Hiccapop Toddler Travel Bed Review: The One That Became Her Everyday Bed
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When my younger daughter outgrew her Guava Lotus travel crib, I needed something that would give her a real bed she could sleep in anywhere… hotels, apartments, a different country every few weeks. The hiccapop inflatable toddler travel bed is what we landed on, and here’s the thing that tells you everything: it stopped being a “toddler travel bed” almost immediately. It became her everyday bed for about eight months straight. This is my honest, long-term take.
What is in this review
The short version
Buy it. It’s sturdy, the bumpers genuinely keep your kid in, and it’s comfortable enough that my daughter slept on it full-time for eight months… not just on trips. I’m a travel junkie and I don’t do a “travel version” and a “real version” of things; this was simply her bed, and it held up until my kids popped it jumping on it (fair… it’s an air mattress, not a trampoline). For the money, it was absolutely worth it, and I’d buy it again without thinking twice.
The hiccapop toddler travel bed at a glance
- Price: around $100 (check current price)
- Weight: ~8 lbs, packs into an included XL travel bag
- Size: outer 62 x 39 in; sleeping area 50 x 26 in… fits standard crib sheets
- Bumpers: 4-sided, extra tall/long so kids don’t roll off
- Inflation: under 30 seconds with the included electric turbo pump
- Build: thick, reinforced vinyl; BPA/phthalate/lead-free; lifetime guarantee
The bumpers actually work
This was my biggest worry going in, and it turned out to be a non-issue: She never once fell out. The four raised bumpers are tall enough that she stayed put all night, every night, even as a busy sleeper. If your kid is fresh out of a crib and you’re nervous about an open bed, this is the reassurance you’re paying for… it feels contained without feeling like a cage.
It’s not really a ‘travel’ bed… it’s just a bed
Here’s where the value math flips. I didn’t treat this as a sometimes thing you pull out for a hotel. She slept on it as her full-time, everyday bed for about eight months. That completely changes the price-per-use: $100 for eight months of nightly sleep plus every trip in between is a bargain, not a splurge. It’s comfortable enough and sturdy enough that nobody in our house thought of it as “the travel bed”… it was just her bed.
The pump and traveling internationally
The included pump is an electric turbo pump, and I want to be straight about the one thing people worry about online: it’s US-voltage. A lot of reviewers flagged that it doesn’t play nicely internationally… which is, of course, exactly where we took it. In practice I didn’t have problems, because plenty of hotels and apartments had what I needed to run it. But because I’d read those complaints, I also bought a small USB-rechargeable pump as a backup, and honestly that’s the move: it’s cheap, it charges off any power bank, and it means you’re never stuck deflated in a foreign apartment at bedtime. If you travel abroad, budget a few extra dollars for a USB pump and you’ve solved the only real friction point.
The one honest flaw: it is still an air mattress
No sugarcoating it: this is an inflatable, and inflatables have a ceiling. Ours met its end when my kids treated it like a bounce house and popped it… that’s on us, not on hiccapop, but it’s worth knowing that jumping is its kryptonite. There is a lifetime guarantee and they’ll replace a bed that fails, which is a genuine plus. I’ll be honest that I never claimed it… I was too lazy, and now that we’re settled in Costa Rica, shipping a replacement here would be more trouble than it’s worth. If you’re in the US, that guarantee is a real safety net; if you’re abroad long-term, treat the bed as a consumable and set expectations accordingly.
Yes, standard crib sheets fit it
One thing that makes the hiccapop toddler travel bed feel like a real bed and not a pool float: the sleep surface is a standard crib-mattress footprint, so regular crib sheets fit right over it. We use soft muslin ones (these breathable Konssy muslin crib sheets)… they are light for hot climates, they tuck in around the inflatable bumpers without bunching, and they instantly make it look less like camping gear. A fitted crib sheet also adds a little grip, so a squirmy toddler is not sliding around on bare vinyl.
How it compares
If you’re weighing your options, here’s roughly where it sits against the alternatives we considered.
| hiccapop Inflatable Toddler Bed | Guava Lotus Travel Crib | Foam roll-up cot (e.g. Sleepah) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best age | Toddler / out of the crib | Baby to ~2–3 | Toddler+ |
| Bumpers | Yes, 4-sided tall | Full crib walls | Low foam rails |
| Setup | Electric pump, <30 sec | Fold-out frame | Unroll |
| Packs to | ~8 lbs in a bag | Backpack-portable | Bulky but no pump |
| Watch out for | It’s inflatable (can pop) | Smaller as they grow | Firmer, thinner |
Who it’s for
Get it if your kid has outgrown the travel crib, you want real bumpers so they can’t roll out, and you want one bed that works at home and on the road. Maybe skip it if your kids are jumpers and you can’t supervise, or you’re a long-term expat where claiming the guarantee would be impractical… in that case, just go in knowing it’s a consumable.
FAQ
Does the pump work internationally?
The included pump is US-voltage. I ran it fine in a lot of hotels abroad, but I also carried a small USB-rechargeable pump as a backup… which I’d recommend for any international trip.
Will my toddler roll off?
Mine never did. The 4-sided bumpers are tall enough to keep a busy sleeper contained all night.
Is it durable?
It held up as an everyday bed for about eight months. It’s still an air mattress, though… ours only died because my kids jumped on it. There’s a lifetime guarantee if one fails on its own.
Can you use it as a regular bed, not just for travel?
Absolutely… we did exactly that. It was comfortable enough to be her full-time bed, which is what made it such good value.
The verdict
The hiccapop toddler travel bed did something most travel gear never does: it stopped being travel gear and just became my daughter’s bed. Comfortable, contained, easy to inflate, and cheap enough that eight months of nightly use made it a steal. Grab a little USB pump for international trips, keep the jumpers off it, and it’s close to perfect. I’d buy it again in a heartbeat.
