This bed is super comfortable and sturdy. My father and I put it together in my new apartment and it makes the room look so much more polished and put together. I feel like I'm waking up in a hotel every morning! The assembly directions were really clear, and it probably took about an hour and a half total. The only thing about it that I didn't love were the bed slats -- they're the kind you have to put together with a plastic connector piece, and the slats tended to splinter a bit. The plastic nobs that keep the slats in place will break off if you attempt to pull them out of the holes in the frame, they're not removable. Other than that, I am really pleased with the materials and the look of this bed.