ArmarkatDeluxe Cat Tree, Model B7301, Ivory, 27"(L)X24"(W)X73"(H)

I received and assembled it just yesterday, so it is still fairly fresh in my memory, and will do my best to fill in any and all details that the manufacturer or other commenters may have left out.My review is for the (53’’ L) x (22’’ W) x (73” H) Cat Condo, I.E. the one with the hammock and Kitty Rope Swing. (I will refer to it from now on as the “Hammock Condo”)**Box Weight / Dimensions / Cat Size Comparison / Etc are all explained below and separated by a -----, feel free to skip around to the info you need**-----In regards to quality, I was pleasantly surprised at what arrived considering how cheap the purchase was. Aside from having to assemble it yourself, it was a fair comparison to the overpriced cat condo / cat posts you would find in a brick and mortar store such as a PetsMart.Is it as nice in quality as the expensive store bought examples? Well, for everything that the cat actually cares about, the answer would be a resounding yes.The only faults I can really think of are related to the materials used. While the Hammock Condo is built very well, and quite sturdy if you make sure to tighten all the bolts, it will still probably be damaged if a human were to be too rough with it. The PetsMart version we have in our house, while overpriced at 180+ dollars, could survive a bomb blast. I would occasionally sit on the lower tier while I tied my shoes, or have kids / young adults “hang” off of it, so it could easily handle a 200 lb person. It was also easily moved without worry of damage, even surviving a moving-truck journey to our new house.The Hammock Condo on the other hand, while built more than sturdy enough for multiple cats, would not survive children trying to climb on it or a moving-truck. It is well built, but I would suggest at least disassembling it into two halves before moving it a great distance across the house or to a new house. The reason being, unless you have enough hands or people to lift from the bottom base, you will try to grip and lift it via the sisal rope posts. The rope posts are strong enough for cats and to support the structure, but I could see them being damaged if you tried to lift the whole condo via the posts.The only other comparison I can really think of is the difference in the carpet covering the two cat condos. The PetsMart brand condo is covered in a very thick sturdy carpeting on every surface side sans the very bottom, while the Hammock Condo is covered in a faux fur that is only on the tops and sides of all surfaces. Is it something that you or your cat(s) should care about? No, I don’t really think so, as my cat seems to really like the soft faux fur texture. I am unsure of how long it will last if your cat decides to scratch the fur instead of the sisal rope posts, but since I just assembled it yesterday I cannot unfortunately give you a long term answer.Overall, the quality is more than enough for what your cat would want, and the actual size of the whole condo is quite large for the cost. It is the same height as my old PetsMart Condo, but twice as wide with many more tiers and accessories, including the giant sisal rope swing that my cat adores.-----In relation to Cat Size vs. Condo size, or “Will my X amount of weight cat fit on X?”Well, my cat is a 12 lb. short-hair tuxedo, so I would consider him a large athletic cat. Not as big as something like a 20 lb. Main Coon, but definitely not tiny. With that in mind, here is a size comparison for the structure of the Hammock Condo.The top two rectangle sitting posts, the two ones sitting atop the sisal-posts, were a little small for him. He still enjoyed them, and likes to lay up at the higher locations, but his feet or butt will spill over the edges a bit. Not enough to worry that he is going to fall off when he sleeps, but it is definitely a bit of a tight fit so X-Large Cats beware. (For X-Large cats, you may even consider just not installing those two sitting posts, as the giant house and all the other platforms are still more than enough to make any cat happy)The house in the center of the structure was surprisingly large, and he had more than enough room to relax in there. It even has a window hole for them to look out of, or if you are my cat to squeeze through instead of using the two supplied larger door openings. I would guess that even larger breeds would fit without too much issue, as it is quite roomy.Something to mention however about the house tier, that you cannot see from the picture, is the hole cut out of the floor. Right in front of the door on one side of the house, directly above the large swing rope, is a medium sized hole cut into the floor. My cat will sit in the house and watch down it like he is at an ice-fishing hole, or will climb up the rope swing through the hole to get into the house. But, if you have an older cat who isn’t as surefooted I would be careful that he doesn’t accidentally fall out the hole when exiting that side of the house. (My cat loooovves that rope swing… Had it for only a day and he already climbs it, hangs from it, chews it and naps in the house with it.)In regards to the hammock, I honestly feel that it will be a complete hit or miss for your cat. Some cats like it, some do not. If your cat is like mine, he will not like it until he accidentally stumbles into it while playing and decides to nap in it instead of escape. Thankfully, if you do not like it, the hammock easily unclips from the Condo via metal latches on all four corners.Lastly, As long as you tighten all of the bolts and screws during assembly you will have little to no wobble what-so-ever. My cat takes flying leaps onto and off the cat post and it doesn’t budge an inch. The two top posts may give an ever so slight wiggle when he climbs up onto them, but nothing you or I would even notice unless you were paying careful attention for it. I have ours placed up against a wall, but I can see it being pretty stable free standing if needed. If you have several very heavy cats and are worried about stability you can always place a weight-plate on the bottom baseboard of the Condo structure.-----Let’s move onto the actual packaging / assembly:Fairly easy to assemble, even with cat “assistance”, I.E. wanting to sit on or play with every single piece. I suppose it’s a good sign that they will enjoy it if he starts to play and/or using the sisal-rope scratching posts before it is even fully installed.It arrived via Amazon Prime shipping, the box in fairly good condition, with the box weighing around 60 pounds with nice sturdy plastic shipping straps around it. I do not have an exact dimension size of the package unfortunately, but it was small enough that I could fairly easily lift it up via its plastic straps and fit it into the back seat of my car. I drive a Chrysler 200 XL, so the back is equivalent to most 4-door sedans. For those of you who drive a 2-seater, this would still fit in most trunks and passenger seats.When I opened up the package at home everything seemed to be in order, with no damage to any of the pieces. (Though it did smell fairly strongly of wood glue, which is still slightly lingering 24 hours later) It arrives with a simple set of instructions, labeled parts, and an included Allen wrench. My suggestion is to also grab a flat-head screwdriver, as while you can hand tighten everything, you will want to use the screwdriver and Allen wrench for any final tightening to reduce wobble and sway.-----Assembling was a breeze, only taking 30-45 minutes, with me leisurely assembling it while fending off my cat and chatting up my wife. If you actually focused on the task at hand you could easily assemble in 20 minutes or less. In regards to Assembling I really only have three or four tips that will make the progress go a little easier.First, I would toss those cheap cat toys on the elastic strings that come with it. They are easily broken and taken off the post, and as several other commenters mentioned, elastic bands can be easily swallowed and turned into a vet visit. I suggest buying sturdier replacements to use. (No worries, the replacements can easily be stapled to the cat post, or they provide little attached sisal-rope loops on the bottom of the wood boards to tie toys to) I would however attach the thick kitty rope swing. It simply screws into the base and our cat loves it.Second, you will see during assembly, there are a few double sided screws that will screw into both the sisal posts and into the base of the wooden boards. Your inclination will be to screw it completely into the wooden base all the way first, and then to simply twist the sisal rope onto the other end to tighten both. My suggestion is to only partially screw the double sided screw into the wooden base, as the “teeth” or grooves of where the screw grabs onto the sisal post are further up the hole than you think. If it is fully seated into the base you won’t have enough bolt for it to grab onto, and will spin the sisal-post around and around forever without it actually grabbing onto the grooves.Third, assemble the Hammock Condo near where you will actually be placing it. I mentioned it earlier, but moving it upstairs, downstairs, etc will put unnecessary strain on the sisal-rope posts and could possibly be damaged in the process. I built half of it about 5 feet from where I wanted it and then just pushed on the wooden bottom base to scoot it across the carpet to its final home.Lastly, if you want a very sturdy cat post with little to no wobble, than you need to make sure to tighten all the bolts and screws at the end. Some of the bolts will work loose while you are assembling it, so a final tightening will ensure that nothing moves when you cat takes its first flying leap onto it.-----I hope my full, and quite extensive, review of the Kitty Hammock Condo was helpful! I tried to cover all of the questions I had myself when determining whether to purchase it. If I missed anything please feel free to ask in a follow-up comment and I will do my best to answer.I will also upload a photo or two to give you a better view of the Cat Condo. (So, if you see a derpy tuxedo cat....well, that one is mine^^)Keep in mind though that several cat condos are listed on this page, and the only one I have experience with is the (53’’ L) x (22’’ W) x (73” H) hammock / rope swing version.**2018 Update** It's almost the end of 2018, and this is still in fantastic condition.**

