When my daughter wished a Barbie house, I put myself on the search and of course first compared prices. The original Barbie houses are almost 300 in this size and are well rated negatively when it comes to stability and durability. Using the smaller, portable cottage which we already possess, I had an idea of what this would mean instability. So I opted for this more favorable, though not original wooden house and am very happy with it also my daughter likes it really well. The assembly was relatively straightforward and took about as long as expected (about 2.5 hours). So far everything is healing (the house is now about two months) and can be played properly. Visually, it is well adapted to the Barbie world and also provides visitors with children repeatedly for ecstasy :-)