Advantages: Lightweight, compact and great value for money
Disadvantages: Nothing that can not be overcome easily

...This product follows on from the Samsonite Pop-Up Travel Cot (which I have also reviewed). It is a brilliant, innovative product and was one of the first of its kind on the market. It has won various awards including the Baby Gear Gold Award 2005 and the Mother & Baby Gold Award Best Travel Item 2005/6, which it fully deserves. When our daughter became too large for the Samsonite Pop-Up Travel Cot (she was just over 8 months), our first port of call, when looking to 'up-grade' , was the Samsonite Pop-Up Bubble Travel Cot (suitable from 6 to 18 months, although some sites say from 0 to 18 months). We had found the Travel Cot so useful and convenient while she was a small baby that it made sense to look at the next product in the Samsonite range. We were keen to avoid conventional/traditional travel cots as they a) tend... Read review

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Advantages: Extremely small, lightweight and easy to use
Disadvantages: Nothing that can not be overcome easily

...This is the first of two products in the Samsonite Travel Cot range and it leads on to the Samsonite Pop Up Bubble Travel Cot (which I have also reviewed). It is a brilliant, pioneering product and was the first of its kind on the market when I bought it while still pregnant with my first child in 2003/04. The Samsonite Pop Up Travel Cot is available in three colours - pink and blue in the standard model and stone in the deluxe model. The standard models are made of cotton and nylon, although the baby only lies on cotton, with the main outer body being made of the easily cleaned nylon while the deluxe model is all cotton except the nylon mosquito net - this does seem to make it slightly cooler but more difficult to clean any stains. I chose this travel cot over more traditional ones based purely on it's size when folded up... Read review

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Advantages: easy to assemble and use
Disadvantages: thin mattress, very heavy

...I was going to borrow a travel cot from a friend, but I belong to Factfinders, a system where I scan my weekly shopping to obtain points which can be used to buy things. I discovered that I had earned enough points (7000) to obtain one for free. They had the Mamas & Papas Classic Travel Cot, with a retail value of £40, so I decided to grab it. M & P are currently selling this travel cot on their website for £35.00, a reduction of £5. It can also be used as a playpen, which will be great when she is a bit older and crawling and I need to pop her somewhere safe for a moment. WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE AND IS IT EASY TO ASSEMBLE? +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Well, for looks, the cot has four mesh sides and solid corner posts. They are padded for safety and ease of cleaning It comes wrapped in its own... Read review

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Advantages: Save space in the back of the car, and suitcases
Disadvantages: takes time to inflate/deflate and fold away

...If you have little ones then you will know how much stuff you need to pack in the car for just a weekend, and how much space it all takes up!! Well a while ago, I bought a travel cot that was suppose to be better then ordinary travel cots, and takes up a third of the space, and guess what, it was true. This travel cot comes in its own bag, and also comes with the pump that you need to inflate the cot and when packing it away will deflate the cot enough for you to fold it up and put it back into the bag. Also with the cot and pump, you will get the instructions on how to use it, and a puncuture repair kit and two thin straws that also help to deflate the cot. There is also a sheet that you attach to the base of the cot before you completely inflate the walls. This travel cot can come in two colours, blue and pink. It is made... Read review

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Advantages: Can be used as a cot or play-pen
Disadvantages: The instruction manual is crap!

...We bought a Travel Cot about 3months before our daughter was born. We thought it would be a great thing to have when she stays over at her grandparents houses and it doubles up as a fantastic safe play-pen for while she is at home. The Graco Travel Cot cost around £99 from Toy'R'Us and comes compete with Bassinet, changing unit and a bag for packing away. The travel cot is really easy to put together, although the instructions that it comes with make things more difficult than they actually are. The first attempt to put it together took me 3hours and now that I know how to do it it takes me less than 5 minutes. Constuction The main part of the cot has collapsing sides, to put it together just pull these sides up until they click and lock into place. Once all four are done you will notice a red pull cord in the centre... Read review

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Advantages: Has many uses,easy to store
Disadvantages: Can be a little heavy,if carrying a distance, weighing in at 43lbs.

...I have this Playpen/travel cot and unlike the old wooden ones which dont collapse down this one does. I brought it while my first daughter was 6 mths as I was going down to Hastings to see family and she had grown out of her moses basket.I kept it downstairs and set it up in the corner so she could play in it while I was doing dinner so I knew she was safe.I know some veiws about playpens are that they are bad and restrict freedom but I feel that if used properly then they are a god send.I dont agree with people who stick their child in a playpen 24/7 with no interaction- that is defeantly out of order. A baby needs to be on the floor sometimes to find out how to roll and move about-sense of space in comparision to their body.Reaching out of toys just out of their reach and moving, all aids and speeds up the will to get somewhere... Read review

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Advantages: Plenty of room for nappies and stuff in care centre
Disadvantages: Doesn't fit through doors.

...I am lucky enough to have a mother who lives in the same house as me and is willing to look after my daughter from six in the morning until twelve noon so that I get proper sleep every day. This means that we like to move my daughter from one room to another when we swop over. This is fine while she is still small enough to fit in her carry cot as we just keep her on the wheels and move her that way. No fuss. As she is getting bigger we needed to find something else to move her in and thought that a travel cot with wheels would be the answer. I first ordered a Graco Contair Travel Cot from Littlewoods Extra for £69.99 but when it arrived realised that it wouldn't work as it didn't fit through the doors. Oops. That was sent back sharpish and I spotted a Graco Travel Cot/Care Centre. It boasted to be 66cm wide when upright and we... Read review

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