点评:We almost decided to pass on this place due to the "controversy" of the high ticket price, the awkward audio tour situation, and the overall inconvenience of being on-site, especially in hot weather. Good thing we went! The place delivered precisely what we'd expect from it: a close look at the site that the famous architect and his team created, lived, and worked at for multiple years. Summer actually feels like a better time to visit, as it offers the unique opportunity to walk through the tour path practically alone, rather than share it with the peak season crowds.
Logistically, everything is very efficient - but clearly, larger crowds may overwhelm the site, even as the attendance is capped and timed. One can grab a free umbrella as the outdoor shade is scarce. There is plenty of seating area during the indoor part of the tour, in a cooler or air-conditioned environment, except the drawing room, which was very hot. The restrooms in the gift shop are adequate (for the summer level of crowd).
The place is not huge; it was set up as a part-time camp, and certainly not designed to become a major attraction handling many hundreds of visitors a day. Arguably, the current management made the best they could out of it, and the audio option allows spreading the visitors better along the tour path and avoiding overcrowding of narrow passages.
There were a few people complaining that the phone app crashed, and it did happen to us once on a powerful, newer phone, but the app is navigable after a restart to get to the right place and continue.
The gift shop is well stocked - worth taking a look.
We bought tickets online for a mid-morning tour time, arrived about 30 min earlier, and were let in, no questions asked. We ended up spending 2 hours there - quite enjoyable and unforgettable.
翻译:由于门票价格高昂引发争议、语音导览体验不佳,再加上现场环境极其不便——尤其是在炎热的天气里——我们差点决定放弃参观。还好我们还是去了!这里完全符合我们的期待:让我们能近距离观赏那位著名建筑师及其团队多年以来创作、生活和工作的场所。实际上,夏天反而是参观的最佳时节。由于此时正是难得的绝佳时机——可以几乎独自一人漫步在游览路线上,而不必与旅游旺季时的大量游客挤在一起。
从后勤管理来看,一切都安排得井然有序;不过显而易见的是,即便人数有所限制且游览时间也做了规定,大量游客仍可能让景区不堪重负。由于户外阴凉处很少,游客可以免费领取雨伞。在参观的室内环节,除那间极其闷热的客厅外,其他地方都有大量座椅可供休息,环境也较为凉爽且配有空调。礼品店里的洗手间还算够用(以夏季的客流量来说)。
整个场所并不大;它最初是作为一个兼职营地而设立的,显然并非为打造成每天能接待数百名游客的主要景点而设计。可以说,目前的管理团队已经尽力了。而语音导览服务也有助于让游客更均匀地分布在游览路线上,避免狭窄通道出现拥挤现象。
有少数人抱怨手机应用程序出现了崩溃现象。我们曾在一部性能强劲的新款手机上遇到过这种情况,不过重启应用后就能正常导航到正确位置并继续使用。
礼品店里的商品种类繁多——值得一去。
我们在网上购买了上午中段的参观票,提前约30分钟到达后便被放行,没有任何问题。最后我们在那里待了2个小时——体验非常愉快且令人难忘。