This is fine for a very small apartment. I love the flexibility of becoming a dustbuster too. The cord is short, and that's okay in a small place. The vacuum width is narrow. The suction is GREAT. The ONLY frustration I have is that I can't seem to buy an extra cup filter. Even Bissell web site doesn't have them. So I just bought a new vacuum instead. Because the filter gets so dusty, I'd like a spare so I can alternate as I wash one.