Pack ‘n Plays have been a core necessity of any family with young children that travels at all. Micah lived in our first Graco Pack ‘n Play for over a month when we first moved down here and used it every time we traveled until he learned to climb out of it about 2 months ago. I’ve always wished for a few improvements in it and now it’s here! The Graco Pack ‘n Play Playard Jetsetter has everything you could want in a travel playard/bed and then some.
Graco Pack ‘n Play Jetsetter: The Basics
The Graco Pack ‘n Play Playard Jetsetter is a Pack ‘n Play in that it is a portable bed, play area, and changing mat for infants and toddlers. After that, it gets more exciting. Not only is it slightly smaller than the average Pack ‘n Play (think length/width, but still big enough for a toddler to sleep in), it can easily be folded even with the infant netting in place for easier assembly/packing.
The infant bed easily zips into place, with one wire connection for the optional vibration, and 4 poles that form 2 crossbeams for support. Then the same pad fits sideways up into pockets to provide the bed and sides in the smaller upper portion of the Pack ‘n Play Jetsetter. Once I figured out how it went together, it’s easy to put in and take out. And you can simply reach through the middle of the netting to fold it all.
The Graco Pack ‘n Play Playard Jetsetter changing pad is a hard, folable take-along size changing pad with 3 giant pockets for diapers, wipes and more. it easily clips onto the side and folds out onto the infant bed for a wipe-able changing surface.
Graco Pack ‘n Play Playard Jetsetter: The Awesomeness
My favorite feature of the Graco Pack ‘n Play Playard Jetsetter: it has a canopy roof! Like a tent roof, the canopy fits over the release buttons on both sides then snaps on to the 4 corners. It’s fantastic. It’s solid enough it could actually physically trap my 2 year old inside (not recommending that, just saying).
It’s shade for outdoors, enclosure and security for nighttime, and privacy for public places. And it comes off and folds up backwards to pack into the carrying bag without harming it’s arch. I love it.
My second favorite feature is the carrying case for the Graco Pack ‘n Play Playard Jetsetter. It’s a backpack! It has the normal handle that all Pack ‘n Plays do, or a handle on the top, or backpack straps! It’s not the most comfortable thing in the world, but it’s way easier to wear as a backpack than carry, especially on long walks to hotel rooms or through airports with arms full of baby, baggage and diaper bag! PLUS the Graco Pack ‘n Play Jetsetter bag has 2 enormous pockets on the sides for fitting diapers, wipes, toys and whatever else you want to put in there.
AND everything that is part of the Graco Pack ‘n Play Playard Jetsetter actually fits in the bag. It’s a little iffy the first few times, to figure out how it all fits together right, so pay attention when you unpack it the first time. No more storing the changing pad and baby bassinet, it all fits together no problemo.
Graco Pack ‘n Play Playard Jetsetter: the Bad
Really, um, nothing. There aren’t a whole lot of color options, but that doesn’t even begin to outweigh the great features. it doesn’t have a separate fuzzy, cuddly bassinet piece, but that’s definitely not a necessity and most kid-toting travelers would leave it at home to save space and sanity anyways.
Graco is a reliable brand with high-quality products. I’ve never had a single problem with anything I’ve bought or reviewed for Graco and expect this will hold true as we use this Pack ‘n Play over the next years as well. They think of, and improve on, the little things that make all the difference.
Graco Pack ‘n Play Playard Jetsetter: Review
Overall, the Graco Pack ‘n Play Playard Jetsetter is fantastic. If you are looking for a great Pack ‘n Play from a reliable company, your search is over. Check it out online today. And check out Graco online and on Facebook and Twitter for more information. Enjoy your travels!
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I received a Graco Pack ‘n Play Playard Jetsetter to review for this post. As always, opinions are 100% my own and not influenced by compensation.
Don’t usually roam too far from home – but hoping for a summer trip to Big Sur, a spectacularly beautiful place on the rocky coast of central California!
Would love to win this be perfect for my upcoming trip in July with the baby
We don’t travel a ton, but we are out doors a lot for which this would be perfect!
I am entering for my cousin who just had her first baby and lives in another state. The only other relative she has their is her Aunt which lives a few hours away so when they travel to visit for a couple days, this would be great to have with her. Thanks for the chance
We actually are traveling to Florida in 10 days and this would have come in so handy. We were lucky enough to have a surprise baby when our youngest turned 14 and I have been so grateful ever since.
We travel a lot as, because we have family that lives all over so we travel to visit.
We are heading to New Mexico.
Wow, this is so awesome and would come in handy with all the visiting we do!
I love the new features of this one! The smaller size makes it easier to travel with. We often don’t have the space to bring our other one.
We travel a lot to visit family in different states plus for vacations! This looks like an amazing pack-n-play that would be perfect for traveling!
We love traveling to see our family in texas! So this would be a great bed for our baby!
my husband and i love traveling the world! we are currently expecting our first child and I hope to be able to continue our travels with our little guy!
I love Graco products! I can’t wait to have another little one 🙂
We don’t travel a lot, but this would be perfect for trips to Grandma’s!
i am going to go to seattle and california this summer.
We do not travel out of state very often, but we love to stay in hotels and take our daughter to many waterparks throughout the years! We also travel to family visits often.
We travel to the beach twice per year!
Yes we travel to visit family all the time
We live in Wisconsin, but both of our families are in Michigan, so we do a lot of driving back and forth. A graco pack-n-play is just what we need to make traveling a little easier when our little one arrives!
We frequently travel to visit my family throughout Colorado. We’ll often meet up at a condo in the mountains to have an extended-family getaway. I’d love to win this to give to my brother and sis-in-law who are pregnant with their first. It would come in very handy during those family getaways!
My husband loves traveling. I wish we had more time and money to do it together. We usually take a lot of day trips and once in a while plan something out. I hope we get to travel more this summer.
We’re going to Norway in June to visit good friends.
i dont travel much, usually its just to visit family
We plan on heading out to Beavers Bend for camping, hiking and fishing soon
We just spent the weekend away and let me tell you, it was a nightmare without one of these.
I don’t do a whole lot of traveling. Getting out of the house is mostly for a bunch of Dr. appointments, shopping, and general errads.
Planning a weekend trip to Lake Tahoe with the grandkids.
we love to travel and this would make it so much easier
We are doing lots of camping and visiting families this summer! this seems like it would be great to bring with us!
we do a lot of family visiting and this would be awesome!
Would be great for traveling to grandmas
I travel with my cousins Baby frequently and this would be a a huge help!
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We travel out of state several times a year to visit our families, but we are also trying to do a family vacation to FL this year!
Was just researching what kind of pack n play to get my friend and this sounds like its it She’s busy with FT school and FT work so she hasn’t been able to research anything herself. I was going to buy this for her but of course if I can win it for her that would be even better!
We travel to visit grandma
We are always traveling to the beach in the summer!
We travel a lot to my moms in another state and to friends houses so this would be awesome for that!
wow, very cute girl, lovely. Your article is great, very useful for those who possess and use GRACO first time. Thanks for post.
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Can you tell me if a 2 and a half year old boy would fit in this?