I like the fact that it is quite does not sound like your laying on plastic, it's part of the bed set as it should be not noticeable, it works great, my baby cousin spends the night with me she is the reason why for the purchase, and it's a lot of water that comes from her this protective covering soaked it up like a sponge, my mattress is bone dry. The only dislike is the material that goes on the corners of the mattress it is very thin and easily rips if you're not gentle proceed with caution, but still the worth the buy, it could be a few dollars cheaper in my opinion if the price is rolled back I'm buying more for back up, it seems to be holding up I have washed it more than enough times I can't count how many times I know I'm tired of washing