Very happy with this purchase. The barrier starts and comes off very easily (I do every day to have full access to the bed during the day because the bed of my daughter has flanges and I can not fold the gate). Being able to adjust its length is a plus. I plan to take him on vacation as this will allow me to sleep my daughter 2 years and a half in all the beds. If it is not ultra compact folded, it is flat and therefore do not take up much space in a car. By cons for those who travel by train or plane, it is true that it is certainly not compact enough. I have made it 4 stars because I would have preferred that the flaps hold their own when the folded barrier, it would be easier to make the bed stand foot But this is not the case, and tends to unfold by itself as soon as one moves. The color and the look suits us perfectly, it's pretty boilerplate.