Once built it is very short and low. Yes, technically it is a platform bed and we didn’t need a box spring but the head and footboard are both very short, and almost looks like a vintage hospital bed. If returning furniture wasn’t so difficult we would. 

We have a very similar frame in our guest bed and wanted to find the same for our bedroom and found this but it’s a miss. We’ll just have to swap them out since we like our other bed more.