Packaging was very sturdy and the bed was super easy to assemble by myself.  The instructions are some of the best I've seen for DIY assembled furniture. Very solid bed.  As numerous others have stated; this thing is Low to the floor.  Not an issue with my current mattress and box spring, but may be one later on.  I'm 6'2" so getting up off a mattress only just over a foot off the ground is not going to be a good time.