This is great for my 14 year old. He will be 15 in March. This beds not as sturdy as the one I got my other son but its light weight and metal. It has the LED Lights underneath and in the head board. It also has the USB charging ports in the head board as well as a small book shelf or storage shelf. I would recommend the other bed I reviewed of your childs bigger as its more supportive then this one but its perfect for the average size child. Again the installation was quick. It took about 1.5 hours from start to finish. Neither beds need box springs but my other son did put his old box springs on his just to make it higher off the ground. They are a little lower because they have internal box springs. Overall great buy, awesome price, and the same super fast shipping as the other model I bought.