For an extremely reasonable price I thought I would pick this up and put it on the spare room mattress when my younger grand children sleep when they visit but it was so much softer without making noise as some said that I put it on my own and love it. I don't know it there, I feel it helps my sheets stay on better without slipping off and it definitely protects the mattress from unwanted dirt, food spills etc. I noticed today the cover was grayed a little on my husbands side, I washed it in the washer with the sheets, no issues, dried it and put it back on. It washed beautifully and has held up now for over 6 months and it's holding up great. I'll be getting another now for that guest room )I bought this because I have a cat that will, on a rare occasion, urinate on one particular bed when she is upset and I grew tired of not only sanitizing the bedding but also cleaning and disinfecting the mattress. Despite putting on this cover, the urine will still seep through an area maybe 3.5” in diameter so I still have to clean and disinfect the mattress. If there is an upside, it’s that the urine barely makes contact with the mattress. In my opinion, it shouldn’t go through at all.I bought three of these sheets to protect our mattress because my husband recently had a stroke. They are fantastic! I'm also clumsy and spilled a cup of coffee on the bed, there wasn't a spot on the mattress. They are soft and not at all the crinkly plastic sheets I thought I was going to need. I'm so glad I shopped around and tried these. Definitely a worthwhile purchase.My cat just darted into me while I was drinking coffee in bed. Knocked the cup out of my hand. Spilled half the cup straight into the fitted sheet. But to my delight the pad totally worked!!! It's like this soft vinal material underneath and terry cloth on top. It's not crinkally at all. Don't know where it stands on the spectrum of mattress protectors cuz this is my first one. And it only protects the top of the bed but I'm just glad I bought one that works cuz this is a brand new mattress. Spaired me a huge coffee stain. For the price I think it's excellent!I like the feel of this product, and I'm a person who runs hot at night. I was concerned that the water resistant portion of this mattress would make me hot at night. I've had this for over 6 weeks and it has not caused me to be hot. I bought this because I had purchased a new mattress and my old mattress cover was disintegrating. My only criticism, is that my new mattress had a slight weird odor when I first got it. I thought this new mattress cover would kind of contain that odor. It did not. The odor has since gone away, but that is due to age of the mattress not the mattress pad.I've litterly had mine for close to a a year. Since I often eat snacks at night or have drinks when O'm not feeling well there are times I've spilt things on previous mattresses I couldn't get out. I've spilt protien shakes and coffee while on the bed with this mattress covrer on and have had no stains.. Have a blood stain for what ever reason?; it soaks that up to. By far I'm amazed by the quality of this mattress cover.Likes: fits well on a thick queen mattress, doesn’t make noise when rolling around on it, and affordable price. Also seems like it should hold up well, but I only just purchased and starting using it. I haven’t tried testing the waterproof capabilities but it seems like it would keep water out just fine.Dislikes: the towel-like material on top is thin and feels like a cheap towel, and it doesn’t offer much comfort-wise.Works well as a mattress cover for the purpose of protecting, but not the top choice for comfort.I unfortunately have epilepsy, and will pee the bed sometimes if I have a seizure in my sleep. Other mattress protectors have leaked slightly, or have been ruined in washing machine. I have had to wash this twice so far, and it has held up well. Very soft. Only complaint is that for the first couple of days it does make a slight crunchy noise. Noise has cleared up now.This product is great as far as mattress protection but I used it on a foam mattress bed and there was absolutely no air flow. I'd wake up drenched in sweat but good thing I was on this mattress protector. Jokes asides, good quality but made me sweat.Leak proof and water resistantNice quality and fits a very deep mattressdoes what I needed it to and shipping was quick!