The Refined Feline Lotus Cat Tower Furniture, Multi-Level Cat Tree with Scratching Pad, Perches, House to Climb, Play, Relax for Kitty

The Lotus Cat Tower not only provides the cats with tons of entertainment and places to nap/comfortably spread out - which is a feature that many cat trees do not have - it is also a great looking piece of furniture. The cats were occasionally catching their claws on the carpeted areas so I ordered the Lotus Platform cushion set from the retailer. The cats now love to comfortably jump from level to level and they also have a great vantage point for looking out the window.Immediately upon unpacking the box, I realized that the Cat tower was not like ordinary cat trees. It is well made and very sturdy. The tree was easy to put together and they included a Phillips head screwdriver. It actually took me longer to clean off the tiny styrofoam pieces from the tower. I know I'm being nitpicky, but I wish they had not used sytrofoam sheets to pack the tree, it is a pain cleaning the mess the pieces that break off the sheet.The cats use all the levels including the little cubby hole at the bottom. I have a shorter cat tree next to it and they're constantly jumping from one to the other. The Cat Tower is well worth the cost as it is an elegant piece of furniture that fits into most decors. I do recommend trading out the carpeted levels for the cushion set. It makes the Cat Tower look even more beautiful and gives that cats a much softer and comfortable place to sleep.**Update**The cats enjoy the Lotus Cat tree so much that I've purchased a second one for the office. As both cats love high places, it is not unusual for one to be on the top of one while the other is on top of the 2nd tree.

The media could not be loaded. Excellent craftsmanship! It's dark, sleek, beautiful, and yes...it does move some with movement at the top of the tower, but it's sturdy enough for my 12lb spoiled furball, who absolutely adores it. Sebastian took to it immediately after we enticed him to climb it using his toys...now he won't come down unless it's feeding time!There was not a scratch, a dent, nor a single missing or broken item. It took me 30 min to put together, although there were lots of items to piece together. I was impressed with the way things were packed, especially since I took a chance and purchased pre-owned due to the high cost. I have watched and waited to buy this tree for over a year. I finally gave in and I am NOT disappointed.Sebastian climbs this tree with ease, and he seems less stressed with it in a chaotic household. We moved around alot from a military move and he has been uneasy for weeks. He enjoys the cubby and resting areas, and I really do like that the scratch pads are replaceable... which is a plus! I actually use the velcro areas to attach other toys, which are nice to keep him on the hunt.I think the screw caps could have been designed flat, as there are the small pieces that do fall off. Sebastian has managed to paw or attempt to chew them until they fall and disappear before I can locate them.My biggest dislike is the cost, which varies in prices range from $300 to $400. I think that is way too high. Again, I waited and paid $318 preowned...whereas, other owners may pay more... nonetheless, you have my vote Refined Feline. I highly recommend this product.

I can not praise the Lotus Cat Tower enough! It is absolutely worth the price, and I am so glad I bit the bullet and ordered one.First, the quality is fantastic; it's heavy duty and stable. Second, it practically looks like a piece of artwork in your living space and not some crappy, carpet covered, dust mite collector that you'll be sweeping or vacuuming pieces of it up every other day. Last, and most importantly, the cats absolutely loved it from the moment we finished putting it together. They also enjoy using it to explore the cornice over the picture window to really gain some lateral space. We have some pretty heavy-duty cornices so I wasn't at all hesitant to put the tower near it. They can go on the tower and bird watch or survey their house kingdom from the cornice and easily pop back down to their 6ft cat tower.We purchased this piece along with two of Ultimate Scratching Posts (they are awesome and sturdy as well) at the same time we purchased new furniture to put in strategic locations by the new furniture to deter them from scratching - we threw all caution to the wind and bought a full leather (of all things) living room set hoping with this strategy we could keep them more interested in other things than the new furniture. Well it worked!Just to be on the safe side I bought those clear scratch protectors and used clear round Velcro dots to attach the four corners rather than the upholstery screws that come with them, for the couch corners, but I don't think I needed those, because it's been a month and they haven't had any interest in the new furniture at all (other than laying on it). Not a single act of scratching - but they sure go to town on this tower and their posts, more than they ever did with the carpet crap we use to buy. I'm also amazed the Lotus Cat Tower scratching pads stay so firmly in place with three giant siamese cats digging in, but they do. I also like that I can add or replace those pads in the future as well. The Refined Feline company sells those kits on their site.I directly credit the quality of this piece and the posts, to keeping our furniture scratch-free!

I have bought three of them over the past 10 years. They all look beautiful, and they are easy to clean. Our cats love to climb up and lounge on them. They are not so good as scratch posts, though.