PlayWerx

I have never been so insulted in my life. After doing business here for the past
family and i arrived 1hour and 13 min before closing and they insisted on charging us full price. They said that if i wait 13 min they would charge me half price. They left us standing there with my little boy wondering why he could not start playing. .this is just insulting the customers intelligence and character. its stealing from the customer and cruelty to a toddler. This place should not be open for business with this kind of ethic. wow
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We are just passing through the area and found this business via an Internet search. It kept my son busy for hours. He is seven and found other kids to play with and burned off a lot of energy. We can now face many hours in the car with some sanity.

My husband and I took our 3 daughters, 2 nieces and grandmother to Playwerx for the first time about a month ago. The check in process was fairly easy but a bit disorganized since there were a lot of people there for a birthday party. The kids proceeded to the play area and is adults went to the food area and ordered a hamburger, fries and a turkey sandwich. The food was average, not great but also not the worse thing I’ve ever had. Our daughters were having fun going down the slide and my 3 year old then tried to go up the slide (like most toddlers do), and was told by an older woman, who I assume is the owner, to get down and not do that. I also want over and told my daughter that was not the way to use the slide. I thought that was the end of that, but I kept noticing this older woman stare at my daughters and nieces constantly. Everything they did was noticed by her and she wasted no time reprimanding them for any little thing. The final straw was when my daughter was skipping around the play area and this woman grabbed her by her elbows, and yelled at her to stop running. I was completely shocked and very angry and my daughter was noticeably scared. I walked up to the woman and told her it was never ok to put her hands on any child and that we were leaving. I honestly would have punched her in the face if she was younger. We got all the girls together along with my 80 year old grandmother and left. We had only been there for 25 minutes. I absolutely do not recommend this place. This woman is evil and she should not be around children ever! Stay away unless you and your children want to go to a place where they cannot have any fun whatsoever.

I took three year old (yes is big for her age) for the for the first time to play werx. She was playing in the 2 year old area very calmly going up and down the slide laughing. Two separate occasions workers told her leave the area. There was no one else in there and the second time there was. The «big kid» side was full of rowdy children was too much for my child who is scare of heights. I tried the big side and she wasn’t comfortable. I grabbed my child and left.
They offered a refund and a balloon. I’m sorry but making my 3 year old cry. Asking my very sweet and calm kid to leave when she did nothing wrong is unexceptable. Keep the $ 8 play werx we will never be back. I hope more people chose wisely before bringing their children here
1 star because I had to

I love this place for kids. Indoors, they get Hiler energy out, parents can join them or hang out. As a tip put your little one in bright clothes.

This is a great place especially if you have little ones. It’s also a great place to throw birthday parties. Overall it’s a large play structure where children and or even adults can Climb in and have some fun.
IF YOUR A FIRST TIMER! bring a pair of socks. Socks are required to enter into the play structure. I know sometimes you want to be an adult and just lounge, but your child may require you to be inside the play structure with them, especially if they’re under three years old. Honestly, it’s fun for adults too!
WHAT I DO KNOW…
if you’re planning on going in on a week-​day it is less likely to be busy.
If you’re planning on going on the weekend, make a phone call! you want to make a phone call to ask if they are crazy busy. It can be a bit of a overwhelming experience with all the possible birthday parties (and let’s not forget all the other families that are off on the weekend).
IF ITS THE WEEKEND, AND ITS RAINING, this place is 110% likely at full capacity, slow wifi, with birthday parties going on, no sitting space anywhere, and a high chance that your child will get a boo boo.
TAKE CAUTION PROTECTIVE PARENTS!
This facility staff does not supervise children inside the play structure! Believe it or not, but just when you thought you can enjoy your lounge, do stop and check up on your child. Sometimes things can get a bit rough in there with older kids, or too many kids in the structure. I have seen kids get hurt here and parents get angry at other parents for their children for being rough.
Food!
It’s yummy! It’s tasty! They do have some gluten-​free selections. But some of it, is a bit basic and over expensive. They don’t allow any outside food, but do remember that you’re in Carlsbad! there’s plenty of local food places around that area.
BIRTHDAY PARTIES
They are awesome here for younger kids. Age range: 3 – 10 years old. I’ve seen pre-​teens not go crazy for this place.
They give you the option of planning it a la carte, Or a package deal.
My personal opinion is what makes the package deal awesome are the goody bags. And that’s it. You can easily SAVE YOURSELF MONEY!!! by buying pizzas and a cake from the Costco that is like a eight minute drive from the facility. I believe you have a hostess, but honestly, it’s nothing too crazy that parents can’t handle. The children don’t care much for food or cake because they’re playing majority of the time in the play structure. Note: before booking a birthday party take into consideration that you only get the birthday room rental for two hours.

