We were very excited to receive the bed. The first thing that made me really nervous was the quality: some pieces were cracked out of the box.  As we were working to put it together (3 people required for assembly of the actual bed) the wood was splitting from driving in the screws.  The cross wood pieces on the top bunk are not smooth at all and its not safe to touch for the little kids who are sleeping/playing on the bottom bunk. Finally, until the staircase is secured to the bed, the bed is very shaky and I did not feel safe putting the kids there.  Will be covering those after my son got his hand full of splinters (6 on one hand). I will be working today to figure out how to cover those rungs.  Overall, just ok.  I wish I would have found something better even though it would be more expensive.