This topper is more like a deluxe mattress pad. I did not want anything plush or thick, and this topper is just great. I sleep on a very firm foam mattress, and this is just the amount of extra I needed to not feel the bedframe under the mattress, which is just under 8" thick. The topper is Land's End, high quality and has a nice cottony feel. Feels like a down comforter and I did wash it in an upright whirlpool and dried it on permanent press just fine. I did not have to take it to a commercial side loading machine. Mine is a queen size so I can't say a king would have fit. High quality, and I am in my late 50's and am very fussy. This says it's waterproof as well, and you would never know it by feel. It feels like it's all cotton, and I am very pleased. Delivery was prompt, I got it within a week.