This is the perfect bed for my 8 year old daughter. She loves it and now loves to spend time in her room by herself, which makes me happy. 
The bed arrived before the scheduled time and really wasn't hard to put together. The directions could have been a little more detailed, but with two of us putting it together, it took less than 2 hours.
 It's a very sturdy bunk bed and my daughter loves being able to make "forts" with her new bed.