Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

This is a substantial, comfortable, affordable, portable bed for kids. I had a house full of family for a week long vacation and bought two of these for the 7 and 9 year old. We easily and quickly inflated them with the air pump from another bed. You can buy these pumps for less than $13 so you shouldn't fault the bed if you don't have a pump. I covered them with $5 twin bottom sheets from Walmart which were too big but it didn't matter. I use RoseJeopal Bed Sheet Straps Crisscross to keep the sheets secure (see photo). I have twin size inflatable mattresses but they are overkill with little ones and and take up more of your floor space. The 9 year old slept in a ball which left 2/3 of the mattress empty. I tried sleeping on it one night and it was comfortable but too short. Deflating became a game as the grandkids all wanted to take turns laying on it as the air went out. Although we are traveling, we will keep these mattresses with us because they are so useful. I stored both mattresses and sheets in a 37 qt Sterilite gasket box (24x18x7) (see photo). Addendum: This is the easiest way to help teach a child to not wet the bed without using pullups. Some kids aren't bothered by wet diapers but most don't want to sleep in a wet bed. Using this mattress, the child can get up in the morning, change, and put the sheets in the laundry without the trauma of fussing parents.