You can choose your tea from an extensive list or they can pair your tea with the food course to get the best result. Kenny and Landon did a great job of serving up a lovely 3 course afternoon tea of finger sandwiches, scones and deserts. I think reservations are required and servings are only Thursday and Friday but check with the facility website for more details. We loved it! The hour went by very fast.Īfter the tour we stuck around the mansion to soak up the atmosphere and for their afternoon tea. Shout out to our guide, Kirsten, as she was animated in her presentation and talked about not only the history of the mansion but also some great stories about the Wrigley and Hormel families.
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It’s reasonably priced and our group size was 6 plus the guide. There are currently three offering of tour times 10, 11 and noon. Neither events disappointed! There was complimentary valet parking which we took advantage of.
Wife and I ended week long trip to Phoenix/Scottsdale area with a tour and afternoon high tea at Wrigley Mansion. Overall, seemed like they catered to a high class, ritzy crowd. Fortunately, some people out front told us to walk around to the other side ( which is the entrance anyway ) as they were having an event in the room at the top of the stairs and you couldn't go in that way. Signs direct you to walk up a big flight of stairs to enter. They could at least have handicapped parking up top. Keep that in mind when timing your arrival. Otherwise, you have to walk up a lot of steps and steep incline to get there.
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If you want to use a valet ( and I don't ) you drive up to the top of the hill. I thought at least the upstairs would contain the family's furniture, but they were all dining rooms too. I guess they have to do something to make enough money for the upkeep and it would be a lovely spot for a reception. Most of the mansion is being run as a private dining facility for weddings and other events. You can wonder around on your own after the tour. Upstairs bathrooms are the only things left to see how the family really lived. Switchboard room lined with gum wrappers is also quite unique. Unfortunately, only a few items to see that originally belonged to the owners. Great panoramic view of the city and good history lesson about the Wrigley and Hormel families who owned the mansion. This certainly isn't Versailles, and there is no garden or coffee shop for overflow visitors. Tip: Don't go, not even for a glass of wine or walk around, unless you have a reservation. You will then be sent out the front door where you will start walking down the driveway, back to your car, only to come across a sign that says 'no pedestrians.' When you do finally arrive back at your vehicle you will sit and watch the next few rounds of people doing exactly what you did and wonder what is wrong with this place? Why isn't there a sign before you even enter the property saying: Today - Tours/Restaurant/Bar - Reservations ONLY? Dont waste everyone's time!! You will then be told you can look around upstairs, which must be an inside joke because everything is blocked off. After you find the hostess, she will likely look at you like you don't belong and find an excuse why their almost empty bar and patio and completely bored bartender cannot accommodate you. Because nothing is marked, you will likely walk in the wrong entrance and be smirked at. Stopped here on our way to Sedona because we love good wine and architecture.Ĭons: If you don't valet, you have to take the 'pedestrian entrance' up three flights of steep stairs. There's a few restaurants on the premises which I didn't have time to try out but maybe next time.
I've been to some more impressive mansions and would give 4 stars but since the self guided tour was free(guided tour $17)and the view is arguably the best in Phoenix(also gratis)I am bumping it up to five stars for great value. One of the workers, Tate, even knew what are the original furnishings from 1929 when it was built(like a chandelier and mantel) he pointed out. The hostess was very informative and professional. There are several fully furnished dining rooms that they apparently rent for events. There's some very interesting old newspaper clippings on the walls about Wrigley and even his original letters planning the Mansion construction. I toured the mansion which is a nice example of the early 20th century, Italianate, abodes of the Captains of industry, namely, chewing gum tycoon, William Wrigley. I enjoyed the panorama of downtown Phoenix skyline, midtown and could even see the Chandler skyline. There is a nice circular driveway ascending to the mansion. I was hiking along the waterway and walked by the Wrigley Mansion the 2nd time so I decided to check it out.
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