The bed came in a super heavy box, so heavy that I brought the pieces upstairs in several trips rather than bring up the whole box.  It took a little while to put together, but I did it correctly the first time, and found the instructions easy to follow.  Use a power drill to make it easier, but be sure not to drill though to the outside!  The drawers are not on tracks, they roll freely, so we had a hard time using them on our carpet.  But we removed the carpet and installed hardwood floors right after we got the bed, and they work fine now.