Cats.com rates the New Cat Condos Deluxe Cat Tower 9.0/10 and names it best for napping. It is a carpeted, solid wood tower made in the USA with three large beds; Cats.com's reviewer found it sturdy enough to hold three of her cats at once, but needed a drill to attach the top bed and saw the carpet shed heavily and tear within two weeks.
Full review
Three large beds on a sturdy base
Cats.com describes the Deluxe Cat Tower as a simple cat tree with three large beds and carpeted and sisal scratching posts, and rates it 9.0/10 as its Best for Napping pick. The reviewer says the tree is sturdy, that she can see the base lasting a long time, and that it holds three of her cats at once without a problem.
She calls the beds spacious and says it is one of her cats' favorite places to sleep.
Mostly pre-assembled, but bring a drill
According to Cats.com the tower came mostly assembled with only the top bed unattached. The reviewer says what should have been an easy assembly was made harder by the lack of predrilled holes in the bed and post, and lists 'Drill needed for assembly' as a con.
The carpet is the weak point
Cats.com reports that the reviewer's 9-pound cat loves scratching the carpeted posts and was able to scratch a hole into one within two weeks of use. The same review says the carpet sheds heavily and tells buyers to be prepared for extra cleanup.
Size and build
Cats.com lists the tower at 20 by 20 by 51 inches and 47 pounds, built from solid wood with a carpet covering, made in the USA, in green or beige, with no established weight limit.
Strengths
- +Sturdy base that held three of the Cats.com reviewer's cats at once
- +Three spacious beds; Cats.com calls it one of her cats' favorite places to sleep
- +Carpeted and sisal scratching posts
- +Arrived mostly assembled with only the top bed unattached, per Cats.com
Watch-outs
- −No predrilled holes for the top bed, so Cats.com needed a drill for assembly
- −A 9-pound cat scratched a hole in the carpeted post within two weeks, per Cats.com
- −Cats.com says the carpet sheds heavily
How it compares
Cats.com lists it at 47 pounds, heavier than the PAWZ Road 72" Cat Tree (39.9 pounds) and the Hey-brother MPJ006SW (16.1 pounds), and at 51 inches it is shorter than the 72-inch Frisco and PAWZ Road towers. It is the only one of those four that Cats.com lists as solid wood and made in the USA.
Rating sources
Our 4.4 score is the average of these published ratings, each adjusted for how strictly its publisher scores. More about methodology.
