点评:Went with parent, who is an artist and a FLW fan, on the in-depth tour. Parent had been to Taliesin in WI and she said Fallingwater was a much better experience to her. But from the parking lot to the visitor center to the house - very well laid out with a great integration of nature. Plenty of free parking. Short walk to the gazebo-like visitor center. The visitor center featured a central desk to get tickets and have questions answered, with a cafe on one corner, museum on the other and a gift shop on a 3rd corner. Restrooms were clean and had a nice woodsy scent. Very calming area as we waited for our tour. Not sure how calming it would be on cold days though. But 5 stars on the facilities
We thoroughly enjoyed the tour. There is a bit of walking and one visitor had to sit on the beds in every room as her back hurt. But they do have a small shuttle to bring you down and back from the visitor center to the house if needed. The tour itself was well organized - the guide spoke into a headset while all visitors had an earpiece - so we all heard everything even while lingering in a room behind the group; every tour should be like this! Group size was perfect. 5 Stars on the tour.
My parent loved the house. I was not a fan of the concrete walls, but I loved the details to include the corner windows, the beveled solid wood doors, floating shelves, hidden door hinges, stone flooring, and the history of the place. I think there is a bit of something for everyone to enjoy to be honest. There was some renovation on the roof but even that added to it for me as the guide explained the maintenance required to keep the house ship-shape (which in my opinion may be one reason why the family ‘donated’ the house;). But 5 stars on the house.
翻译:我陪着身为艺术家兼弗兰克·劳埃德·赖特(FLW)粉丝的父母参加了深度游览。父母之前去过威斯康星州的塔里埃森(Taliesin),她说流水别墅(Fallingwater)的体验比塔里埃森好得多。从停车场到游客中心再到别墅,整个布局都非常合理,与自然环境完美融合。停车位充足且免费。步行不远即可到达凉亭式的游客中心。游客中心设有中央服务台,可以购买门票和解答疑问;一个角落是咖啡馆,另一个角落是博物馆,第三个角落是礼品店。洗手间很干净,散发着淡淡的木香。在我们等待游览的时候,这里非常宁静。不过,我不确定在寒冷的天气里是否也能如此。但无论如何,设施方面绝对值得五星好评。
我们非常享受这次游览。游览过程中需要步行一段路程,一位游客因为背痛,不得不坐在每个房间的床上休息。不过,如果需要的话,他们也提供小型接驳车往返于游客中心和别墅之间。这次参观组织得非常好——导游戴着耳机讲解,所有游客都戴着耳塞——所以即使我们待在队伍后面的房间里,也能清楚地听到所有内容;所有参观都应该这样!团队人数也刚刚好。五星好评!
我的父母很喜欢这栋房子。我不太喜欢水泥墙,但我很喜欢它的细节,比如转角窗、斜面实木门、悬浮式搁板、隐藏式门铰链、石质地板,以及它的历史。说实话,我觉得每个人都能在这里找到自己喜欢的东西。屋顶做过一些翻修,但这反而让我更感兴趣,因为导游解释了为了保持房子完好无损所需的维护工作(在我看来,这或许也是这家人“捐赠”这栋房子的原因之一)。总之,五星好评!