Ok so, let me just say, this mattress cover is going to be perfect...I almost never write Reviews but after reading a ton of reviews trying to find a mattress cover for our new bed, that btw has a 17 - 18 inch thick mattress...I read the Reviews on this one for several days before ordering...I kept reading the bad ones, of course, since im particular about the quality of things...especially when it's something me and my husband are going to sleep on. So the bad reviews, I feel like people were expecting to get a mattress cover/pad that's like a foam topper. If that's what you expect, then Google or search Amazon for a foam topper. This mattress cover is thick, plush, very soft, the material is great, I can't say enough about this. Im gonna order 3 more for our other beds. The kids have queen and full beds, and the guest bed is a queen. Also, let me say this too....our bedroom suite is new...bought it from the great American home store when we bought our house. Our mattress was EXPENSIVE. We wanted something that would last and is good quality. So, the salesman at the furniture store said we needed to buy their mattress cover for 200.00....do u hear me, 200.00!!! Reason why is because if the mattress ever started to sag and we needed a replacement, we would have to have been using THEIR MATTRESS COVER, that would make sure that no stains would get on the mattress....I asked to see THEIR MATTRESS COVER before buying it and the guy said, they don't have one in the store. Would have to deliver it when our bedroom suite was delivered. So we said,ok....were buying a 5k bedroom suite and just the mattress alone was 1800. King size. So...excited on the day that we received our delivery....I opened the mattress cover, it was paper thin, very slick,nylon type material...im not exactly sure what it's made of but I HATE IT. We have been using it for about 8 mos before ordering this... it wouldn't even keep the sheets on the bed and I have extra deep pocket sheets for our thick mattress and they're great. The mattress cover everytime we would sit on lay in the bed, the very thin slick mattress cover would slide. So this mattress cover, we haven't slept on it yet but I feel quite sure, were not gonna have any issues with it. Thank you and I plan to order more for the other beds in our home. Also, the skirt that fits around the mattress is great, even though our mattress is 17 - 18 inches thick, this fits properly 6 or 8 inches underneath the corners so I don't think we're gonna have any issues with this slipping off when we get into bed.I just really think we're going to LOVE this!60.00 vs 200.00 for a mattress cover. I think that's ridiculous that the furniture store charges that much for a piece of paper thin nylon... reminds me of swimming trunk type material....I love this mattress cover from Amazon!!It's been over a year since I ordered and and am using this mattress protector. In that time it's been washed a few times and air dried outside. It's held up nicely, looks and performs the same as the day it arrived. The 'cushion' hasn't lessened over time. What I have noticed is it doesn't fit as snug on the bed, it shifts a bit with each sheet change.My main complaint is it tends to feel grubby after a few months use, where even with clean sheets over it, the bed feels damp. Maybe it's a climate high humidity thing. Washing helps but it never feels as clean and crisp. So on a brilliant thought, I turned it over and that's working for now -- New surface and less condensation. Again, it's been a year and it's wonderful in a lot of ways, but it's something that will need replacing, because it's annoying sleeping on sheets with a mattress pad that feels damp. - Dan's WifeMy husband and I bought a new bedroom suit, upgrading our mattress size to king. We opted for a cheap mattress since we were buying the suit, with plans to replace the mattress at a later date.The mattress we purchased was memory foam. Memory foam can make you sweat, and our mattress does just that. So much so that we will likely wind up having to replace it sooner than later, not saving anything in the long run.I purchased this cover for two reasons. First, to try to cut down on the sweating. Second, I can’t wash the mattress, so I always add a mattress pad or protector that can be washed if needed.My review of this pad is that it’s sort of like a thick, fluffy comforter. It’s kind of squishy. I am not sure what I was expecting but I was going for the feel of a pillow top. It doesn’t feel like that but it doesn’t feel like you just tucked a comforter under your sheet either. All I can say is that it made the mattress a lot softer. Whether that is a good thing or not is a matter of opinion.My husband doesn’t sleep well on it but didn’t sleep well on the mattress. He still sweats but not as much (didn’t on our old pillow top - it’s the mattress). I wouldn’t say that this would resolve that issue/cool you down that much. He also says it is too soft in comparison to our daughter’s (doesn’t have the pad on her bed). I tend to think that his issues can’t be resolved without replacing the mattress and am not going to blame them on the pad. The fact is, I doubt there is a pad on the market that would make him like our current mattress any more than he does.As for me? I like it. Our old pillow top had gotten too soft for me (your core changes quite a bit when you have twins!) and I was having trouble getting in and out of bed at night to check on the kids. My hips were hurting constantly and my back spasms made it more efficient for me to just sleep on the couch. The new mattress was a bit uncomfortable for me, and this pad improved my quality of sleep tremendously. It is soft enough that my hips don’t kill me when I lay on my side at night, my back spasms have mostly stopped so that I’m better able to get in and out of bed with the kids, and I just feel comfortable when I’m laying in it.I am not someone that has ever owned an expensive mattress and this is an improvement over the egg crates we used to use when I was a kid. My mom and sister liked it enough to get one for their beds and have liked using them so far (they have the same mattress and found it uncomfortable as well.... I have not laundered mine but my sister washes hers weekly and has not complained).At the end of the day, this mattress cover is not going to make your mattress feel like a pillow top or high end mattress if it isn’t. It also isn’t going to make your mattress feel like you crammed a comforter under your sheets. It doesn’t slide around or bunch up. It is not going to solve any problems with night sweats, and it is probably going to be too soft if you like a firm mattress.What it is likely to do is add some cushion to an otherwise too firm mattress. If your mattress is so unsupportive that your hips hurt when you lay on your side at night, it might help. If you’re tossing and turning and not sleeping well because of that sort of thing, it may help. If you just want to add a little cushion, it might help. If you just want a mattress cover you can launder, it would work (I don’t believe it is waterproof but we didn’t need that).As for us, it is an okay purchase. Didn’t solve my husband’s problems but solved mine and I’m grateful for that. I’m sure that we will soon be replacing the mattress with a better quality, non memory foam one, and when we do, we won’t be using this any longer. For now, I think it was worth the money.I don’t have any complaints so I’m giving it 5 stars. That doesn’t mean it upgraded our mattress - it just means that it does what I believe it was advertised to do and I got what I expected from it.