We received this mattress recently and tried it out for a sleepover. It was awesome! It is a higher up twin bed, so we were able to put it next to our existing bed and it wasn't too low to the ground. Additionally, it was very easy to blow up and wasn't as noisy as I expected it to be. The next day it was easy to deflate and roll back up for continued use. The top of it is soft, but we still used a deep twin sheet for it which was perfect. We are pleased!