The bed is nice and very sturdy. This is my first online purchase of furniture and I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of construction. I recently bought a bed in a box--if you use this bed you will definitely need a box spring to raise the mattress up enough. I added additional planks for added support--the 3 that came with it didn't seem like they were going to do the job. I added enough to provide no greater than 2 1/2 spacing between the plank (recommended for the bed I purchased). With a boxspring, you can get away with fewer but I wanted the additional stability.
Unfortunately, my first shipment came destroyed. A forklift fork through the box and into the bed!  That was irritating, but I called Wayfair and they sent out another bed and included set-up which was a nice gesture.