We could not fit a regular crib in our room so we decided to go with this. I love the fact that i can have it next to my bed and the front opening allows me to access him easily. I highly recommend this sleeper for people with smaller space. My LO is now 2 and a half month and i wish i could use this for long as I'm going to miss having him next to me when we move him to his room once he outgrows this.