Intex56299EP Splash 'N Chill Inflatable Island, 16.25 x 21 x 11.75 inches, Blue/White

I bough this raft for a small pond in our back yard. The first day my kids used this, one of the sides was torn off the raft. They admitted they were being really rough. Shockingly, it didn’t tear into the main portion, so it still floats fine. One of the headrests would never hold full air, but that isn’t a terrible issue either. Because it’s so large, we just decided to leave it inflated and store it on top of our hot tub all summer. We usually have to add air if it sits too long, which is to be expected. The cooler and drink holders are awesome. This may have been the best money I’ve ever spent.

Very happy with this purchase. The thing is huge! Made of similar vinyl like you find on one of their inflatable mattresses. Takes a while to fill up but thankfully we had a pump made for filling floats. Held up to 1 active adult and 2 very active teens.I like that this came with an anchor bag. We needed it to help keep it in place with the wind on the lake.I know some folks have said they thought this would come with mesh but I'm glad it did not as it allowed us to quickly dip down to cool off and right back up again.I also like that the cup holders have plastic inserts. The last float we had didn't have these so it made getting drinks in and out a real challenge. A couple of things I would change in the design would be to have drainage slots in the seating area because water gets in and stays there. Not a huge deal. Another thing that would be nice is to have some "pillow" support along the top edge of the lounge area. Makes for reading books a bit easier.All in all, we loved this float.

I bought this for a river trip and I love it so much I want to buy another as a back up. We had 7 ladies in this thing comfortably all day. I love the cooler and the center let you dip in without getting all the way off. I've used it 2x and it does lose a little air but no biggie, if you have a portable compressor just take it down and refill. So happy it works so well tied up at the river. I would not recommend taking it down river the material would not hold up.

Beyond disappointed, we were so excited to get this lake float and planned to use it for daughters 13th Birthday. First of blowing it up is a huge pain we have kayaks, paddle boards and lily pads but this inflatable comes with mouth tubes on massive areas to inflate so it took forever, but then once in the water it looked great girls hopped on and all was wonderful, until it wasn’t. Pull up side separated on first use, cup holder molding was popping out, cooler lid would not stay inflated and then the cap to the main seat area popped off not just the cap but the whole mechanism and then there was no way to get it back on so while it is way out in the lake anchored is started to take on water and half sink. Wanted to return it but of course it was impossible to get all the water out once we dragged it back out. I would save my money and hassle and try a different product

Mine lasted for about 4 seasons- I guess I'm lucky! In the end, too many small holes appeared on the seams, and I couldn't patch them. But I definetly got my money's worth out of this float. Yes, it's thin; I made a good gash in it myself (fixed with gorilla tape) in the beginning. But I babied the damn thing to make it last. I may buy a replacement for next year!

Took this gem on a sailing trip through the Exumas last month. We had a 45 foot catamaran which gave me plenty of space to inflate. Given that we moved island to island, I chose to partially deflate and ball it up in the aft cockpit (the bridge was elevated and forward, so out of the way of sailing activities and relatively protected from the wind) for each movement. Despite my rough handling and pulling it over the stanchions to do it, this raft held up beautifully! I left it inflated and tied to the back of the boat at night which provided a nice chill-out platform for morning swims. My biggest concern was that someone else would like it so much, they might perform drunken night ops to procure for their own boat😊. This comfortably fit the six people that gravitated towards it, to include a 75 year old with a bad knee. We even (probably I’ll-advisedly) towed 4 people to shore on it behind the dinghy. The value in this raft is amazing. I am cleaning it up now to store it until we take it to Belize next year. NB I ordered the $16 rechargeable pump that Amazon sells and not only did it travel well, it has inflated and power deflated the raft several times without needing to be recharged (to include right now as I type this review!)

This is the second one I've purchased, the first one only lasted most of one season, as it developed an audible leak and would not hold adequate air for more than an afternoon at best. I also dragged this float with our 19ft motor boat on the lake a couple times which probably contributed to the leak starting, would not recommend doing that at all lol.This second one lasted a full season and I'm sure it will last another. Also this one is half the price of the first one I bought on Amazon ($300 vs $150ish).

We had fun with this island.... while it lasted. Which was exactly two days. Both days we used for approximately 4 hours on the lake. We noticed that we had to top off the air the first day, but wasn't too bad. On the second day about half of the air was gone from the main compartment and we found a rip where the boarding platform attaches to the main part of the island. Probably from the kids climbing up on it. Sent it back. I was not expecting to last for several seasons, but was expecting to last more than two days. I wish it would be more durable, it's really a great island otherwise.