Bumblebee Play Cafe - Elgin

Great place for little ones at a reasonable price. Not crazy busy during a normal weekday. Hand sanitizers are at every corner and I see staff coming in and tidying up (without getting in the way of play) multiple times which makes it a welcoming andclean environment for kids to play. The Cafe is great too with lots of snack options and even some fresh fruit. They have cutechalk board walls and seasonal backdrops for photos. We usually spend at least 2-3 hours there when we come during yhe weekwhich makes the entrance fee well worth it.

I did my daughter's birthday party here. The place is very clean including the bathrooms. Everyone had an amazing time. Staff is very friendly not exactly organized. However, the price you pay for a party here is expensive. My complaint is the host. You payto have someone help host the event. Opening up a party room door is not helping host the event. The host does not do anythingexcept open up the door to your room and putting the food on the table. The parents do everything else. Meaning you have toserve , you have to tell your guests were to put the shoes, presents, cake. You have to decorate. You have to gather the kidswhen it is time for eating. You have to ask for plastic gloves to serve the food that you order, you have to ask for a cart forthe presents. You have to make sure there is enough plastic plates and silverware. I only recommend having a birthday party hereif you are going to do everything. Coming to play is great. However, you will be doing every thing ; having no time to enjoy itand take pictures.

Cleanest kids play place I?ve ever seen. My four year old had a great time. Definitely recommend, especially if you can go on a weekday when it?s mostly empty.

This was our first time here. There are slides and great things for kids. However, I'm not sure if it was the manager or owner but lady with glasses but I saw her scold a kid and his mom over a minor incident. The kid who was about 2 years old seemedrattled and the manager was awful. The toddler (again about 2 years old) saw wallpaper by the snack stand peeling (it wasalready peeling) and peeled it a little bit more. The manager came up to them while they were eating and asked if he did it,honestly no one even noticed. She asked very rudely for the mom, who had a newborn with her as well and her son to come over tothe snack stand while she proceeded to scold them. The mom apologized and they sat back down. The kid looked very rattled. Iunderstand the importance of a learning lesson but this whole situation could have been handled very differently. I think thatchanged the whole vibe of the place for me because it was definitely either a manager or the owner. Then proceeded to spend thenext 30 minutes taping it up and looking for a small piece of wallpaper that may have fallen off. They actually asked the mom tolook in her stroller for it.

The facility and the staff are THE BEST. I literally go every other day with my 2 yr old. She walks in and it's like Norm on Cheers. She's a celebrity there because of how genuinely nice the staff is. Love. It.