Left Bank Scooters

Just got back from an epic whirlwind of an adventure with Thierry from Left Bank scooters. What an incredible experience overall. I feel like I’ve experienced every facet of Paris in 9hrs! Picked up at the hotel at 0900hrs sharp, a quick tutorial and we were off to the Latin quarter to pick up another wonderful couple. Then the adventure really started. Thierry is extremely knowledgable, professional and friendly. It felt like our friend from Paris was showing us around his neighbourhood. Very personal and engaging. We ripped around Paris hitting all the popular spots. We even had lunch at the café featured in Amelie. (Gotta rewatch that)
The entire trek was completely exhilarating. It got a little scary a times, but Thierry always guided us to safety. The all day Paris Vespa scooter tour is a «must do» if only in Paris for a few days or a whole week like we are.
It really helps shrink down the City and surrounding areas. I’d like to pretend I know my way around now, but that’s not the case. I couldn’t imagine hitting even half the spots without a guide. All you need to need to do is follow your guide. Once at the key spots, Thierry provided us with an excellent commentary and historical facts of what we were experiencing. So much knowledge and experiences in one day. We’ve really enjoyed our time in Paris, but I’m certain this will the be the absolute highlight of the trip.
(Although dinner at Mariette was a phenomenal 5 star experience I won’t soon forget!)

Best decision made!
We originally just wanted to rent a scooter and just explore Paris on our own.
But since the price for a private tour was very reasonable, we opted for the tour as well and we are definitely recommending this to everyone.
Daniel was our guide and he was awesome!
We knocked out all the main attractions and even some hidden gems in just 3 hours!
Daniel not only tells us the history but also add stories to each of the attractions so we can remember them better!
We were much more acquainted and feel more comfortable with Paris after touring with Daniel.
We absolutely are in love with Paris!

Great way to see everything.
But without the lines!
We did a full day tour at versailles
And we did a night tour of Paris
When you visit paris. You always hear about the lines and you always hear its a lot of wakkng and metro.
I personally dont getting lost and i hate looking like an idiot. And especially sincd i dont speak the language.
Thierry was our guide both days.
And was wonderful.
We got to feel like an ACTIVE part of the trip instead of sitting in a tour bus or spending half the day lost or finding the right bus or metro.
My wife and i felt like were really efficient because Thierry had it all figured out for us. So no planning was needed!
The motorcycle with side car was perfect for the two of us and we could therefore take a bunch of pictures videos and selfies.
For an english speaker Thierry is the best!

Renting a scooter in Paris was the best Euro I spent! Left Bank Scooters made it so easy to get up and running. The stylish Vespa was delivered to me on location. Drop-​off was just as simple — just coordinated a destination and away I went. The scooter was in excellent condition and the GPS was a must have. I highly recommend Left Bank Scooters! I’ll be renting from them next time in Paris, that’s a sure thing.

HIghly recommended. Very quick service. Flexible.
Got a Vespa for 2 days — fast delivery of scooter right to doorstep.
Adam B was our Left Bank ‘guy’. Super helpful, informative, great tips, and was extremely accomodating. Upon returning home to the states, my wife and I agreed — we should have gotten it for the full 10 days. Was a treat and… was a huge time saver for the longer walks.
Will undoubtedly use their service again upon a return trip.
Miles

Highly recommended. I headed to Paris for my milestone birthday and booked a private tour on my first day. My tour guide was authentically Parisian, spoke perfect English, funny, and highly accommodating. The entire process was easy from beginning to end. I found the private tour perfect for me as I was able to dictate where i wanted to go and how much time I wanted to spend at each location. There’s nothing like zooming around Paris on a Vespa! My guide (I believe his name was Thierry) was so knowledgeable and was able to answer all my questions. I truly felt as if I received the inside scoop.
A great experience and worth every Euro.

After day dreaming about riding a scooter through Paris, I did some googling and came upon Left Bank. I did their 24 hour rental. Adam dropped it off at the flat we were renting and picked it up the next day. He gave me a quick once over and I was off and running. The Vespa was the best way to get around town. We rode all over town during the day and then did the tourist sites at midnight when nobody was around. So amazing. I will definitely be renting from Adam next time I’m in town.

5 star service all the way!!! Adam was great to deal with and we couldn’t be more satisfied. I highly recommend touring around Paris in a Vespa. The delivery and pickup at the hotel couldn’t be any more convenient.

Went in late november, bundled up and got a vespa to take to Versailles. Best decision of the trip, chilly but fun and pretty. I was experienced on 2 wheels. Had it for twenty four hours. Looking back maybe next time i will rent it for the week and ask for a lower daily price. It was about 140 € if i remember correctly.
Also if you are from out of the country, don’t worry about were to park! The tickets go to the company and the company explains its a rental and nobody has to pay for it!

