saw some very interesting street art, and also some being sprayed! Afternoon tea afterwards was ok, nothing special.