(checked 2026-10-11)67,517 ratings (1-star 9%, 2-star 3%); pools the 18 and 22 in versions and sizes.
Good Housekeeping's best value: a cheap, best-selling built-in-pump bed whose 22-inch version feels like a real bed, and that GH staff use at home without overnight deflation. But it's the slowest to inflate and deflate in several tests, it resists folding up, and Amazon owners are split, with many saying it loses air during the night.
Top complaints
- Loses air overnight for some owners
Amazon's summary says some owners report it constantly deflates, leaks and loses air during the night, while others say it stays inflated.
- Slow to inflate, slower to deflate
Good Housekeeping found it the longest to deflate and warns that forcing it can damage the pump. Wirecutter's 22-inch took about five minutes to inflate and resisted being deflated and folded. CNN timed 4 minutes 10 seconds, the slowest, and it was the heaviest it tested at 21 pounds.
- Durability is hit or miss
Amazon's summary says durability is mixed, with some saying it broke after one use.
What owners love
- Held air for GH's own staff
Two Good Housekeeping experts use it at home; one said they didn't have to worry about it deflating overnight and the surface stays flat and firm.
Source: Good Housekeeping - Tall option feels like a real bed
The 22-inch version was the tallest in both Good Housekeeping's and CNN's tests, and testers said it doesn't feel like sleeping on the floor. CNN liked its edge bumpers.
Source: Good Housekeeping, CNN Underscored - Cheap, with high capacity
It costs far less than the premium picks but supports up to 600 lb per Intex (Good Housekeeping), and Wirecutter found it supportive.
Source: Good Housekeeping, Wirecutter
- You want fast setup and pack-up
- You need it to stay firm night after night
- You'll carry it often (heavy)
- A low-cost guest bed
- A tall (22 in) bed on a budget
- Occasional use
Scores (tap for why)
What experts say
- Good Housekeeping: Best value (2026-08-19): easy setup, 22 in height, rated to 600 lb; longest to deflate.
- CNN Underscored: Tested, not picked: secure bumpers and tallest at 22 in; slowest to inflate and heaviest.
- Wirecutter: Tested, not picked (22 in): supportive, but about five minutes to inflate and hard to deflate and fold.