I just want to start out by saying that the young staff members were friendly and polite. That being said if, like me, you come to this place instead of Chuck E Cheese, hoping to avoid the ghetto/low class element, you will be disappointed.
First there is not enough space for parents to sit while the kids play. If you don't mind sharing a picnic style table with strangers, you may be alright. We weren't even that lucky. All seats were taken most of the time we were there. In fact, the Bounce House is altogether smaller than I expected. Still my kids seemed to have fun in this loud, overcrowded space.
I still may have been generous and gave The Bounce House 3 stars had my son not been assaulted by an older kid in one of the bounce houses this afternoon. Unfortunately, he didn't tell us until we were in the car on the way home. Apparently, a boy larger than him hit my son over something he said. My son tried to fight back, but the boy overpowered him and punched my son in the eye.
Here's the thing, my son is a pretty good sized 8 year old, so this boy was possibly too old to even be on the equipment, as 12 is the age cutoff. Also, I did not once see any staff walk through the area to look into the bounce houses. I saw with my own eyes an older teen on in one of the bounce houses. Perhaps my son would not have been assaulted if the staff monitored the activity in the bounce houses. Had he had been seriously injured this business may have found itself at the wrong end of a lawsuit, as we were not asked to sign a waiver before entering the play area.
Before I would go back I would need to know that the staff is better able to help parents supervise children, especially those whose parents don't know or care what their children are doing. My son is a good natured, normal 8 year old and would have been fine interacting with other normal kids. The lack of supervision allows bullies without parental supervision to prey on smaller children.
Lastly, I think The Bounce House should consider raising their prices to discourage a certain element. (Yep, I said it.) Raise your prices, fix the place up a bit, and provide some staff supervision and I might consider coming here again. read more