Although I received the cat tree only a week ago, I can say that the base is heavy enough to hold it up, the baskets are nice and have removable pillows, it was simple to assemble, and it looks much classier than an average cat tree- tower.  As for my cats, I’m not sure quite yet if they’ll take to it or not, but it’s new, and they are slow to adapt to most changes.  Also, this tree was considerably less money than others that are similar.