Customer Reviews

Graco Pack 'N Play Playard with Bassinet

5 star:		(233)
4 star:		(84)
3 star:		(11)
2 star:		(10)
1 star:		(10)

 

 

Three pack and plays from different companies. This one is by FAR the better one. Bonus: It cost the least. Pros: easy to setup, easy to pack up, very sturdy, fairly light and seemingly the most comfortable. Cons: I haven't found one in 21 months despite my daughters hard work to find a flaw.

After returning a much more expensive product with all of the bells and whistles and a similar product by Evenflo, I did a lot of research on which playard would be best for us. We had no use for the changing tables attached to many of them, and wanted one that would allow us to pack the bassinet into the carry bag for travel. Many of them do not allow you to do this. This one is serving us quite well. It is easy to put up and take down--much easier than the Evenflo or Baby Trend ones. The bassinet just snaps on the sides and doesn't require a lot of metal bars, like others do. There are also buttons on each side to release them for folding, which I find easier than the things you have to push from underneath and can't even see. I would only go with Graco. Also, the padding is a bit softer than these other brands. It's still not really comfortable for our baby, but I just put a blanket between the pad and the sheet, and he seems to sleep fine. This is where I take off a star. I don't know why manufacturers think that a baby wants to sleep on a piece of cardboard. Overall, I have no complaints, and find this product to be well worth the price.

These Graco Pack N Plays are great. We just bought our 2nd and 3rd ones as grandparents. This newer model is much easier to set up and much easier to take apart with the big release buttons on each of the 4 sides. Don't tell the younger generation but these are very much like the playpens of years ago ... yes, I know ... playpens are out these days as this generation of parents wants to give their kids freedom to move around and go where they want :-) Back to the product: the value for the price is outstanding. These Pack N Plays seem to last forever. Graco Pack N Play with Bassinet The write up ought to say that sheet is no longer included.

This item is easy to assemble/disassemble, useful from infancy to about 2 years old, has nice neutral tones for your decor, and it even fits through most doorways fully assembled. Our two year old grandson now sleeps in a spare toddler bed because he's too full of spit and fire for this anymore, but it was a godsend when he was younger.

I would have given it 5 stars if there were some way to fold down a side. Maybe I'm old school, but back in the day, playpens had that option - and really, this is just a smaller version of those. The floor is just set so low, and grandma's back isn't what it used to be...so putting a sleeping child into it can be an awkward experience.

Otherwise, with our second grandchild due this summer and another due this winter, we will be getting plenty of "play" out of this product, and happily so.

***UPDATE 8/21/11: Still very happy with this product, and as a comment pointed out, the drop down option isn't even a possibility anymore no matter how my back might prefer it, so I've amended my rating to 5 stars.

Graco makes great products, but this one was not up to par. The main problem was that this particular Pack 'n Play doesn't have the four corner tabs that the floor sort of snaps into. When our very petite daughter would stand at the edge, her weight would cause the floor to slip and she would slowly drop a few inches down. Life threatening? No. But it was not very stable. I assumed all Pack n' Play products had the corner tabs that make for a secure floor. We ended up purchasing another Graco model and it has been perfect.

I bought this as a secondary pack n play to keep in my car for the days we end up staying longer at Grandma's than what we planned on. Also this saves me from having to tear down my $100 Graco pack n play that my daughter plays in.

This is an excellent pack n play without all of the frills (which personally I never used them on my more expensive one besides the bassinet part.) My baby sleeps well in it. The bottom doesn't seem to be as sturdy as compared to the more expensive one but that really isn't an issue. Doesn't seem to bother my daughter!

The mat does not have the four corners to lock that mat down as someone else stated but there are two velcro tabs that you push though the material on the bottom that secures the mat so you don't have the tipping issue.

No cons on this pack n play and that is with having a better one to compare it to also!!! The pattern is cute also - good for a girl or a boy!

I love Pack N Plays, but this one is not solid on the bottom. Its as if the fabric is too tight and the mattress doesn't rest on the bottom completely. So, it's loose and the panels of the mattress are uneven and unsteady. We still use it, but I'm a bit disappointed. Fabric is great, and it packs up smaller than the older models. But the uneven, floating mattress is frustrating.

I too was very surprised by the ease of assembly and its well thought-out design, buttons, and straps. After just assembling it for the second time though, I noticed some stress lines (lighter color) on one of the long side clips used to hold up the bassinet attachment. I also had trouble getting the toy bar to clip over the bassinet clip (as per the product photo) but maybe I'll try again. The Noah's Ark motif is cute but I hadn't noticed until I read the other reviews because (a) the print is upside down on the short sides of the pack n play, and (b) the sheets etc. cover up the base of the pack n play. Lastly, the baseboard bows slightly when placed in the bassinet with say a mattress and tight fitting sheets... it'd be nice if the stiffener was attached to the baseboard instead of the bassinet. I think this is a wonderful product though and only mention these points as room for improvement.

This is a very good bed for someone to purchase especially for the price and free shipping. We had it assembled it just a few minutes and it is very sturdy. Now when the new grandbaby comes over for a while mom and dad don't have to bring some much stuff. Thanks.

This is a simple pack and play, without some of the bells and whistles that are found on more expensive models, which does what it's supposed to. I bought 2 of these, one for the grandparent's house, and one to keep upstairs in our room (so that my wife can keep an eye on our daughter while she showers, for example). We have a Chicco Lullaby LX Playard downstairs in the family room which we bought when our daughter was an infant. I'll add some points of comparison between the Chicco and the Graco at the end of the review.

If you've used a pack and play before, you'll find setting the Graco Pack 'n Play intuitive and easy; it works just like all of the other pack and plays/play yards--unfold and lock the top rails, push down the center support, put the "floor" (mattress) in place. If you haven't, the instructions are straightforward and easy.

The Gracos all seem to be highly rated by Consumer Reports (although they do not rate this particular model) and they all appear to be safe (no extraneous straps, no large holes/slots for limbs or heads to be caught in, etc.). This model does come with the bassinet attachment (which "raises" the mattress off of the bottom of the play yard--useful for napping infants), but the bassinet should no longer be used once the child can self support (sits on their own).

The Chicco Lullaby LX comes with the bassinet and changing table attachments (along with a few electonic "baby soothing" goodies) so it adds to the complexity of the setup. It also more than twice as expensive (almost 3 times as much!). It is, however the top rated play yard by Consumer Reports. If you need the extras, by all means go for the Chicco Lullaby LX Playard. Otherwise, the Graco Pack 'n Play makes for a wonderful primary play yard and also does well as a secondary play yard (which is what we're using it for).