We were excited to find a black tower for our kitty to enjoy that wouldn’t look hideous in our mostly black/modern apartment living room. The very reasonable price seemed almost too good to be true, but looking at the end result a month after setting it up for the kitty, I give this tower 5 stars.

At first there was some frustration, because the ikea-style directions mislabel two of the pieces, and instruct you to use the wrong piece right off the bat. We wondered why there was no bolt on the end of the first pole piece when there was a hole for a bolt to go into. Once we reached the end and had a pole with a bolt trying to match up to another piece with a bolt, we knew that first pole wasn’t in the right place. Disassembled and reassembled — not too big of a deal, but annoying.

We set it up in a corner near the window so our kitty could look outside. After a few weeks, she only ever went halfway up the tower and never jumped up to the top bucket-bed piece. We figured out that you could tug on the cloth/foam walls of the bucket piece and roll the fabric under so the kitty could see the now open top platform. After putting a treat or two up there, she started using the top area regularly.

She never crawls into the alcove, but she loves scratching on the posts, especially the top rope-covered post. She’s not very into the dangly toys, but she likes the tower itself and when she’s not on her favorite blanket, she’s on the tower sleeping on the soft “kitty paw” landing or on the top tier.

I can see why some buyers complain that this tower is too small for big kitties. We have an adult female who likely had kittens at a young age, which will stunt a cat’s growth. She is not a large cat, and this tower fits her perfectly. If she were any bigger, I doubt she’d be as comfortable sleeping on the landings or climbing up to the top tier. Another complaint is that the tower is too wobbly. It certainly wobbles on our carpeted floor when our kitty is climbing up onto the top landing, but we made sure to securely fasten the pieces together during construction, and I don’t feel that it’s dangerously unstable.

I definitely recommend this product to anyone with a smaller adult cat (or kitten!) who is looking for a fairly stylish tower for their kitty to enjoy.

I bought this about 2 years ago. It held up really good when I just had one cat. But with the 3 I have now, it started to fall apart. Overall, it was good while it lasted. The little balls that hang off the site are really annoying to listen to. I cut them off after the first week (sleepless nights of rattling). Oh and its pretty much impossible for cats to get up on the tallest level. I kept looking at it wondering how my cat was going to get up there… I think she was thinking the same thing.

It looks really nice since its all black and white.

My cat loves jumping on this thing. I’ll be honest, it took a little while to assemble. I ended up not even putting the very top piece on because it did make it a little wobbly, and accessing it was dificult since the sides are much higher than what is displayed in the picture.

After a few weeks of not much usage, my cat, Sugar, absolutely loves jumping and playing on this. She stands on the middle platform and grabs the rope scratching post with both paws and gnaws on the post, eyes as big as they can get! Before I go to work, she’s usually on right side platform awaiting her send-off attention. It is great seeing Sugar playing with her Christmas present!

The construction is solid. I would have liked seeing the platform a little bigger for stability, but it works out fine. I’ve had it now for 7 months and it is holding up well. It looks like it will last a very long time.

both my cats had help me put together the tree, and have really enjoyed it. my step daughter came and took it for her cats, i told her that i can get a nother. my cats will love helping me put that one together also, plus they love playing in the box it came in

My cat loves it. I did move the third level post and platform to the fourth and fifth level posts and platforms position. I placed the fourth and fifth level posts and platforms in the third level post and platform position. My cat now has an easier time getting to the very top level.

My cats got this for Christmas & immediately began using it. In the first 24 hours, they’ve taken advantage of all the levels & toys except the bed at the top. The unit is designed to fit in a corner, which is a plus in tight quarters. I think this is an extemely good value for the price, much better quality than I expected.

I love this cat tree, it is pretty tall and full of places for my cats to scratch. The top basket is large and roomy for my cats to snuggle in. The only draw back would be the smallness of the lower cubby. It will accommodate a smaller cat but not one that weighs more than 13-15lbs. But over all, I would buy this again and recommend to a friend! Easy to put together.

I just purchased this post and my cats love it. I mainly wanted it as a scratching post for my older cat so I like that the posts are carpeted. The carpet is not very high quality but I kind of expected that. It is fairly sturdy except if a cat is in the very top it will wobble a bit. I submitted a picture so you can get a better idea of the size it was smaller than I thought it would be. I looked everywhere for a real picture of this thing when I was shopping so I felt I could help the next person. Overall I am happy with this cat post.