Armarkat89" Solid Wood Cat Tree Condo Furniture S8902, Tan, 49"(L) X34(W) X89(H)

My cats immediately were all over this thing and love to play around on it. They also sleep in here and love to sit up high to watch the birds, squirrels, etc., in the tree tops. The hammock is great and so are the cubbies for lounging and sleeping. My only complaint is that the bottom of it moves around slightly, so occasionally I have to push it back towards the window and wall in the lanai. We also have it on a slick rug. It might be different on the floor. We do not have it bolted down. The levels themselves will move, like for example, the hammock will turn, but can easily be turned back to the desired position. My boyfriend says I did not tighten them enough when I put it together myself. Regardless it is a great purchase and very sturdy and steady for how tall it is! It is so easy to assemble. I know my cats love having something tall to climb on and play on. I also like that there is not a lot of carpet on it. I think that can look dirty, and I like the aesthetics of the wood. My cats do not seem to mind. I might add my own fluffy carpet to some on the wood planks so they have something to grip. However, I would buy it again!

This cat tree is almost perfect. I wanted a tall tree, and this one delivers. It reaches almost to the top of my 8' ceiling, with just enough room for my Maine Coon to wedge himself between the top of the upper box and the ceiling (of note, my cat is a runt, considerably smaller than most full-grown cats of his breed).I was concerned about stability given the small base, but it wobbles only slightly during play and does not bother my cats in the slightest.I had to take away 1 star only because the wood, while very durable, is very hard and leaves nothing for the cats to grab onto causing them to sometimes slip off the platforms. Adjusting the positions of the smaller platforms has helped somewhat and they are getting used to it, but I can tell they still have some difficulty in maneuvering around certain spots. I will probably try strategically attach some sisal mats to the problem areas, but it would be awesome if this tree came with some sort of solution to this problem (other than carpeting, which my cats can shred in about a day).A note about the packaging: the tree comes disassembled and packed into a square box with NO protection between the wood and the cardboard. I assume the manufacturer believes the wood will offer enough protection on its own, but my box arrived in very poor condition with the wood showing through in several places. One of the pieces arrived mildly chipped as a result of the box clearly having been carelessly handled, which isn't surprising given the substantial size and weight. I hope the manufacturer ups their packaging game slightly in the future.TL;DR - This cat tree is way better for rambunctious young cats than any of the cheaper ones I've owned, but does have one flaw in that it's hard for cats to climb and grip onto in places. Overall, well worth the price.

This is the highest-quality brand of cat trees available! I've had other cat trees with poor quality construction and materials that I've had to throw out in a short amount of time, but Armarkat is made with excellent-quality materials, construction and design. After trashing two other cheaper cat trees, I did some research on brands and looked at reviews: Armarkat is the best!!! I first bought another smaller Armarkat for my bedroom, and I was amazed at the superb quality, design, materials, construction, and how easy it was to put together. I have 4 rescue cats who love it and it's very sturdy! A couple of reviews on this taller cat tree were concerned about it tipping over, but I haven't had that problem. I did not weigh down the base with anything extra (one person said he used a granite slab), but my 4 very active crazy cats can do nothing to even get slightly close to tipping it. The design makes sure that it stays in one place and I just have it sitting in my living room on my wood floor next to the sliding glass doors. During what I call "kitty play hour" at night, they are running and jumping all over it and there's no way it will tip over. I love the smooth polished solid wood and the sisal rope as it is low-maintenance. I don't have to vacuum any carpet and the sisal rope covered poles are excellent additional cat-claw scratching posts. I have additional sisal rope scratching posts in my condo since I have 4 cats, but this does double duty for play, relaxing and scratching; my cats love the extra-tall height of this tree! Also, sisal rope is the best on cat trees and scratching posts; carpet just gets shredded by the cats and ends up all over my floor. I will NEVER buy any other brand of cat tree other than Armarkat! I threw away a lot of money in the past on cat trees that looked good, but they were of cheap quality. The quality and workmanship Armarkat beats all other cat trees on the market!!!

My dad was able to put it together in just under 2 hours. It was fairly straightforward to assemble. But, for some reason the fabric for the hammock was very difficult to put on which added to the time to assemble. I don't know if the pockets were not big enough or if the wooden frame that the fabric goes over was too big, but it was a struggle. The structure does wobble a bit once you put pressure on it like a cat would while jumping on it. I'll probably put something on the base to weigh it down. It does look nice assembled though.