I bought this bag before a 16 day whirlwind trip to Italy which ended with a lot of steps in Venice.  I wanted one big bag on wheels rather than several that I would have to juggle since I was traveling alone.

Warning:  This bag is SO BIG that it's easy to pack too much and go overweight.  Without having to sit on the suitcase to close it, I accidentally packed 58 lbs and had to remove items when I got to the airport.

I didn't realize how many steps I would have to carry this bag over in Italy.  I think my back is still recovering.  But I can tell you that those wheels can really take a beating.  I was so worried that thump, thump, thumping down all of those stairs would break one off and then I'd really be in trouble for the rest of my trip, but they remained in use and easy gliding the whole time.

The only reason I'm giving this bag 4 stars instead of 5 stars is that it doesn't give you a place where you can lay in your hanging items on the hangars and strap them in.  My last suitcase had that section and I really liked being able to pull out my hanging items and just hang them up when I got to the hotel.  Also, the zip open section on the top/front of the suitcase goes all the way down the suitcase and I'm not sure how useful that is.  It would be nice if that were a smaller compartment for travel documents, etc., but those are minor complaints.  If you just want a nice big bag that is heavy duty and easy to push/pull, then this is it.

One other reviewer said that the purple looks more blue than purple and I would agree.  It's kind of bright blue with a purple tone to it.  It doesn't look "purple" like the picture shows.