First of all I thought I was buying a platform bed.  I sorted my search for a platform bed and  this bed was shown.  I was surprised  when I got it that it only had three slats which is skimpy for even for a non-platform.  I also bought a mattress intended for a platform.  I ended up spending another $50 for additional slats and plywood for the base.  A warning, since I began to question myself on the definition of platform I checked and it means one mattress.  I also rechecked the category I ordered from and it was listed as platform.  However in the description, it said a box spring was needed.   Now that I'm past the problem solving I will say that I like the overall look and I would have rated higher if I had wanted this type of bed.