lastminute.com London Eye Reviews 122

TrustScore 2 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The time slots are misleading this is not the time you board. Expect to wait 1 to 2 hours. Merlin executives should actually come down and see what a typical August day looks like. Why have a booking... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Disgusting how you book tickets for a certain time to be put into hours long lines. Too bad if you make plans for your evening?? No option to reschedule or cancel, you just lose your money! An investi... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

What a rip off!! Paying £40 per adult and £36 per child over the age of 3 for a 30 minute ride in a crammed pod deserves to be categorised under a new criminal offence under the heading 'daylight robb... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We combined the river cruise and the London eye. Both were brilliant and really enjoyable. Tim, our guide on the boat, was absolutely fantastic. Full of fun and enthusiasm. A breath of fresh a... See more

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Standing tall on the south bank of the River Thames, nothing says iconic like the lastminute.com London Eye. Because we’re right in the heart of the city, you get closer views of London’s most spectacular landmarks from Big Ben to The Houses of Parliament and even Windsor Castle on a clear day! Go one better than looking at the iconic skyline, move through it.


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  • Riverside Building, County Hall, Westminster Bridge Road, SE1 7PB, London, United Kingdom

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Recommended!

Really enjoyed our visit! Amazing views and the whole place seems well kept. A tad pricey but that's all relative.

Recommended!

August 20, 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

1 star for the London Eye and not Lastminute

1 star for the London Eye and not Last Minute!

The London Eye is a great deal off money for a view in which you can get free from the Shard itself.. Average Family tickets for the London Eye are Approx £200 for a 30 min viewing.
No Toilets
No Food&Drink

July 16, 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If I could rate this 0 stars I would

If I could rate this 0 stars I would. It wasn't until after our experience that I realised that Last Minute London Eye has about 1/3 of its customers rating it 1 star. DO not waste your money.
The queue is terrible, I don't think anyone should be expected to pay over £200 for a family to wait 2.5 hrs for a 30 minute experience where you cant even see 360° views because they have packed the pods so full. Such a con and tourist trap. Can't get through to them on the phone line to complain and tickets say no refunds in the small print.
Trading standards UK will be hearing from me and I think others should complain to them too. I would be interested to hear if anyone has got their money back, but from the looks of the replies from Last Minute all they do is 'pass the feedback on to the relevant department'. What a load of bull-*.

September 3, 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Disgusting

Disgusting how you book tickets for a certain time to be put into hours long lines. Too bad if you make plans for your evening?? No option to reschedule or cancel, you just lose your money! An investigation should be made into their conduct

August 26, 2022
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Reply from lastminute.com London Eye

Hi there,

Thanks for leaving a review about your trip to the lastminute.com London Eye.

I’m sorry to hear your wait to get up in the sky was longer than expected. We’re the most popular paid attraction in London, so sometimes there are lots and lots of people waiting to take flight at the same time.

But we do try very hard to stagger time slots and keep waiting times as short as possible. We have passed your feedback onto the attractions managements

Kind regards,

Helga
Customer Services Team
The lastminute.com London Eye

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

A drinking session in a brewery.

We first flew on the London Eye over 18 years ago when BA were its operator. This was before we had children and fondly remember it as being a great experience. Fast forward to the 9th of August 2022, two teenage daughters and Lastminute.com the new operator. 4 tickets all booked in advance for the first flight at 11am, what could go wrong? Firstly and Jasmine may be able to answer this one, why does a major London attraction not start until 11am, this is crazy? While we arrived in good time, it was shocking to see a group of what looked like school kids, trying to set up a pop up tent at the entrance to the attraction. No one seemed to have a clue what was going on, there was no sign posting for prepaid tickets and there was a very chaotic feel to the organisation. We directed into a queue in 29 degree heat, which was slow moving. We realized as we got to the front, that this was because everyone was being made to pose for an obligatory blue screen photo, which they attempted to flog you in the shop at the end. I really don't understand the notion of clear greed and profiteering being put ahead of customer safety and well-being. In such temperatures staff should have been looking for ways to reduce queuing and exposure to the sun, but wait a minute, the four kids they had at the front were still struggling to put up a garden tent. I remember there being an audio commentary when BA operated the eye, which is sadly not offered any more. All in all for what we paid and the length of the attraction, this is not value for money. Perhaps Last-minute should stick to their core business which clearly is not running major London attractions.

August 11, 2022
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Reply from lastminute.com London Eye

We appreciate you taking the time to write this review. I have made sure all of the feedback around your experience has been passed onto the senior team within the attraction for them to look at. Lastminute.com are not the operator of the London Eye they are just the sponsor, so they don't have anything to do with the day to day running of the attarction. Our opening hours have been cut due to demand, these are being looked into currently for 2023.

Kind Regards,

Helga
Customer Services Team
The lastminute.com London Eye

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Not possible to change booking

I wanted to book London Eye/Madame Tussauds, but then by mistake chose only London Eye - definitely my error. But anyway, the agent told me that there is no chance to change respectively to upgrade the booking.
I can't understand that, I was also told no reason why it is not possible.

July 31, 2022
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Reply from lastminute.com London Eye

Hi there,

Thanks for leaving a review about your trip to the lastminute.com London Eye.

We never want our guests to feel disappointed when they book with us. I have passed the feedback onto the team around being able to upgrade online for completed purchases, as we cant currently offer this.

Kind Regards,
Jasmine
Customer Services Team
The lastminute.com London Eye

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Awful experience

I wish I could say the two and a half hour wait was worth it… it simply wasn’t. One would expect that a big institution like last minute.com would be able to organise themselves better knowing the demand and capacity based on the prebooked tickets, pre booked time slots and the running time of the eye. But not the long queues and almost 3 hour delays prove their priorities and gross over booking. Don’t care about their money making but they don’t care about individual experiences at all. We missed our dinner reservation and nearly missed our train. I agree with comments below about the multi experience booking being all flawed as that can certainly be a source of additional stress and does feel like a scam.
I certainly have no wish to deal with last minute.com ever again following this awful experience.

