I bought this hoping that it wouldn't be a waste of money ... and boy it is not! We took it first on a trip to Walt Disney World in which there were 4 adults and a baby staying in a suite. It was incredible to be able to put our baby to sleep and then have the lights on for us to get ready for bed. We have since used it again at Walt Disney World and twice when traveling to my in-law's house. It truly is a miracle worker! It's extremely dark, the fan helps add white noise, and the monitor spot on top works perfectly for our sound-only monitor. I have zero complaints!