As part of the deal when the Boyfriend and I were planning our trip to Paris, I had to give him
one day of the 10 day trip to him to plan out. He wanted to do extra-​ordinary for our trip to Paris.
Left Bank Scooters is a worthy choice to make any Paris trip memorable; however they are pricey as you are looking at about 250 euro if you want to drive the basic Vespa, and additional 50 euro if you want to ride along.
The tour the Boyfriend had chosen was the scooter trip out to Versailles. One thing to know is that the scooter will take you there, but admission to Versailles is NOT included, I recommend that you definitely pick up a 4-​day Paris Museum Pass for your trip and block off one day to go and visit Versailles. The tour covers the guide and getting you there and back on the Scooter, everything else like lunch is excluded.
Our tour guide, Theirry, picked us up on time at the studio we had rented for our trip, for the week. There was a quick crash tutorial on how to drive the scooter and off we went. Left Bank also provides «wet weather» gear; which was needed for our trip; since it was a gray and drizzly day. But I would recommend that you should definitely check out the weather report before your scheduled day, because the wet weather gear protects your upper body, but your lower half will
definitely get damp.
Riding through Paris streets early in the morning is probably one of the most magical things that we had done while we were there — the route chosen took us up the Champs-​Elysee and through the roundabout and on to Versailles via Bois de Boulogne and Parc de Saint-​Cloud.
Theirry was amazing as a tour guide, telling us a few neat things about Paris that we, as tourists, might not have known at all. Another thing about this tour is that there was only one other couple with us; and they were a bit better at keeping up with Theirry. I should, also, mention that unless you have had at least some experience driving a scooter/​motorcycle or something very similar (Cars not included in this catagory), you will find it difficult to keep up in some cases, especially getting used to driving in traffic on a scooter as they seem to go every which way, with no discernable direction.
One master tip from Theirry was that if the vehicle is coming from the left ignore it, if it is come from the right, yield. (or at least that what I remember him saying…- Either way, you may need to pay attention to the crash tutorial)
Arriving at Versailles, scooters are actually pretty much allowed to drive up to the gates and park off to the side. Theirry took us on a tour of the Versailles Gardens and gave us a few insights on the gardens that we probably would not have wandered off to see — then off we went to do our own exploring of the château itself on our own for about an hour or so.
Then we got back on our scooters and drove off to explore the Trianons, which was pretty nice since we got to explore Trianon and the Hamlet on our own just ambling along.
Coming back from Versailles was probably one of the scariest things of my life, as we had hit Paris Rush Hour Traffic, and it was nuts! but memorable, weaving in and out of lanes and between trucks and buses.
Overall, Left Bank Scooters is definitely a splurge type of activity for a trip, but I did find it worthwhile. Memorable for a few reasons, for riding a scooter through the streets of Paris; experience European traffic and extra bonus, is that it is a great way to talk your Significant Other out of getting that motorcycle license without actually having to do anything.

I’m so behind on writing this review. I fell in love with Paris but one of the best parts of my trip was taking a tour with Adam.
My friend was able to set up our reservation with him via e-​mail and from my understanding, he was very easy to deal with.
On the morning of our reservation, Adam arrived promptly at our hotel. We went over a lot of into including safety, what the tour entails, blah blah blah and then we took a test spin!
Adam is extremely knowledgeable even though he was not born and raised in Paris.
I was a little scared at first going around the Arc de Triomphe (um hello, that traffic is intense!) but Adam kept at a pace I could follow.
I don’t know much about Vespas but man, the ones you get for the rental must be the crème de la crème because tourists were taking photos of me AND I had Parisian guys riding up to me hitting on me. NICE!
Anytime I have friends going to Paris, I recommend a tour with Adam.
Do yourself a favor and book one!

These guys are awesome. My wife and I rented a Vespa for 24 hours. I simply made a reservation online and Adam showed up at our hotel the next day with the Vespa and 2 helmets.
I totally recommend these guys if your looking for an adventure. It’s definitely a great way to see Paris and all the sites. My wife and I had so much fun and we’re going to do it again when we return to Paris.
Adam showed up the next morning to pick up the Vespa. It was that simple! Oh and the Vespa was in great shape and ran well. We had no issues and the whole process was smooth.

I decided to rent from Left Bank Scooters while in Nice and that was pretty much one of the best ideas I’ve ever had. My boyfriend and I had so much fun that I decided to rent again with them on a later trip to Paris. Riding a scooter through the French seaside is the BEST way to see it. Especially if you’re planning on visiting Nice, I highly suggest booking a scooter and taking a thirty minute ride up to Monaco.
They are extremely polite and professional and showed up fifteen minutes early to drop off our scooter. I am planning on booking with them again in the future.
P. S. I have a small head but a medium sized helmet fit just fine. :)

I heard about Left Bank Scooters from Trip Advisor and read the great reviews. Well, everyone was right — Adam is great and easy to work with when making your reservations and Mark, our guide was fantastic.
We took the ½ day tour and Mark and Adam arrived at our hotel promptly at 10AM to begin our tour. We were the only people on the tour which made things nice as we were able to customize where we wanted to go!
We saw the main attractions and monuments in Paris and had a chance to learn all about the history. Mark was very knowledgeable and also gave us some tips on where to go shopping and what was worth seeing.
If you’re limited on time (or not interested in seeing all of the museums) but want to see the lay of the land and get great shots outside the most important monuments, the tour is the way to go!
Paris is very scooter friendly and we felt safe the entire time and had a complete blast! Although the tours are pricy (for Americans right now anyway), it is definitely worth doing and being part of the city just as the Parisians are :)

My brother recently took a vacation to Paris and after searching on the internet I found Left Bank Scooters to surprise him with a one day Vespa rental. I communicated with Adam from Left Bank Scooters through email and he made everything so easy! He was always so quick to get back to me on my emails and made the process of buying the gift certificate so easy. He additionally took it upon himself to make up an awesome gift certificate which he attached on email so I could print it out for Christmas to give to my brother. Unfortunately, when my brother arrived to Paris the weather was horrible so my brother didn’t feel comfortable driving the Vespa. Adam was completely understanding and refunded my money. In time I will go to Paris and when I do I can’t wait to use this company to rent a Vespa. I highly recommend this company! :)

the hubby suggested we rent scooters for our recent paris vacation and it was the best part of our trip! we opted for the half day tour but a full day rental. they will drop off the vespa at your hotel in the morning around 9am and then come back in the afternoon for the half day tour of the city.
the cost to rent the scooter is 90 Euros per day + 40 euros per day for GPS/​navi (a must!) and 50 Euros for each additional person.
it truly is the BEST way to view and get around the city of lights!