The bed comes shipped in five large boxes. The instructions are easy to follow and there is a lot of extra hardware (screws etc) in case you lose some. The wood is solid though the particle board for the bottoms of the drawers is pretty flimsy stuff that will not hold anything more than gently placed clothes. The lacquer does smell pretty bad (dissipates after a day or two). 

I got the twinxl version and though there are screws and instructions to screw the slates into the sides of the bed, there were no predrilled holes in bed frame to make this possible. The slates had holes for the screws, but the sides of the bedframe did not. 

Overall I am very satisfied to get anything hardwood at this price.