Reviews
What a great toy store! They had a very nice selection of Calico Critters and especially toy trucks and construction vehicles.
5
7 years ago (21-05-2018)
There's people are awesome. They have the best toys- not a bunch of plastic garbage like Walmart or toys r us. They do free gift wrapping, too! Best place to stop and get a nice birthday party gift.
5
7 years ago (11-02-2018)
Great Selection of toys and games! Fun Stuff! Lots of Science items for your budding genius!! Centrally located! Friendly helpful staff. Gift wrapping!
5
8 years ago (15-01-2018)
Such a fantastic store with wonderful selection of all toys and many that are waldorf friendly. Very thoughtful promotions (like the one we just took advantage of offering 40% a toy when kids complete a summer bridge activity book.) Staff is awesome and friendly and remembers my son by name when we come in. They have even spent much time helping him count his allowance change. Feels great to support a local store over ordering online and the experience of seeing toys in person and playing in the store with the toys available for kids at all times is a special experience that we wouldn't trade.
5
8 years ago (04-08-2017)
The best choice in Petaluma for shopping for a wide variety of toys for children of all ages. You'll find cute little toys for babies and toddlers, art and science-type toys for 7-12 year olds, dolls, stuffed animals, puzzles and basic games like Scrabble, Chess, Sorry, Checkers, Boggle, Monopoly, etc.
What you won't find here is a wide selection of the latest, more complex games for adults. The choice is much more limited than you might find at, say, the great game store in San Rafael, but if you're looking for one of the classic games (like Parcheesi) chances are good you'll find it at Toy B Ville.
The new location downtown is in one of the historic brick buildings - kind of neat, very spacious and well laid-out. Water Street is the best parking choice, if you can get a spot, because it's right behind the building. Otherwise you'll need to park up above near the Bank of America or below in the big grocery store parking lot across the river.
The staff is extremely friendly and helpful. A restroom is thoughtfully provided at this location.
If we could make one suggestion, we would ask the owners to consider not selling toy guns of any kind. They have some cowboy-style toy guns which, given the number of fatal accidents involving kids and guns, do not give us a warm feeling while shopping there. We'd ask Toy B Ville to adopt a no-guns policy and offer alternative toys that could never risk a child's safety or prompt dangerous behaviors.
We give Toy B Ville 4 stars for friendly staff, neat location, and a good variety of toys. A great place to shop for children, if not ideal for older gamers.
4
9 years ago (23-12-2016)