In general, cat trees are not too attractive.  However, the thing that convinced me to make this purchase were the other reviews that I'd read, and they were spot on.  This cat tree was super-easy to assemble and took no time at all.  It is sturdy, which is good because my kitten (Shadow) takes full advantage of the various scratching posts and the perches.  He loves climbing and jumping and I've had no fear of the tree tipping over.  Shadow also enjoys watching birds and squirrels from the highest platform and definitely likes to be up high.  This was money well spent and I'm glad that I made the purchase.