Mountain Play Lodge

My 18-​month-​old LOVED playing in the toddler area. I was very impressed by the cleanliness and safety. The floors in the toddler area are cushiony soft. My son ran excitedly from toy to toy, just having a blast. We’d come here all the time if we lived in Asheville!

This is by far the nicest and cleanest children’s play place that I have ever been too. They serve Starbucks coffee and had a whole day admission policy where you can come and go as you please. The staff was extremely friendly and outgoing. All of this Located less than 15 minutes from downtown Asheville! We will be coming back for years to come.

A fun place for little children with lots of play options. We went on a rainy day which filled play time for our 4 yr old granddaughters. Unfortunately, supervision in the play area is somewhat deficient. There was a group of older (7 – 9) kids playing tag which resulted in high speed running with no focus on who would be in their way. Several small children were knocked down, fortunately none were hurt more than tears. I would definitely not allow that game to take place in that indoor area. Where were their parents and where were was the management.
My wife went to the concession stand and purchased food for the girls. I had given her two five dollar bills. She paid for her purchases with the two fives but received change for a five and a one dollar bill. I had no one dollar bills to give her for purchases so I know the attendant was wrong. The worker insisted that she gave her a five and a one and refused to give her the correct change. A minor money loss, but it left a bad taste. If you go, count your change in front of the worker.
We left because of the physical dangers for our grandchildren and the ill treatment of the food manager.

We have a child who went mobile very early. I mean, 8 months and he’s a walkin professional. But with great mobility comes great responsibility, and as far as listening to commands, our son was not quite on the level. This made it incredibly difficult to take him to an outside park, where understanding and responding to NO comes in serious handy (ie. No running in the street, No eating that stick, No taking that other kid’s toy), and we were just plain not there yet. Enter, Mountain Play Lodge! This place is amazing! It’s cheap, it’s indoors, it’s clean. There’s a separate place for little ones and bigger kids, so they can play at their own individual pace and not get into each other’s way. It’s one of the only places, besides our own home, where we can let the baby play and roam and explore, and not have to constantly follow right behind him saying «no». It’s a yes place. Yes, climb on that. Yes, explore that area. Yes, play with that thing. Yes, it’s all ok. And I don’t know about you, but our baby has enough NO everyday. It’s time for a little yes.

All I can say is WOW! when I first came in to this place, I was like, *this is where I’ll be taking my kids all the time.* it is huge compared to other places I’ve took my kids to play, and number 1 that was most surprising is the cleanliness of this place. This place puts a smile on my face and my kids as well. Many kids there all the time, so it’s so much fun for them to run around, even if they not playing with those kids. Only sad thing is they don’t allow you to bring food with you to eat there, but they do sell snacks there. But still that won’t make me change the 5 star for them!

So refreshing to see a place like this! We only have places like Monkey Joe’s around our area and my youngest doesn’t really enjoy it. I did some research online of places to visit with little kids and this popped up. I’m so glad we made time for this! My girls are 3 ½ and 2, and my youngest can get tired easily. They enjoyed it here so much they played for 2 ½ hours! I love that they have tv’s here to entertain parents and a great selection of snacks and drinks for both the kids and adults. I was surprised that socks were mandatory for adults too, so make sure to remember that if you normally wear sandals. Admission covers the whole day so once you get your hand stamped you can actually leave and come back later on if you want. I love the big castles and play areas for the little ones. I get tired of always having to climb into slides when my youngest gets stuck, and just walking into a play area instead is nice for once. I wish there were more of these around my area!

There are great things to play with, in, and on. Places for adults to chill while kids run and play.

This place is really awesome. I would say it’s perfect for up to eight or nine years old. they have a section for three years old and under and they actually enforce it. It is very clean and well kept. The staff watch what the kids are doing doesn’t let it get crazy and out-​of-​control. This is a perfect rainy day activity and I will definitely come back.

Had a great time with our 8 & 11 year olds for 3 hours. Older kids need a buddy (or be able to make a new friend) to have the most fun. Very clean and well maintained! Good rainy day fun. All day admission with hand stamps, so we left and went out to lunch in the middle of our visit and went back.

Every metro area needs one of these, seriously.
Do you have a toddler or a kinesthetic child who cannot be satisfied by video game machines? This place is a great option for a parent whose kid needs to play somewhere indoors that is bigger or more fun than the house. They have lots of climbing and bounce house options but they also have little role play areas — kitchen, police station, fire station, grocery store. They have costumes for the kids to dress up. They have a separate, fenced off area for kids under four. They have the good sense to fence off the entire play area from the entrance, pay-​for-​stuff area. The price was very reasonable for my toddler, who was occupied for two hours. That’s two hours of happy toddler, in a place that’s probably better childproofed than the house!