This vaccum will clean even ground in dirt.  I used to vaccum the house every day, and the floor looked clean.  After I bought the Rainbow, I realized how much dirt was hiding in the carpet.  It took me almost 2hours to finally get all the dirt my old vaccum left by the back door where the dog comes in. 

The hose is made with piano wire, and never kinks up.  My 1 year old likes to climb on it and hasn't broken it yet, and it is easy enough that my 3year old can use it.  I also like the fact that you can turn it on low and use it as a humidifier, or put the hose on the outlet and use it to...