This is a small apartment-sized vacuum with incredible power.  You will go crazy trying to figure where to store the wands and hose and miscellanea -- I ended up using a plastic bucket I had lying around, the heck with esthetics -- but once you plug it in and use it, you will be delighted.  I have a much more expensive vacuum in my main house and it doesn't pick up as well. Best sucker for the money.