One big box so you need help or a dolly. We live on the 4th floor so I used a 4 wheel dolly. very well packed and minimal assembly required! I was expecting an Ikea type of assembly and was very pleasantly surprised that I only had to put the feet on ( 2minutes) then attach the arms to the bed/sofa, quite smart design? Whole thing took 20 minutes to assemble. Pretty heavy so a second person would have made the whole assembly a little quicker and faster.
No one has slept in it yet so I hope the other reviews are accurate.