The Cave Return
to Connecticut
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13 Stoney Hill Rd.
Bethel, CT 06801
(203) 744-4653
Par: N/A
Cost: 12.50 (plus tax) Other
Activities: Arcade, laser tag, ropes
course, food & drink
2014
– Monster 2025
- Cave
Difficulty: 5 Difficulty:
6
Creativity: 5 Creativity:
3
Atmosphere: 9 Atmosphere:
6
2025 Review
Since the time of our last review this course lost the Monster branding and became its own entertainment center called the Cave. While the course holes have not changed in their layout, a vast majority of the Monster theming has been taken away from the course. While you will still find some of the monsters and other art pieces around the course all of the “ancillary” painting, etc is gone. Coupled with the ropes course overhead it loses some of it’s “pop” and when you take that away and becomes a more generic indoor blacklight course.
Despite the age of the course the holes are still in good condition. While it doesn’t contend with weather, sometimes indoor courses can take even more abuse from crowds and like other Monster golf courses which it is based on, there’s no room between holes with shared walls. That being said we were there on a winter holiday and it didn’t feel too crowded though there were other groups on the course. As a result of the condition the course did play as it had in the past with a few chances for aces, most easy threes and then a few where you could put up the higher scores, especially the kids.
With limited indoor options in Connecticut, it is a good alternative on those bad weather days and with plenty of other entertainment options it can be a good place to spend a few hours on those days. However, it doesn’t have many features that push you to rush out and play it all the time.
2014 Review
Note: This course moved from a previous location in
Danbury to this location just over the Danbury line. We are keeping the reviews as is because at
this point it is still considered the same course.
For those not familiar with the Monster Golf franchise, they are a series of Halloween/Scary Monster themed indoor courses. Overall, these courses are very appealing to the eye, with glow-in-the-dark attributes everywhere and a lot of fun sculptures and paintings on the walls. These paintings are often themed to the location they are in and the music that accompanies a round is always a great mix of rock favorites and more contemporary upbeat tunes. This course fits the mold perfectly in all of these aspects and it’s great to know that you get the same level of play and fun no matter what Monster Golf you play.
The play at this location was not terribly difficult, though there are a couple of holes where one can easily put up a 4 or 5 without much effort. The holes themselves are similar to other Monster Golfs, though there were a couple that were unique here including one where a ramped cup was stuck in the corner of a hole and a “fence” type hole that required a perfect putt to get between the barriers sticking out to the left and the right. These were also a few of the creative highlights of the course, otherwise it was standard fare. One nice aspect that we noticed at this location was a “viewing” area set on a couple sides of the course where parents can watch their kids play without having to be one the course. Seems like a great idea for birthday parties!
Overall this course is another is a great line of courses from this franchise. Similar to other courses we imagine it would be a crazy location on a rainy summer day but it’s definitely a great place to get in a round when the weather outside isn’t cooperating.
Reviewed in 2014 & 2025
Reviewed by Pat, Mandy, Mal,
Rae, Skipper and Duffer
Course Pictures (click to enlarge)
The Cave
Monster Golf
Map
Par: 47
Price: $9 + tax
Difficulty: 6
Creativity: 5
Atmosphere: 9
Fun course, not terrible difficult with the exception of the long fence hole & the anthill. Cute funny decorations - good option for rainy days or winter. Can be a bit loud at times. Great idea to give free game passes to anyone who keeps score - incentive to practice.
Reviewed by: Glenda R
Reviewed in:
2018