The bed is lovely and assembly was relatively easy, however with a high quality, very thick mattress, the weight seems to be excessive for easy opening of the bed. Getting it started opening feels like it may be impossible initially. My 49-year-old body is like, "this may be a dumb move..." Once it gets going it is sort of okay, but not easy, and feels like it must be held open. My daughter got a cheaper bed, elsewhere, which was harder assembly, but far easier to lift with an albeit slightly smaller/lighter mattress.