July 25, 2022
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Reply from lastminute.com London Eye

Hi there,

Thanks for leaving a review about your trip to the lastminute.com London Eye.

We never want our guests to feel disappointed when they fly with us, so I’m really sorry to hear your visit wasn’t perfect. We’ll take all of your comments on board.

Kind Regards,
Jasmine
Customer Services Team
The lastminute.com London Eye

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The London Eye false promises

The London Eye website offers family tickets by reduced price. But that’s just not true if it falls during "pick/holiday period" (customer support person’s words). There’s no any small print about it.
Frustrating experience!

July 25, 2022
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Reply from lastminute.com London Eye

We appreciate you taking the time to write this review. We’ll take your feedback on board so that next time you fly with us your experience will be even more amazing.

Kind Regards,

Jasmine
Customer Services Team
The lastminute.com London Eye

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

We bought the multi ticket cruise and…

We bought the multi ticket cruise and London eye and had no problems. The cruise was so good on the customer service front but I have to say that the London eye staff were not very welcoming or friendly. The experience was enjoyable and pods very spacious.

July 20, 2022
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Reply from lastminute.com London Eye

Hi there,

Thanks for leaving a review about your trip to the lastminute.com London Eye.

Thank you for taking the time to share your review with us. Having the best possible standards of customer service is really important to us, so I am sorry you felt let down by our team when you came to visit us.

I’ll make sure your feedback is passed on to the relevant department.

We’d love a second chance to impress you, so please come back and see us again soon.

Kind regards,

Jasmine
Customer Services Team
The lastminute.com London Eye

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Combined Tickets - its a con

I booked combined river boat cruise and London Eye. I checked availability for The Eye for today BEFORE booking the River Boat. I then go in to book my London Eye slot after paying and ... here's the con .... It gives NO OPTION for a booking today. Bookings only for tomorrow. We'll we're not here tomorrow.

May 29, 2022
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Reply from lastminute.com London Eye

Hi there,

Thanks for leaving a review about your trip to the lastminute.com London Eye.

I’m sorry to hear your experience wasn’t quite what you’d expected. Every bit of feedback and any further comments helps us to improve things for your next visit.

Thanks for taking the time to share your review.

Kind Regards,

Jasmine
Customer Services Team
The lastminute.com London Eye

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Had combined ticket for Eye and River…

Had combined ticket for Eye and River Cruise. The river cruise was completely spoiled by the tour guide narrator. She spoke too fast, mumbled her words, could barely make out 25% of the commentary. At one point she was crouched on the floor talking to the carpet. Please coach your commentators or at the very least observe them. Wouldn’t go on a cruise with this company ever again. I would also add that anyone with English as their second language would have been hard put to understand anything she said.

May 12, 2022
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Reply from lastminute.com London Eye

Hi there,

Thanks for leaving a review about your trip to the lastminute.com London Eye.

Thank you for taking the time to share your review with us. Having the best possible standards of service is really important to us, so I am sorry you felt let down by our team when you came to visit us.

I’ll make sure your feedback is passed on to the relevant department.

Kind regards,

Jasmine
Customer Services Team
The lastminute.com London Eye

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Shout out to Tim aka Titan of the Thames!

We combined the river cruise and the London eye. Both were brilliant and really enjoyable.

Tim, our guide on the boat, was absolutely fantastic. Full of fun and enthusiasm. A breath of fresh air when most tours now only offer audio guides.

Not only did Tim deal with the queue of ticketholders before boarding, but proceeded to give a witty but informative tour of London's iconic sights.

Thank you.

May 6, 2022
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Reply from lastminute.com London Eye

Wow, thanks for the 5* review! We’re so glad you were moved by our iconic 360° views of London.

Kind Regards,

Jasmine
Customer Services Team
The lastminute.com London Eye

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We booked fast track tickets for the…

We booked fast track tickets for the London Eye, well worth it we skipped the large queues.
We also booked the river cruise, Jordan was the guide and he was brilliant, very funny.
Both are well worth doing and good value.

May 5, 2022
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Reply from lastminute.com London Eye

Wow, thanks for the 5* review! We’re so glad you were moved by our iconic 360° views of London.

Kind Regards,

Jasmine
Customer Services Team
The lastminute.com London Eye

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent

Excellent. Highly recommended

April 28, 2022
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Reply from lastminute.com London Eye

Wow, thanks for the 5* review! We’re so glad you were moved by our iconic 360° views of London.

Kind Regards,

Jasmine
Customer Services Team
The lastminute.com London Eye

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Awful service

Awful service.
Didn’t get to go on london eye due to weather conditions.
Tried to arrange to other day and times but chat system didn’t respond and no refund offered when trying to arrange other dates and times when I finally got hold of someone on customer service .
DO NOT GIVE YOUR MONEY TO THIS COMPANY awful awful awful service

February 21, 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Thank you London Eye - great customer service

I received an email from London Eye on the 17th midday ish to tell me that they had taken the difficult decision to close the London Eye today due to Storm Eunice. It was easy to contact them by email to request a reschedule. Thank you London Eye one of all but one companies who have been fantastic in the event of our trip being cancelled in the end due to the storm.

February 18, 2022
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Enjoyable

Bought ticket for London Eye and boat cruise. Enjoyed both and had no hassle with the ticket as other reviews claim. The cruise was especially interesting and entertaining thanks to the guide, Chris (many thanks to her!)

February 12, 2022
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