I bought this bed for my guest/grand kids room. It came pretty quickly and the delivery guys Made sure to put it where I wanted it. I didn't pay for the set up so that was all on me. My daughter helped me put it up, by the way I'm a 58 year old female. The set up was pretty easy for the most part. Some steps are way easier with 2 people. The only real complaint is there were no holes to attach the slats with the middle bottom braces. Screwing the edges of the slats to the bed was easy with a power drill. The ladder was pretty hard to get attached, but once done its pretty sturdy. Overall I'm happy with my purchase. I just think people should go ahead and be prepared to drill some holes to make things easier in the long run.  That's the reason for the 4 stars and not 5.