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May 2023 by Roger Smith
Beth was an amazing tour guide. Her patience with answering questions from a curious 7 year old was amazing
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December 2022 by K Johnson
The evening started out with me experiencing some microaggressions from the person checking folks in. I arrived 20 minutes early, and was not checked in, and told to come back closer to the start of the tour. I asked to use the restroom, and was declined. I asked what time to come back for the 730pm tour, and was told "725." I returned at that time, to a crowd of people, who had clearly not been turned away. I stood and observed as two people for the 8pm tour - having arrived 35minutes early, which wasTWICE as early as I had been - were immediately checked in, invited to hang out until their tour began, and ultimately invited to join the earlier tour, and were the first to be ushered inside. I was so put off by the encounter, I considered eating the cost of the ticket and going home. The staff inside were more welcoming, and ultimately it was an interesting tour. This wasn't my first visit, and my past visit was pleasant. I'll split the difference, but still think twice when considering a future visit.
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October 2022 by Mx Johnson
The evening started out with me experiencing some microaggressions from the person checking folks in. I arrived 20 minutes early, and was not checked in, and told to come back closer to the start of the tour. I asked to use the restroom, and was declined. I asked what time to come back for the 730pm tour, and was told "725." I returned at that time, to a crowd of people, who had clearly not been turned away. I stood and observed as two people for the 8pm tour - having arrived 35minutes early, which wasTWICE as early as I had been - were immediately checked in, invited to hang out until their tour began, and ultimately invited to join the earlier tour, and were the first to be ushered inside. I was so put off by the encounter, I considered eating the cost of the ticket and going home. The staff inside were more welcoming, and ultimately it was an interesting tour. This wasn't my first visit, and my past visit was pleasant. I'll split the difference, but still think twice when considering a future visit.
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October 2022 by Esther Velasco
The tour is insensitive to the enslaved persons who lived in the house. Actual verbiage paraphrased from the tour “she unfortunately had to trade 7 slaves for loans to be able keep the house” and said other things to build sympathy for her hard “single widowed mother” life. Why should we feel sorry for her? For context the women in question is one of the many racist Lees who owned the house during a time period.I understand preserving history but there are respectful ways to do it. I didn’t know they hosted weddings until afterwards, that’s very sick too. Horrible.
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July 2022 by Jill Bring
We had our wedding ceremony in the garden at the Lee-Fendall House and it was perfect! The garden is truly magical in May when we got married and we just had the best experience. Staff was so great to work with and we love the wedding photos from our day. Would recommend to anyone looking for a beautiful outdoor venue.
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July 2022 by Leslie Jaramillo
Beth was an amazing tour guide. Her patience with answering questions from a curious 7 year old was amazing. Thank you for a peek into our country's history. Fascinating.
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January 2022 by N.E. Coviello (necworld)
It was a delightful historic place to visit, all decorated for the holidays. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable.
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January 2022 by Christopher P.
Lovely and interesting house of Lee Fendall - boutique gem right in Alexandria. They offer tours on the hour. Ours was excellent and walked us through the history of the Lee family in Virginia and subsequent owners. Rooms are appointed with time appropriate pieces. Much of the furniture is gifted from the Lee family.A fascinating way to learn a bit about a family of Henry Lighthorse Lee, one of the signers of the declaration of independence. That family was instrumental in changing the course of history in the United States.George Washington apparently dined here often and they set up a long table in what is now the entryway. Woodrow Wilson also ate here during his presidency.Tours are quite chatty and interesting with lots of opportunities for questions.Cost of entry is seven dollars.Highly recommended for those who want to see something off the beaten track but truly interesting.
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December 2021 by Kathy Ledger
Attended the Victorian Holiday event yesterday (12/11) and was disappointed. I love the beauty and history of this grand house, but the event was just not very festive and not much actual decoration, which I mentioned, and was told it was the "time period." Well, I'm pretty sure highlight markers weren't part of the children's play time of that time period either, as was being used for the craft station. Just a lack of holiday joy - hopefully was just the time of day. That being said, I don't regret the entry fee as I am happy to support this museum.
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October 2021 by Kai-Yu
We took advantage of the museum today and had a great experience. The staff are all very friendly and helpful but Beth was especially great in explaining a lot of the history of the house.I will definitely find another time to visit again for a more detailed tour, most likely will do the Halloween night tour for the upcoming holiday special.
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October 2021 by Matthew D'Amato
Absolutely amazing staff and home. Such great history and knowledgable staff of the home and surrounding area. I was lucky enough to tour the home and have a private event on site. Plenty of room and the atmosphere was perfect. Family memories were made that we will cherish forever and to think for hundreds of years families have gathered in the same place made us apart of the homes history. 12/10 and 6 out of 5 stars. Thank you Amanda and specially Martha. You both out did yourselves.
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October 2021 by Allen P.
What a cool colonial home! We took the tour which covered all the major parts of the house. Absolutely beautiful and furnished with pierces from across the time the house was occupied. Many of them have a history of their very own. What really made this tour great though was the docent/ guide we had for our tour. She was incredibly knowledgeable on every aspect of the home from the furnishings to the architecture to the family histories of the owners and building restoration. Very rarely have I had such a knowledgeable guide. She was really impressive. All that to say, if you have a couple hours and you're looking for something to do this is a great little side trip. Well worth the time.
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September 2020 by Jasmine
Although they had an event planned on the same day of our visit they still welcomed us in and gave us an amazing tour. Some things weren't in their original place and the tour was rushed due to the event. However, the place is great and definitely worth a visit
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July 2020 by Austin Adkison
I really enjoyed the tour and seeing some history of Alexandria. Robert E. Lee's boyhood home is just across the street. George Washington and Woodrow Wilson were guests at the Lee-Fendall House.You get to go through time as you tour the different rooms and get a sense of how things changed throughout history.Would definitely recommend. It does cost $5 but I think it's worth it.
