For years before buying this bed we slept on a waterbed and found ourselves so addicted to the support (or lack of) that we could barely tolerate staying in a hotel or anywhere that did not have a waterbed. I love this bed for the sheer fact that I can now sleep on any decent mattress with little or no difficulty. It's not perfect, tends to need re-adjusting and re-inflatting periodically especially after the first couple of years but all in all I'm happy with support, comfort level and value.