The cover zips off easily for washing, however when I was zipping it back up the zipper mechanism broke. So I'm planning on making my own water proof cover for this. Comfort wise, it's great. We orginally bought this for our 4 year old, but at one point or another we have all slept on it. I love that I can fold it up into a small couch. My son uses this a lot. Only complaint, cover should not have broken so easily.