We had read the Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil book so wanted to see this house. The tour is short (only 30 minutes) and focused mostly on the antiques and restoration of the home. The guide was happy to answer questions and it was fun to see the house and learn its history. There is a gift shop with lots of interesting items to look at as you wait for the tour to begin. We watched the movie after we toured the house and enjoyed looking for the things we saw in the movie. As noted in the other reviews, the house is still used as a residence so the tour is limited to the first floor. For the $12 fee, we thought the tour was well worth it.

Short tour, first floor only - family still lives in house, so understandable areas would be off-limits, but disappointing. Probably more interesting if you’ve read the book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. Certainly worth the $12.50 admission. Gift shop is extensive, bizarre and has no relation to the mansion, its history or family. Almost exclusively a womens clothing and accessories shop, with some random knickknacks. Weird.

It's been at least 15 years since I visited the Mercer Williams House before, so we visited again. Unfortunately, you only get to visit the first floor of the beautiful house because the upstairs is still living quarters for the family when they're in town. Weird. Thankfully, the tour is very inexpensive, so what you do get to see is worth the price of admission. What made this recent tour so great was our tour guide, and I'm sorry that I forgot his name. He said he was originally from New York City, though. He was so incredibly knowledgeable and detailed with his explanation of each room in the house we visited. His delivery of the tour highlights was impeccable. I almost felt like it was his house and he was giving us a tour of his own home and the artifacts inside. We were truly impressed.

After hearing time and time again that we needed to see Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil to enjoy the city, we found it on Amazon Prime. The next day, we had to tour Jim Williiams home! It is a testament to collecting, antiques, and southern style, with a famous connection.

This was a great tour in Savannah. The home was built right after the Civil War, and has been maintained with much of its original beauty. The tour guide did not give much details about the famous movie about Mr. Williams. It was on another tour that I learned that the person killed in the house was his lover, found it weird that that fact was glossed over. Maybe it is because the same family is still involved. Clearly, I have not seen the movie, but will do so now.

If you’re a fan of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, book and movie, this tour is well worth the $14 admission fee, definitely worth 5 stars. Bring my favorite movie, can’t wait to go back and watch the movie again now that I’ve been inside. Also learned on this tour that scene from Glory (Denzel Washington, Matthew Broderick, Morgan Freeman) was filmed here too (10 minutes into the movie). Contrary to some reviews, there is plenty of description of furniture, fixtures, renovations, etc. added by Jim Williams during the tour. 35 minutes is perfect length, an hour would be too long.

Great tour! Very informative as to how a single man was such a important figure in keeping Savannah history alive. Our guide, Danny, was incredibly informative about the house. Later in the day we ran into him again at Forsythe park and told us some history of the park

This is a must visit, after you read “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil”, or watch the movie! The tour guide was excellent and the house is filled with valuable antiques. You only get to see the gardens and the first floor because the owners occupy the bedrooms.

If you are a fan of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil then you know all about this house. The tour is a quick one and no picture taking is allowed. You can only visit a few rooms on the first floor. Our tour quide was informative but we would have wished to see more, especially the ballroom upstairs.

Beautiful home but could not take pictures of home or garden, tour only hit garden and main floor 4 rooms and a bathroom. Tour was short about 30 minutes. Ceiling above stairway was one of a kind. Could not go up stairway could not take a picture. If you do go I suggest you read Wikipedia before going and research history of the home. 90 percent of tour is on the last owner. History given on tour is very "selective" leaving out multiple items. It is a private residence still owned by family of owner who restored most of the house which explains omissions. Of 4 home tours done in savannah this was my least favorite for multiple reasons. If you go due to history of mr wiliams and the history of the shooting in the study along with the book based on the incident just be prepared to ask questions.