点评:I had made the mistake of reading many of the most recent reviews, which were quite effusive (“don’t miss!,” “hidden gem!,” etc), so I was expecting quite an interesting tour.
While the gardens are nice, the house itself is of little architectural or historical value, aside from being the first estate in Beverly Hills. The owners were likewise not particularly distinguished (indeed, the house website lists, “Known for hosting the area’s most legendary parties, it was not uncommon to catch famed individuals entering and leaving the estate,” as its primary attribute.)
Before you go you should know that it is a *90 minute* tour, which could easily be 30. As an example, I would estimate that around half of the time the guide spent discussing the house, involved the renovations of the swimming pool and the pool house. There is a lot of minutiae!
As I said, the gardens are quite nice, but why not just go to the Huntington . If you are interested in visiting an important & interesting historical home, pick the Hollyhock House, the Gamble House, the Eames House, or the Adamson House instead. You’ll learn so much more.
翻译:我犯了一个错误,阅读了许多最近的评论,这些评论非常热情(“不要错过!”,“隐藏的宝石!”等),所以我期待着一次相当有趣的旅行。
虽然花园很漂亮,但房子本身除了是比佛利山庄的第一座庄园外,没有什么建筑或历史价值。业主们同样也不是特别出名(事实上,该庄园的网站将其主要特征列为“以举办该地区最具传奇色彩的派对而闻名,名人进出庄园的情况并不少见”)。
在你出发之前,你应该知道这是一个“90 分钟”的旅行,很可能是 30 分钟。举个例子,我估计导游大约一半的时间都花在讨论房子上,涉及游泳池的翻修和泳池屋。有很多细节!
正如我所说,花园非常漂亮,但为什么不直接去亨廷顿呢?如果您有兴趣参观重要且有趣的历史住宅,请选择蜀葵故居、甘布尔故居、伊姆斯故居或亚当森故居。你会学到更多。