Have hardwood floors and oriental carpets in home? Need a vacuum without beater brushes and that has lots of suction? This requirement rules out most uprights... period. The Raffaello plus or the Botticelli plus vacuums works great for these cleaning situations, and are extremely light. The Raffaello is a hybrid stick/upright vacuum and Botticelli canister vacuum that can be used with a bag or with bagless options. Both are powerful, 1000 watts to 1400 watts and are the best vacuum solution. Emer E- zee Vertical upright plus series and the Botticelli plus provide soft rubber wheels on their floor nozzles. They are equipped also with special hard floor nozzles that are made with extra soft natural bristles. This will protect your delicate wood floors from scratches while vacuuming. Emer vacuums are highly maneuverable and have powerful filtration technology. Hepa and micro filtration will assure that the air discharged back into the room is cleaner than the ambient air in the room. Emer vacuums work the best on parquet, terrazzo, tile floors, along with area and oriental rugs. Emer's best series The Galileo is a perfect solution for the large home that has multiple rooms with various floor coverings such as wall to wall carpet and hard floors and carpeted stairs.