Fascinating bit of architectural history - Our guide Wayne was knowledgeable and explained the design ideas well. A must see for anyone interested in Frank Lloyd Wright.

Great Experience - Fantastic house by an amazing architect. The docent did a great job explaining the history of the house and the neighborhood, and pointing out all of the details of the house.

Robie House and surrounding area extravaganza - Guide was great very experienced and one of the longest serving guides who not only knowledgeable but was passionate about Crank Lloyd Wright. Loved Robie house and definitely learnt a lot. Bonus was the additional audio your of the neighbourhood. Loved walking through the Chicago campus. Recommend the tour 100%

Worth the trip to this iconic house designed by FLW. - The house is beautifully designed. One of the most iconic designs by Frank Lloyd Wright. Our guide Bryan is exceptional. He's very knowledgeable about the house, the architect and the original owner of this remarkable house.

Among The Best FLW Houses, But Furnishings Are Largely Lost to History - We have visited multiple Frank Lloyd Wright sites from Fallingwater to Usonian Homes to Taliesen West, and many others. The Robie namesake of this house commissioned the building, but was only able to live here about a year after its completion in 1910. This is said to be one of the architect's favorites, with many of his signature elements. It is a World Heritage siteIt is well worth a visit. Unfortunately, the building was used as a dormitory for the nearby theological school and suffered more than a few bumps and scrapes. Virtually all of the original furniture is gone. Some is now owned by the Smart Museum about 4 blocks away, but is not currently (May, 2024) on display even there. At one point, the house was nearly torn down to make a larger dorm, but was saved through Wright's own efforts. They recently spent about $10 million renovating the site, so the building itself is in excellent shape. Most of the rooms are either empty or have modern chairs, presumably for some kind of functions. They have few photographs from when the Robies actually lived here. Thus, you are basically visiting the building rather (which is fine) but without Wright's signature furnishings. Still, the building is striking, with innovative design elements both in the building's configuration and in design elements in each of its rooms. You will likely love the original windows and light fixtures as well as the long horizontal lines throughout. We had a guided tour, which we would highly recommend as otherwise you might miss important elements. Our experience is that most of these guides, many of whom are likely volunteers, are enthusiastic and knowledge fans of Wright's work. There are several FLW buildings in the Chicago area. Downtown, in The Rookery, the building has a lobby designed by the architect when he was younger. It's free to visit - just walk right in. Wright's own home in Oak Park is great, and the furniture is still preserved. If you want to travel a bit further, the Dana Thomas House in Springfield, Illinois is magnificent and beautifully renovated. Another FLW home similar to this one is in Springfield, Ohio, and seems to have the kind of furniture this home is missing (Wescott House). This is a good site if you are interested in Wright's work, although we might recommend a tour of Wright's home and work in nearby Oak Park. If you are a serious Wright fan, this is a must-visit site.

A must see for FLW fans - Definitely worth visiting if you are a Frank Lloyd Wright completist. Our guide was keen to explain the architectural principles of the house, although we're not sure that his method of asking questions of the visitors was always easy to follow by those who did not have English as a first language. Unfortunately our travel plans did not allow us to do the neighbourhood walking tour, but I'm sure it would be worth adding on as we saw lots of interesting buildings as we approached the house, and the other audio tours we took in Oak Park were excellent.

Must go, but not buying again through Viator - Viator should have a better way to scan tickets, our tickets were not on the system for all the attractions during our sstaying.

The tour operator was... - The tour operator was wonderful. We have used Viator before. BUT this time we were lucky to be able to take the tour. Viator did NOT explain to us that we needed to request a tour time with the Robie house. We were there at 10 a m and fortunately they had two spaces available for the 2 p m tour ( if they had no availability we would have just been out of luck). This is something Viator needs to explain to purchasers when they make their purchase

Be Careful! - Well this was a total mix up. There was not visit to Robie house. What I reserved was a voucher to allow me to redeem a ticket after contacting the Frank Lloyd Wright organization. Somehow I also ended up with a similar situation but for the Frank Lloyd Wright home and studio tour on Expedia.

No tour recieved. - I arrived before the closing time but they had no tour booked and Saud this was normal fir Viatir si I didn't receive what I purchased and would appreciate a refund