Bugs at night in Barbie dome! I booked here specifically for the Barbie dome. It was pricy, but wanted to surprise my niece (age 11) with a nice girls weekend... and what better way than a Barbie glamping dome experience! The set up and decor was great! But the moment the sun started to go down BUGS TOOK OVER THE DOME AND RUINED THE EXPERIENCE! (Video/pics posted). I first encountered a 5 inch centipede in the shower. I called and staff came and removed it immediately. Then, as the night went on, we saw more small beetles on the floor. We killed them and flushed them. The final straw was the flying ant-like bugs that made their way to the beds/bedding, on walls and in the bathroom. At that point, we were not spending the night in that dome. I called the front office about 920pm and left a message about my issue and that we were leaving, about 5-10 min later I received a call/text from the staff apologizing and offering us a suite/casita in the main building. We accepted because we were about a 2 hour drive from my house and it was predicted to rain. They accommodated by giving us each a suit in the main building. Unfortunately, due to our dome bug encounter, we were very paranoid the rest of the night and had trouble sleeping. Our Barbie experience started out fantastic... but went downhill when the sun went down and the bugs came out.
The restaurant and the farmhouse store/coffee shop I'd give 5 stars. But because of the amount I paid, and because our Barbie experience was ruined with bugs and we were paranoid even after the move, I'm giving 2 stars for my overall experience.
They have a pond on site that is catch and release. They have a farm where you can pay for tours and milk cows. They have a restaurant and a coffee shop. We checked in on a Saturday and they had a live blues band on the patio of the restaurant. We ate dinner inside and the staff was very attentive and helpful. The bartender graciously made my nice a Shirley temple and I had 2 of the prickly pear martini (absolutely delicious!!!). We had the spinach artichoke dip to start and a farmhouse pizza, both very good. After I ordered the "Tirrito sunrise" drink and we sat on the patio and listened to the band. They had lifesize jenga and connect 4 outside as well. We stopped at the coffee shop as well and they make great drinks, (gives Starbucks a run for their money! )I had a salted caramel coconut coffee, very good.
When we checked out, we were told that the domes were built the beginning of march/end of April of this year, 2024, and they had received some complaints about bugs. The next morning I received a text requesting pics/videos of the bugs so they can provide it to maintenance to see what was going on, and I did provide those. I am disappointed that I paid and planned for a Barbie experience and it did not go as planned, and I am even more disappointed that they said they had previous bug complaints in the domes and we were not warned ahead of time or given the option to cancel. read more