Beautiful property right on Hudson River, well preserved, well maintained home, informative tour guides/staff.

There seems to be two parking lots. One for the grounds and trail and one for the tour. Both have access to everything. If you need handicap parking drive up to the house. It's $11 for adults. Buy the ticket on the side of the house. Look for signs. The tours are self guided with docents stationed in each room. The tickets are sold in the gift shop. During holiday they have cider and cookies ( nothing special). Start with some info before the 7 min video. It's bad quality but what do u expect from 1986?!? They have the old house floor plans and pictures of the family tree. The main house is amazing but access/tour is only the first floor. People seem to complain but honestly it's a small preservation organization that are doing their best to restore and have mainly volunteers working. The grounds are lovely. Spring looks better. And was told every two years has some artist sculpture event. Winter has xmas decorations. read more

I went to this historic house site based on Yelp turning it up as a top attraction near Sharon CT. I am writing this review to save others from this bad experience. Seems like it should be a good place to visit, but I had a guide who was just awful. Boring and offensive. It was supposed to be a 45-60 minute tour that starts with a video in the basement and then the tour is to take you outside the house and then into the house. But this guide held us captive in the basement for 25 mins--just rambling and complaining about the person who left the house to the organization (Daisy Stuckley). He complained at least 4 times that they couldn't get Daisy to vacate the house she was generously donating to them. The house she was born in. She did not want to leave until her death and this irritated this guide. He kept bringing that fact up. Eventually she was in a facility (a nursing home or something) due to failing health, but expressed her wishes to return to her home. This guide mocked her for this in front of us all. He imitated her--in a mocking way--saying she wanted to be home not there. Of course she did. It's just shocking to me that the guide did that. And overall he was just rambling and repetitive. Before he started the orientation video, he asked each visitor where they were from. One couple said NJ. So he told us he has a relative in NJ and then tried to remember in what town. He couldn't remember. But kept trying. To help himself remember, he said "it's a famous beach town". He wouldn't move on from this. Finally, before he did move on, he declared "I've heard of Atlantic City!" This is the nature of what you will get in a tour of this site if you are unlucky enough to get this guide or a similar colleague. It's all volunteer. I don't know if there is any professional museum staff offering guidance or training to docents. I never saw the inside of the house because I had to bail because my friend came to pick me up because the tour should have been done by then. But apparently this guide will just go on and on for as long as an hour and a half or more. (From what I gathered from the ticket person.) Really, really think twice about visiting this site. The charge is $18 for admission and this is the quality of what you get for that. read more

Great place to visit. Tucked away along the Hudson River in Rhinebeck. The grounds were well kept and the trails were an easy hike. Beautiful pieces of history to see! read more

This was one of the stops on a tour of the Hudson Valley we took, and it was a bit of a mixed bag. The guide (I can't remember his name--maybe Jonathan?) was fantastic. He was just very nice and personable, and we enjoyed the hour with him. The house was kind of interesting, but it was only of the outside of the house and then the first floor. None of the bedrooms were included. The wrap around veranda was lovely, as was the view. The inside...was kind of cool, but not really my jam. read more

We were only here for like an hour. Visiting Hudson and we brought our dog so we were looking for pet friendly activities. We didn't get to take the tour because dogs can't go inside the mansion. The grounds were pretty nice. The trail we did not enjoy so much. read more

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I've been to many mansions in Hudson Valley....Vanderbilt, Mills etc. which were spectacular. Today was Wilderstein. A huge letdown. The video prior to the tour was poor quality...hard to hear. You'd expect to see one of the 14 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms and kitchen but the 2nd floor was not part of the tour unless you were a special member or volunteer. The only kitchen we got to see was the servants kitchen. For $10 it was a rip off. We left very disappointed and would not recommend. I concur with all the other reviewers. read more

The house tour is kind of a bore and too expensive for what it is. We paid 11 bucks to see the house but we only got to see a few rooms downstairs, the upstairs was roped off. I think it would be nice if they let you know that the tour will only feature a few rooms down stairs. The grounds are pretty with a great view of the Hudson. I recommend going for the outside of the mansion for sure. read more

The house is interesting for its real and lived in look (Daisy Suckley lived in the house until her death in the early 1990s), and for Daisy's ties to Franklin Roosevelt. My issue was with the interpreter who seemed far more interested in telling anecdotes about other tour goers than in sharing information on the house and the many wonderful things it contains. My friends and I are needleworkers and had questions about the antique samplers on display, but our tour was hastily wrapped up with no opportunity to ask our questions. This house is obviously a work in progress and I would hope for steady funding so that they can make needed improvements. read more

Another one of the million mansions in the Hudson Valley, and I use the word 'mansion' loosely here. Only go to this one if you're really into seeing old houses because, well, it isn't that impressive. It could be anybody's grandma's old house. The grounds are nice, there's some trails you can walk, and the exterior of the house makes a nice photograph, but the inside is nothing special. They don't even let you go up into the tower. So plan to walk the grounds, but don't pay for the tour. read more

OMgosh--how surprisingly wonderful this tour was with our excellent docent, Barbara Greene. Admittedly, my husband of 48 years and I are historic site addicts--and this is probably the last in New York State for us to visit, AND one of the best. Barbara was so knowledgeable--a volunteer among some 200 others of this glorious place. You should allow an hour and a half to two hours to take the tour and then explore the grounds. Lived on the Hudson our entire lives and it takes a lot to impress us with a view of it--Wilderstein did that! Wow! How very wonderful that the estate was turned over to the Historic Registry and supported financially by the many supportive donors to renovate and upkeep. You'll love the architecture and the terrific tour with explanations of all. Go, you'll really enjoy this beautiful, Victorian home. read more

This place was a disappointment. The exterior of the house is beautiful along with the view of the Hudson River. To get inside the house, it costs $10 per adult and you can only see the ground floor. You cannot go upstairs and you cannot see the view from the tower. On top of that, if you ask about going upstairs, the tour guide will boast about how she is allowed upstairs but not the paying customer. The ground floor has 5 small rooms total with one tour guide in each room and takes about a whopping 20 minutes to see if you stop and listen to each guide. The guides do not have much to say. There are no pictures allowed inside. There is a 7 minute video of Margaret Suckley talking a little bit about the house and you can have free cookies and hot apple cider while you watch it. read more

I am quite familiar with this historic landmark and recommend it to any one who is an American. It was the home of cousins of Franklin Delano Roosevelt who visited it frequently. The restoration has been slow and steady. Each year we go, we find significant restoration work has been done in the past 12 months. If you love history, older, homes reeking with personality, treat yourself and go see it. It is quietly lovely and elegant, not screamingly loud and tacky. Enjoy! Elizabeth Hambley Wilson read more

I like old houses and this one has some nice features. The view of the Hudson is quite nice. The entry fee is a bit steep, at $10 per adult and $9 for kids. There is no tour of the turret or the upper floors. That was a let down. The tour is about an hour. read more

I don't want to get the cat out of the bag but.... My (now) husband and I were married at the Wilderstein last month and what an amazing experience! The grounds are beautiful, the art exhibit added character and fall in the Hudson Valley cannot be beat. Thank you Chelsea for going above and beyond to make sure everything went smooth! I would recommend a wedding here a thousand times over - Job well done! read more