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This was the highlight of my daughters Christmas presents from Santa. She just turned 3 and is about 36.5 inches tall. She needs a stool to reach the top floor and we need to move the pool to the side.After much searching we gave her 3 Barbie Chelsea Club dolls to go with it - (Barbies little sister) they are a great size. One came with a pull out/ trundle bed for sleepovers and it fits perfectly either in the bedroom next to the larger bed, or in the office by the desk. All 3 can sit together on the large bed and talk. The accessories that come with this house are for up to a 12-inch (eg Barbie) doll. Chelsea Club dolls are 6-inches tall.The pictures dont do it justice! It is thoughtfully designedlooks upscale, spacious. I looked at so many dollhouses and the accessories - even the furniture is cool. Nothing incongruous or frumpy about this pad!Pool is a nice proportionately appropriate size.Some reviews are now dated. The batteries came installed with a plastic cover so no leaking.There were no stickers to affix.No guess work with the colored vs non colored screw tops.Comments: Everything arrived intact. Product looks high quality and is sturdy. There was very minor damage to the front panel to the pool area - of all places. Then I ever so lightly over tightened the front panel of the patio cracked ever so slightly. I will seek replacements.The assembly pictures/ instructions were at times frustrating but adequate. I actually used a magnifying glass a couple times. These could be improved but probably not w out adding either more stickers (up down front back) or elaborate messy drawings in the manual. PRO TIP ;) When assembling refer to a picture of the house, I used the one here on Amazon to determine orientation if panels.There were a couple points where it would have been nice for a second person to hold pieces in place while I screwed.You want to have a large high quality sturdy Philips head screwdriver to work fast.I have (1) screw at the front right of the house that spins and wont tighten. Its at a key part of the frame so I want to address that, but its not an emergency.The floor to the office arrived a little warped. I tried to bend it flat but it is not flush with the surrounding paint/ baseboard.To start, I placed each piece in order.Allow enough space on a flat surface to assemble because its big!Just 2 number stickers were missing, this caused some delays. I think the patio lamp was (2) and the sticker was missingtook me a while to figure that out since there are ~80 pieces.Even with referring to an image I put on 2 parts in the wrong orientation, realized right away and fixed.My main frustrations were the elevator and the patio. You think you re in the homestretch well the patio is quite elaborate.Allow yourself enough time - its a lot of steps. For the furniture just look at a picture.I was annoyed piano doesnt snap to stand but it has its advantage as a portable keyboard. It plays 1 note sequence.The outdoor lights turns on but shuts off automatically.Toilet can make a flushing sound. There is s toilet lid but no seat.Our desk arrived with no drawers.My daughter thinks the house is perfect. Played with it all day. I can tell it is going to provide lots of entertainment.I was concerned buying such a grown up home for my toddler but she thinks its beautiful and very life-like and the girls love it.I was a bit upset there is a moped parked along the side. But there is also a beautiful water fountain along the terrace side.My daughter also has a Kidcraft mini playground, sandbox cabana and corner kitchen so we are loyal to the brand. I jokingly say it always galls me to put their logo on the item I have been toiling over for hours. The swingset was actually really hard to put together with 2 of us but they make attractive, high quality products for children.Buy it, you wont regret it. What made me buy it too was all the ecstatic reviews by parents whose kids loved this house. It is suitable for a range of agesOur (Fisher Price) Little People have moved out of their little house and are also hanging out in the new dollhouse.Given that my daughter loves this, excellent value for the money. I got it for less on Amazon and it sold out online ahead of Christmas.