Bettendorf Castle, Fox River Grove

"We went for the Princess Tea Party and I wasn’t really impressed for a $200 price tag for 1.5 hours. Pro’s: the 3 Princess’s were really nice and attentive to my girls. They sang a personal Happy Birthday to my daughter and they sang plenty of songs and read books. Con’s: why Snow White? There are so many modern Princess options. The theme was a tea Party. No cute cups or anything to show as a tea party. We were given punch in a big solo cup. Paper towels as napkins and only desserts (cupcakes, mini brownies and Oreos) I think for $200 a table there could have been cute tea cups from Amazon and little tea sandwiches. Would have also been nice to have some photo backdrops or maybe a bounce house for kids. If the Princesses were interacting with other tables we were told we can wonder around the castle grounds. Which is just little grass area’s. Oh, and the castle is on a residential block. We could not go inside and there is a outdoor bathroom. The gift store has nothing in it but a few t-shirts with the castle logo. Overall my kids had fun because they are obsessed with princesses but the value of the experience was not worth it"

"Amazing!!! The grounds are beautiful, the princess tea was such a treat. Shaded garden seating, SO MANY photo ops, real life princesses. The staff are beyond accomodating. And when our car wouldn't start, they checked on us, and got it started in the rain. Just the best experience!"

"I have to agree with previous review. Not worth the money at all. There should be one prize per child for that price. Will not return. The balloon twister looked like he didn’t want to be there, not even a smile- the characters were fun but kids come for the eggs and prizes. Only saw one 8-10 year old in line for a prize…too bad we were excited this year to try a new place."

"One hundred and ten percent overpriced and not worth it. They seem to oversell. It was packed, and the Easter egg hunt was hard to navigate. The kids in the 4-7 age group barely got any eggs due to there being sooo many people. And once you open the eggs...even more disappointing. 99% of our eggs were filled with gum. I paid 90 something dollars for gum. Ridiculous. I saw multiple kids have multiple tickets for prizes. Good for them, but come on now. One kid had 5 tickets? One had 3 tickets? While multiple kids had none. And that happened over and over. At that rate you could've given each kid a ticket when they arrived. Not worth the price paid for what was received at all."

"2nd Easter Egg hunt at the Castle. Well-organized and a way to make special memories. Plus great access to see the grounds."