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| - I was excited to try this place with my little one, but we've been to far better kids cafes (abroad and in other states). Here's what I liked, and what I didn't...
Likes:
1. Free wifi
2. Seemed clean enough (didn't use the bathrooms)
Dislikes:
1. The location -- next to a liquor store in a strip mall that is all but abandoned. I know they can't help that, but it made me a little weary.
2. The tint on the windows -- you can't see in and there is only a small window above the slides through which you can peer out. I didn't like feeling so boxed in, and I hated that you couldn't look inside and see what was going on. The window tint is no doubt designed to keep the temperature cool, but it made me feel like I was inside of a casino.
3. Outdated and ineffective furniture -- there are some 1980s-style red couches to lounge on while your kids play, but it's not a very good setup for staying all day. I would have much preferred booths or cafe-style tables where you could setup with say, your water and computer if you're trying to work while your kids play. There is a countertop with bar stools, but it's placement doesn't allow you to see what's going on in the ball pit or jungle gym (which are the largest features here).
4. The staff -- as soon as we walked in, the owner thrust a waiver in my hands and told me I had to fill it out before my little could play. It would have been nice to be welcomed and invited in a bit more warmly. While we were there, the owner didn't engage with us at all except to answer a question about the wifi password. He spent most of his time in the office or out in the play area chatting on his Bluetooth. Sounds like others have had a better experience with this guy: maybe I caught him on an off day.
5. The toys -- Like I said, the main thing here is the jungle gym: a big, indoor play space of connecting tubes, ball pit, and slides. Everything outside of that felt like an afterthought: one slide, a few costumes to use for playing dress-up, a table with magnetic bugs you could slide around, a big, caterpillar bug tunnel for kids to crawl through, and a few other miscellaneous toys. It didn't feel as if much care had been put into creating a space where small kids who can't climb through tunnels or go down slides could play.
6. Big TV -- this must be a mainstay of Las Vegas play places. I hate that there was a big TV showing a bunch of cartoons in a place where you want you kid to run around and pay. I'm certainly not interesting in paying $10 for my child to sit and watch TV: we can do that at home. Also, I don't want to sit and watch cartoons while my kid plays. I would prefer a more peaceful environment that encourages play.
7. The music -- this was the number one thing I hated about this place. Instead of having inauspicious or child-friendly music on, like nursery rhymes, they were playing a mix of KidzBop (which is personally just annoying to me) covers of Kesha songs and top 100 hits, like songs by Selena Gomez.
We won't be playing here again. I felt like I didn't get much value for the price ($10 per kid for an all-day pass; no hourly rate).
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