Mothercare Arundel Cotbed

I bought this cotbed an year ago in anticipation for my little one to arrive. It seemed to have all the qualities that I was looking for in a cot and it claimed to be adjusted for grown up kinds also. I am not too satisfied with this after all. There are other cots available that have storage space undermeath. The side rails do not slide all the way down to make it easy while puttng your baby to sleep. There are better cots around that have more adjustible side rails, more flexible and dismantelable pieces. Storage is a big issue because I have very little space in my house. The only plus of this cot is the wood that is thinck and ...  Read the complete review

We bought this bed back in 2002 for our daughter, We wanted a bed that was resonably priced and would last for a few good years. We found the Mothercare Arundel Cotbed fitted our needs. My daughter is now 6 years old and the cotbed is still going strong and she will be saying goodbye to it this weekend (15/11/08) and hello to a new High Bed. The cot bed however will still be around as in early 2009 we expecting our second child and if the bed has lasted 6 years I expect it will last another 6 years. we were glad we picked this cot bed back in 2002 as it has lasted well beyond our expectations. The bed is versatile (two positions) and converts easliy ...  Read the complete review

Updated 20th March. When my son was 18 months old, we realised that his existing cot(continental size), was really getting to small for him, and with another baby about to be born, felt that he should go into a new cot before the new baby arrived. We felt that this would avoid him thinking that his cot was being taken away from him for the new baby. With not much money to spend, I started looking around for a new cotbed for him. One that would last him and then my new baby for a few years to come. The cotbeds I saw in catalogs were cheep, but I wasn't sure of the quality. My next stop, as usual, was Mothercare world. Here I found the Arundel cotbed ...  Read the complete review