点评:I have been to Petworth House before and found the experience a very pleasant one.. however, this last week I went and was very disappointed. We were fumbling around trying to find change for the parking machine, unaware (as there was no notice informing anyone) that you could pay for parking at the entrance kiosk. Not all the rooms were open because we were told there was a lack of volunteers that day?! No reduction in price for this. The rooms containing paintings and furniture were very dusty; some or the ornate frames were SO dusty and the marble side tables and lacquered cabinets. When I mentioned I found them so to a guide, her retort was "Then stop walking on the carpets"???!!! How rude. Perhaps if the carpets were hoovered on a regular basis there would not be such a problem and the wooden floors cleaned. We were told that each room was cleaned from top to bottom once a year??!! Seriously this is not enough and not good for the protection of the pieces. We are not talking restoration here, just basic cleaning! I am a private housekeeper for HNWI who have many rare and priceless pieces of furniture, sculptures and porcelain and these pieces are cleaned regularly with the utmost care as are the Persian rugs and marble floors. The cafe was untidy with cluttered tables and lacking required cups and saucers, whilst the staff stood behind the counter chatting. The public corridors and doors connecting the rooms that were open were dull, paintwork was chipped and shabby. Outside quite frankly the flower borders were boring with very little autumn planting. I had told my Sister she would love it there and quite honestly she was underwhelmed.
翻译:我以前去过佩特沃斯庄园,感觉非常愉快……然而,上周我去了却非常失望。我们四处摸索着找停车费的零钱,却不知道(因为没有通知任何人)可以在入口处的自助停车亭支付停车费。并非所有房间都开放,因为我们被告知那天志愿者不足?!而且价格没有降低。摆放画作和家具的房间里积满了灰尘;一些华丽的画框积满了灰尘,大理石边桌和漆柜也积满了灰尘。当我向导游提到我发现它们积满了灰尘时,她反驳道:“那就别踩地毯了”?!!!太粗鲁了。也许如果地毯定期用吸尘器吸尘,木地板也清洁一下,就不会出现这个问题了。我们被告知每个房间每年都会彻底清洁一次?!说真的,这根本不够,而且不利于保护展品。我们这里说的不是修复,只是基本的清洁!我为高净值人士做私人管家,他们拥有许多珍贵的家具、雕塑和瓷器,这些物品都会定期清洁,一丝不苟,波斯地毯和大理石地板也是如此。咖啡馆里凌乱不堪,桌子乱七八糟,缺少必备的杯碟,工作人员站在柜台后面聊天。公共走廊和连接开放房间的门都很暗淡,油漆剥落破旧。坦白说,外面的花坛很单调,几乎没有秋季植物。我曾告诉过我姐姐她会喜欢那里,但说实话,她并不满意。