Intex Pacific Paradise 4-Person Relaxation Station Water Lounge River Tube Raft

This raft is absolutely amazing! We bought it for a float trip, but ended up putting it in the pool (it was cold). It says "seats 4", but you can easily fit 8-10 people in this. It is WAAAYYY bigger than I expected (I didn't read the dimensions). It will NOT fit flat in the bed of ANY pick up truck. Be prepared to blow it up when you get there, or have a way to tie it down well.We had a bunch of kids and adults jumping on this in the pool, and it withstood perfectly. The mesh in the middle is a thick plastic. I wouldn't put a heavy ice chest on it, but we were all standing on it, sitting on it, and walking across it without any breaks or tears. It's pretty durable. There are cup holders, but bring a beverage with a lid. When people are walking across this, your drink will tilt over some, but ours never fell out.The seats are very wide, and as I mentioned, you can sit on the mesh as well. We didn't try the ladder, but it looked like it would work as well as you can expect a rope ladder to work.Also- PSA: You won't realize how much time has passed when you're playing on this stuff. Wear sunscreen. Ouch.

We bought this so we can enjoy the lake on the water with toddlers. We had two two-year-olds and they played happily in the center of the tube while the adults floated. I would recommend buying something that inflates and deflates the tube quickly, because it's big. We also bought a sturdy container to store it in and keep in preserved well for next year. It comes with a ladder, but it doesn't tolerate hard use, it's just enough to help you get back in the tube if you're outside of it (it's what it is meant for). It had one small pinhole that was easily repaired with a supplied patch. I am not sure how the hole happened, it could have been there or it could have happened when we were inflating it in the grass. I expect it to last many more years on the lake! We are excited to use it next year, I'm happy with it!

I had one of these four years ago that was twice as thick and much more durable. It lasted a long time and took a reasonable amount of abuse. This redesigned version is very noticeably much thinner and feels like a thin, cheap balloon when inflated. Soft and spongy in comparison to the thicker plastic of the previous version. The back rests on this version are so thin that when you lean backward they don't hold you upright. You end up pushing the backrest backward until you're laying down over it. Terrible design. Bought one and it came with pinholes in the seam between the backrest and the main body. A patch wouldn't hold in that area. Had it replaced and the replacement had the same problem. I'll be looking for another solution to a multi-person float station.

I gave this a 4 only because I haven't used it yet. I ordered this for the river and my high schooler and his friends absolutely loved it! They lounged ALL day in the river, sitting or laying down. It's BIGGER than you think which makes it very roomy and comfy. I was able to transport it in the back of a truck with a little bit of help from a friend. It held the air nicely and did not deflate. Maybe I'll bump it up to 5 stars after I use it this weekend!

Great product!Item was purchased along with other flotation gadgets for a church picnic some time ago. It is still in use today.

We have owned many of these type of floating relaxation stations. The back rests were sort of too short for an adult, okay for kids though. This one was probably defective from day one because within a week we noticed a slow leak on the outer section which contains the back supports. We would pull it out of the lake and re-inflate it, only to have it sagging and worthless a few days later. We could not find the leak so we put up with it for the summer, but by August it had a large tear at the bottom which completely removed any ability to re-inflate it. This was gently used so there is simply no excuse for the poor build quality of this item. It went out with the trash last week - money wasted.

We have used this 3 times now on the Potomac River. The 1st time we had a group of 16 people with this huge raft along with a double & several singles. We also had another quad raft that was a much older version of this one that my friend has had for about 5 years. The old one started losing air and after stopping twice to fill it up, the ladies on that one hopped on this one with us for a total of 8 women on this one quad. It had NO issues holding all 8 of us & continued our trip for another 2 hours with the 8 of us on it. It is amazingly fun & we LOVE that you can stay dry if you prop your feet up on the sides and your butt doesn't have to stay in the water for hours like on the single rafts. But, you CAN hop down in between the seats to sit on the mesh in the water if you want to. EVERYONE on the water compliments it and they always ask where it came from! So far, its held up great! I highly recommend this one!

I purchased the relaxation station with the $7 pump and have never looked back. I live in Florida and have used this inflatable 5 times (all in salt water) usually while parked at a sandbar and have it attached via 25ft rope to the boat, and as far as I am concerned it has already paid for itself. I usually go out with 5 or more people and this this is a hit on the ocean with everyone I have brought. It has held up extremely well and we have put it to the test; getting up on the sides (not the ladder), towing it behind my boat at idle speeds for 1/2 mile, plenty of rough housing... and it is still sound. Maybe I got lucky.... but I have ensured that it is not overinflated. Highly recommended and perhaps I had low standards but for the price, like I mentioned above, this thing has been a great purchase.