We’ve been coming here for years. This place does have a good atmosphere for kids and they always have a good time. But… We are considering moving on to finding some other place to entertain our kids. Why? Because their prices are high considering that they haven’t made any changes or upgrades to their structures since we started coming here in 2009. The place is not always well cleaned and structures often need Maintance. Paying $ 20 for two kids is a little too much for what they get.

Great place to burn some energy off for the little ones! Is perfect for parents because it’s indoors and safe. The kids can play without worry. Awesome snack foods that are healthy!!! Love this place

Playwerx is a staple in our entertainment repertoire for the kiddos. Rain or shine, it’s fantastic fun and it wears them out to boot. In the middle of the summer, it’s a little rough because it’s in a warehouse and they just use one of those mega-​fans to move air around, so it can get a little warm. But Carlsbad has such a great climate that’s it’s always pretty comfortable in there.
Parents are welcome to join in the fun too. I manage to find myself in there every now and then and have a blast. But like I said, it wears you out trying to navigate yourself around the kid-​sized environment.
Lastly, make sure you bring/​wear socks. No playing without them!
To round it off, once the littles get pooped, there’s a café where they can get refreshments and then sit down in Playwerx’s reading corner and read a few books while they are recharging their batteries.
Maybe try them out on a weekday afternoon, as weekends can get busy with birthday parties (oh yeah, they have rooms where you can throw little parties for the munchkins) and maybe you can find them when they’re not so busy.

Found this place on Unilocal and saw the reviews so I had to come! I came early (11:40) on a Sunday thinking it would be Slow BUT no!!!
So many families, Ive never been anywhere where there was the same amount of mommies and daddies. The place is nice but it was so crowded I found myself sitting on the floor.
Two party rooms were filled and all seating areas were taken.
Couldn’t last an hour in there.
Bring cash for food or keep your debit card on file when you come in.
Military gets $ 1 off.
I’m willing to come back on a less busier day to tire the kiddos out.
Btw they have a, «gluten free menu» for all you health freaks.

I’ve been here too many times now where there appears to be no limit on the number of kids they let in. It isn’t fun when the kids are neck to neck. Good concept but we will stop attending now. Just not worth the risk of getting hurt.

Place is cool. Brought my 3 yr old here and my Nieces. They had a blast. It’s like a huge play place.
As for the price for kids is moderate
3 below =$ 8.00
4 and up=$ 11.00
It’s a bummer they don’t let out side food in but I guess that would be another avenue for them to make money,(everyone has to pay bills.)
As for the food… It’s like cafeteria style and it tastes like cafeteria food of an elementary school. So just flash back to that memory of chicken nuggets and fries… But it’s suffice for snacks and it’s not like you think ur going to get gourmet French and isn’t the reason why you came here. It’s for the Kids to Play!
Cleanliness is just like any playground with a bunch of kids (so i’ll leave that to your imagination.) The staff does try hard to keep it clean as possible and they check in on the bathrooms.
Staff is friendly.
Free wifi !!! Yippee! That’s if your kids are sufficient to play nicely on their own. Then u can social media away urself and or do work.
If your kids are tiny and can’t communicate well enough with older kids they get knocked down or bumped but that’s with any play ground, so you need to watch them bec it can get rowdy in there.
Will come back again when it’s too cold outside to play at the park or rainy day.
Like to come here when it’s slow like the last hour and not a lot of kids are here and it’s happy hour half off normal price ! But other times it’s like jam packed in here ! Like kid paloza and it’s a screaming party! Yaye fun !

It’s like a fast food playground on steroids.
There is a fairly small tot size section and a larger area for 4+ kids. From my one time here I’d say 10 is probably the max size kid you’d want for drop in play. A birthday party, however, where all the kids are closer in age might be alright.
Overall, a great concept and good place to let your kiddos expend some energy while you have a cup of coffee at their café.

