The Palmer House

The perfect experience for admirers of Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture. We recently stayed in this beautiful property and loved everything about it. The house is an architectural dream and the grounds are lovely.

I was looking for unique accommodation in Ann Arbor (other than middle-​of-​the-​road corporate hotels, very hard to find), when I found this unique Frank Lloyd Wright-​designed vacation rental on V.R.B.O. So, I decided to book it for a couple days over the Labour Day weekend. The property owners were very nice to us, and made sure we were set for our sojourn in Ann Arbor.
Renting this home is not for everybody, that’s for sure. You have to put up with F.L.W.‘s eccentric designs, and just go with the flow, and see the beauty of this particular home. For, the beds are not rectangular, more triangular. The bathrooms are small, the doors narrow (Mr. & Mrs. Palmer were petite people, as was F.L.W.). Living and dining rooms are spacious, yet, feature F.L.W.‘s signature (hard) custom furniture, not exactly comfortable as more modern furniture we’re all used to by now. The kitchen is quite small, but, workable for the simplest self-​catering — don’t expect a Viking range! Remember, this is a 50’s home, pretty much left ‘as is’ in that decade of design.
To conclude, one really must love architecture and design in order to make the most out of a stay here. Do not rent this property thinking it will be luxurious and modern by 2000’s standards, this will be a big disappointment for you.