Bought for my Barbie/Princess-mad 4-and-a-half year old daughter this Xmas.
She loves it, and constantly plays with it. - So far robust enough, but a lot of small parts (extra accessories) that I envisage getting lost over the next few months, but the main structure should withstand longer. Encourages good role play. Quite large, so really needs bedroom floor space.
Would recommend to friends / family - although quite pricey - so would be 'main present', good if you can get it discounted (for us, Amazon had good price, other retailers at high RRP).
- Now 15 months on (original review Jan 2011, now Apr 2012) - and my 5 (nearly 6, going on 15) year old still plays with the palace, and still all intact.
- would def recommend as a good buy for any young princesses