This has been so great! I wanted a scratching post that didn't take up a large footprint and wasn't hideous to look at. It took a little while to train our kitten to use this but she loves it now. She not only scratches on it but she loves to rest and sleep on the top. She only uses the interior ones occasionally but it is nice that she can hide if she wants. As she gets bigger and still jump to the top of it, it is a bit dangerous. I saw it starting to fall over one day as she flew up to it so I added weights to the bottom and covered them with a blanket. Now it is great!