Packaged very well.  I paid for the furniture to be delivered in my bedroom, well worth the additional fee considering the master is upstairs and the furniture was heavy! The bed iis heavy/sturdy and feels of good quality. Assemble was not bad.  My husband mostly did it.  I love the fabric on the head and footboard.  This panel bed makes our king mattress feel even larger.  The description and pictures are very accurate.  We love crawling into our bed even more now! I would highly recommend and could not be more satisfied!!