Bob loves his castle of a cat condo!! He looks like such a proud kitty every time he lays, plays and climbs on it!I couldn't decide on one, I looked at the ones at pet stores which seemed nice but not big enough for our giant Maine Coon and really kind of looked cheap. I knew I needed something bigger but I also didn't really want a giant eye sore in the house that screams crazy cat lady so I needed some balance between function and appearance!We first had a tiny round thing that he spilled over anytime he even sat on it and was always tipping over when he'd jump on to and never had any interest in scratched the carpet on, so I began my search for something that fit him and my needs....and I am genuinely pleased that I got this!First off- at roughly 18lbs and a cat who loves to climb and jump and lounge around the little round carpeted thing was all wrong, so just save the 40-50 you'd spend on that first like we did and just get THIS ONE! It's worth it!Now, got a box delivered to the door, brought it in and laid out the pieces and instructions and everything was all there and clearly labeled. It was super easy to put together, I did it with my 10 year old who only handed me pieces, you could do alone pretty easily.It was soft and had lots of scratching posts and even a rope and 3 Pom Pom style toys.Soon as I got it up I realized wow, it's tall! It's over 6ft tall and about 3-4ft wide. It's not carpeted so it's not as ugly as those which are. It's got more of a plush cover and since I ordered the more beige color which is nice and neutral, it is a big cat condo but really not an ugly eye sore.Bob hopped right on it and went straight to the very top happy as could be.Now that we've had it for a month or so, still really pleased with this purchase!! Bob sleeps in the house part when he wants to be cozy, he plays on the second to the top platform often and still loves to go to the top out of arms reach when he wants to be ruler of his castle.He did manage to rip the Pom Pom toys quite quickly but they were just tied on by us so those aren't sown on but the rope is secured on with a screw so it still hangs and he bats at it.He has never ventured into the hammock so we've just used it to store his toys and brushes so it's stored together - so that's nice!THE VERY BEST part is that he scratches the post multiple times a day!!!!! He went right to those rope wrapped posts immediately the day he got it and went to town on them. This after he had destroyed our leather sectional because we never had proper scratching posts for him. He hasn't touched the furniture since!He's never tipped or wobbled it, so it's nice and sturdy for his long and heavy frame, so if our big boy is solid on this, I'd say most cats would be!Definitely worth EVERY penny spent!The one and only thing I'd change if I could would be to have larger platform at least (either the very top one or the second to the highest one) so that larger cats of even multiple cats could have even more space to lounge.

