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| - I was in Phoenix on business, and a few co-workers and I wanted to do something as a group. One of them saw this place while driving around, figured out what it was, and found out they give tours. We reserved spaces for us on the last tour of the day. They have different kinds of tours; just the tour, ($15), a tour with an appetizer ($25), a tour with lunch ($35), and a couples tour with wine ($80).
There is valet parking, and there is also free self-parking about halfway up the driveway. If you decide to use self-parking, there is a little bit of a walk uphill with stairs, but it's not too bad. We entered through the restaurant instead of the front door, because valet parking is where the front door is. There were quite a few people on the tour - about fifteen of us. My co-workers and I were definitely the youngest ones besides the tour guide. Lol.
The tour guide was great! If you're her employers and are reading this, she had brown hair, was wearing all black, boots, and necklaces. She didn't stumble, and her presentation of information came off sincere and interesting. She was lively, and she was knowledgable. I would definitely recommend you take the tour with her.
The mansion itself was pretty. It was definitely older. If I remember correctly, it was built in the 1930s. I wish the mansion had a lot more of the original pieces, but i loved that you could go almost everywhere in the mansion and touch almost anything - besides the piano. The hand painted ceilings were my absolute favorite part, and the view didn't hurt either.
We enjoyed happy hour following the tour. They have half off appetizers and wine, as well as a few other things. It was a beautiful day, and the weather was great for eating outside.
Overall, it was a pleasant experience.
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