SlumberPod and Fan Combo Portable Privacy Pod Blackout Crib Cover, Sleeping Room for Age 4 Months and up, Pack N Play Blackout Curtains, Baby Travel Crib Canopy (Black/Grey)

Great blackout for the toddler so we don’t need to eat dinner in darkness!

I don’t have a spare bedroom that I can convert to a nursery when my toddler granddaughter comes to visit, so this was our answer. The Slumberpod can be placed anywhere that a Pack and Play can be set up. It provides a dark space for baby to nap and the fan turned out to be a gamechanger. My friend who is also a grandmother has a previous model without the fan and she was concerned about air circulation. Not a problem for us! The instructions are clear, the set up is simple, and when not needed, everything folds up into a carrying bag for convenience and portability. Very, very happy with this purchase and recommend the Slumberpod to all my Grandmother-to-be friends.

If you can only invest in ONE travel item, it's THIS... hands down! The SlumberPod tent is one of my top shared baby items to all my friends and has been a total game changer. We travel often (whether it's long vacations or quick overnights) and this has not only kept our baby on her normal sleeping schedule, but made our travel experiences so much more enjoyable and easy! This pod can be set up within a few minutes (same style as a normal tent with the two buildable rods that snake through to hold the structure) and broken down even faster. I think at this point I've been able to do it in under 5 minutes! Especially if you (or anyone) are sharing a room with your little one, the pod goes easily over virtually ANY size crib, pack&play, etc. and creates a breathable but fully black-out sleeping environment. Depending on the room temperature, we sometimes use the fan which goes into a little pouch on the side to create additional airflow/circulation but often times don't need it. We're able to keep the lights on in the room without disturbing the baby given its ability to provide a true black-out environment. You can also easily check on baby with the zip front. We also hook our travel sound machine onto the crib inside the pod for a sleep experience just like she has at home... it's great! When traveling, the pod (and rods) pack down well and we typically just roll it up to save space. We've never had an issue packing this item into any bags... even if it's a small weekend bag... it's worth it! A few things to note, however: there is a pouch that says you can put your video monitor in, however, I wish this feature was better because the plastic doesn't really work to be able to actually see through when you put the monitor (in our case- nanit) in. One solution we have found (which is a bit of a DIY hack is we just bring packing tape and tape our monitor onto the side of the crib if we need to use a monitor and that works for us.) Additionally, to use the fan (and camera), you have to be pretty close to an outlet because the cords aren't very long, so one recommendation could be to pack a small extension cord, not use the features or find a place in the room that's close enough to use an outlet.

Great for travelling, small, compact and easy to set up. Only issue is that the plastic for the baby monitor gets crumpled and impossible to see anything in the dark when we place our baby monitor inside. For almost $400, one would expect a bigger way to attach baby monitors.

This is a genius bit of kit for travelling parents. It allows you to put your kids to sleep in their travel bed and still allow you to have the lights on and have conversations without the little one from being disturbed. We used with a little night light and sound machine so it drowned out any noise from us. It's lightweight and fits in my eu sized suitcase. There are plenty of vent holes and the fan is a must for circulation of air otherwise it gets a bit stagnant inside. Only two criticisms I have is: 1. The ends of the tent poles are quite sharp and wore through one of the straps so I had to get a machinist to replace it and have now made plastic covers for the end of the poles. 2. I like to use a nanit camera with the tent so I can see inside while he sleeps. The positioning is quite difficult because the clear plastic creates some reflections for the night vision ir lights so causes the images to become blurry. You have to position the camera perfectly to be able to see anything it personally change that design to have it mounted inside the tent with some velcro straps. Overall I would highly recommend this tent for anyone who travels and sleeps in the same room as their child!