Bounce U, Bedford, NH (3.5 smiles)

We went to Bounce U in Bedford today, November 19, 2008 and here is my review.....

Date:  11/19/2008

Parking:  Plenty

Gate/Admissions:  [$$$]  It cost $11.00 for my son, but adults accompanying the children are free.  There is also a deal if you have siblings.  The first child is $11.00, siblings are $10.00.  You can also purchase a pass for $50.00 for 5 bounce sessions.  Kind of pricey for a two year old who only lasts about an hour!  Children under two are free.  Not sure I would bring a child under two because it can be kind of dangerous with bouncing toddlers and preschoolers!  I did see parents with babies and toddlers.  It looked pretty tricky.

Birthday Parties:  Yes

Bathrooms:  Two large bathrooms right outside the bounce area.  Both have changing tables.

Cleanliness:  Very clean.

Store:  There is a water bubbler in the bounce area and outside of the bounce area there is a soda machine that has soda and water.  No food or beverage inside the bounce area.

Overall:  For the first half hour we had a blast.  We went into this one bouncy house with a small slide and fun things to bounce off of and into.  Be careful of the door areas getting into the bouncy houses we saw a small boy bounce right out!  Then my son saw this huge slide!  You climb up the ladder to get to the top (the ladder is totally secure and part of the actual structure.  It's more like climbing up stairs with rungs that has side walls) anyway once at the top you are supposed to get into this bag and slide down....try explaining that to a two year old! He was more interested in just flying down the slide any which way.  I figured we could do this maybe twice then we could move on.....ahh...no!  Up and down, up and down, up and down with me at the top explaining to him that he has to move out of the way so others can come down.  I was pretty much ready to mosey along at that point.  Of course as soon as I got him out of the bounce room, got his shoes and jacket on, I noticed they were opening up the other room.  The other room looked like they had neat stuff in it.  I guess they open the other side at 11:00 so next time I will try to go around 10:30 so he can do both sides.  Be ready to climb on into the structures with your children.  Some of the structures seem kind of big for the little ones, but if you go when we did (preschool time which is Tues, Weds, Thurs 10am-12pm) there are only children 7 and younger, so they can take their time climbing up things.  One other thing I should mention, it is loud because of the machines running that keep the structures blown up. Some children found that kind of scary.  I liked it, but it is kind of hectic with a two year old.  I was worried that he may fall out of the bouncy houses and you have to really watch the knocking of the noggins!  I saw a few children bump heads.  I am curious what you guys thought...comment and share your reviews!