Playwerx is my go to spot for tiring out my endlessly energetic 3 year old!
I have tried other play gyms and they are either open odd hours or shut down when they have birthday parties. Then there’s the old go to side of the road bounce houses where you never know quite what you’re getting and things are always expensive, hot in the summer/​fall, and typically pretty dirty.
Admission to PlayWerx is priced very reasonably, especially with the Tot cards that they offer you a lower admissions rate on 8 visits plus a credit for their café which actually makes some surprisingly good handcrafted beverages. The giant fan in the middle keeps things cool, and even when there are two birthday parties going on at once your child will not have any trouble finding a spot to play.
Last but not least the owner is extremely welcoming and grateful for your business! She has always gone out of her way to make my daughter feel special and always takes the time to talk just to her when she sees her. Sometimes she even has a present for her, like a balloon, which my daughter loves.
All in all a great spot – I look forward to taking my son here as well when he gets older!

Lawless
If you care about your young children not the place for you. It is an amazing faculty especially for those with self sufficient older kids and you want to tune out for a few hours, but if you have small children you run the risk of them getting hurt.
We took our 16 month old daughter there Sunday and as it was our first time we ask if the toddler (under 2) area would be policed by the staff to insure big kids didn’t overrun the smaller children. The person at the front desk assured us the staff would be.
Our 16 month old is on the bigger side and is stable walker so I wasn’t worried until spending five minute in the toddler zone as 3 and 4 year olds took blind leaps into a ball pit full of small children. I continuously had to remind bigger kids they were not aloud in the are as they we’re too old/​big.
By the look of thing most parents use this facility as free baby sitting. They can read a book, play on their phone or watch the game.
My child was bit and knocked to the ground (hitting her head) by older children in just over an hour. If you are a concerned parent this is not the place for you.

PlayWerx is a splendid idea for families-​large play structure for all ages, separate toddler room, and books to read definitely keeps kids busy! The price is right for admission, and looks like you can book separate rooms for birthdays which is nice. The café is fine for kids-​I didn’t try the coffee, but the menu is definitely geared towards the young ones. I didn’t give it five stars just because my son was in the toddler area, and there were big kids coming in and being a little more aggressive. Some parents would come and retrieve them, but there is just no supervision at all.

AWESOME ;)
My son is 22mths old & loves his «Parque» as he calls it, which means «Park». Took him here last week again with his dad, his dads first time. We all had a ball crawling around, climbing up, sliding down. I followed my son and Hubbie and recorded them as they played.
My husband was not looking forward to going at all but after being there for three hrs & just loosing track of time, he knew it was the spot to be at.
It’s great that the parents could interact with the kiddies & also take break on the comfy couches. Love that the garage door r left open, this way u don’t feel closed in.
We all truly love this place.
Two Thumbs up for Play Wrex

Great for kids and adults who still act like kids. Perfect for kids parties or social events. They have a kitchen and coffee bar yum! Customer service is good and the facilities are kept clean.

Not impressed. My kids really wanted to try this place out and our family was on a very tight budget, but I promised the kids that I would take them there this weekend. I go to places such as this quite often. Many of the indoor kids playgrounds allow for outside food as long as they are prepared from home. My kids excitedly packed a lunch only to learn that they do not permit outside food at all. My kids were hungry and I felt like my hands were tied. Not to mention there were barely any outlets for laptops/​tablets. I am a student and mom who tries to get her work done when she can. I have found that most places like this have many outlets available. Suffice to say, I did not get a lot of my schoolwork done and there is a big hole in my pocket. Displeased.
However, here are some pros if they may interest you…
–They have books! Most places do not have this.
–They have a dress-​up play area, which I could also see being good for some of the smaller children. On the other hand, there is not much of a soft-​play area for infants.
–Their café food tastes decent, but they are pricey.
–They offer a drop-​in care program, which could be rather convenient in a pinch.

A bigger version of a fast food playground. Smaller kids place for endless fun! I came with the two 4-​year olds I nanny and got to relax on the comfy couches while they ran their energy out. Probably not ideal for older kids, by a great place on rainy /​cold days. I was freezing inside but both kids seemed to be hot. Bring water for sure!
Surprisingly well stocked snack bar. They had everything from sandwiches and coffee to Popsicles and fruit bars. Some definite healthier options, always a plus in my book :) prices were a little expensive, but typical for a kiddie play place. Sibling discount. Would be fun with a group of kids too!