Arbre à chat très solide. Pensez juste à resserrer les vis une fois de temps en temps. Mon chat y grimpe à une vitesse incroyable et l’arbre ne bouge que très peu.

Armarkat hat einfach die Qualitativ hochwertigsten Kratzbäume und ich habe zwei davon in meiner Wohnung stehen!Der eine ist jetzt ein Jahr alt und er sieht immer noch genau so neu aus wie mein jetziger Neuer! Die Qualität des Plüsch ist eben hochwertig und das Sisal super gewickelt, kein lösen von beidem. Die Platten sind auch für meinen 8 Kilo Kater gross genug und der Baum steht sehr fest ohne zu kippen selbst wenn mit Anlauf drauf rum gesprungen wird! Die Höhle wird zum schlafen genutzt da sie riesig groß ist! selbst die Hängematte wurde schon eingeweiht wenn auch erst 2mal und nur von einem meiner 2 Katzen! Mit dem Baum kann man einfach nix falsch machen! Und aufgebaut hab ich Ihn alleine in ner guten halben Stunde !

My cat absolutely loves this tree. It's always scary investing a bunch of money in what is essentially cat furniture, as there's no way to tell if your cat will take to it. There are so many other factors you're managing (how it will fit and look in the room, is this an area the cat will want to be in, etc) in the decision to buy a cat tree combined with the fact that you may be wasting a lot of money on a big reminder that your cat doesn't like it. I'm happy to say my cat alleviated all of these concerns for me within the first day of owning this tree.When the package arrived the box was slightly damaged around the corners and parts of the tree were showing. The box was also quite heavy (I'd guess 60 lbs or so). However, when I tore it open nothing was damaged. Assembly instructions were clear and all necessary tools included. It took me roughly 30 minutes to put together.After building it my cat gave it a couple sniffs and walked away. I wasn't going to put up with that so I sprinkled some cat nip all over it and placed her in the shelter. Once she realized the tree was hers she really started enjoying it; climbing to the top platforms and playing with the dangling balls. It's been 2 weeks now and it's her main lookout spot every time I'm in the room. She uses all platforms, sleeps in the shelter and scratches the posts. The only thing she doesn't use is the hammock. I placed her in it a couple times and she just panics and jumps out.Overall, the build quality is excellent here and my cat loves it. The only other factor is cost. Store-bought cat trees seem to range $200-$300 for trees this size so getting this at any cost under $200 is a great value. I am very satisfied with this purchase.

Auch wenn ich eine Weile brauchte den richtigen kratzbaum zu erwerben, so habe ich nun doch den richtigen Treffer gelandet.Der Kratzbaum ist stabil und wackelt nur gering, ist also als standfest zu bezeichnen. Meine drei Katzen haben ihn schnell angenommen und ahlen sich regelmäßig darauf. Die Verarbeitung insgesamt ist als positiv zu bezeichnen.Sieht gut aus, passt in unser Wohnzimmer.Also, klare Kaufempfehlung, danke!

Ich hatte wahrscheinlich 1-Klick aktiviert und somit aus versehen diesen Baum gekauft.Er gehört nicht zu den günstigsten und stornieren war 3 Minuten später schon nicht mehr möglich.Nun gut, abwarten was da kommt. Zurück schicken geht ja später auch noch.Pustekuchen!Aus reiner Neugier haben wir den Baum dann doch aufgebaut und sind begeistert von der Qualität. Super Standfestigkeit, klasse Verarbeitung.Lediglich die Hängematte wird nicht genutzt weil es scheinbar zu sehr schaukelt.