The bed is wonderful! The wood is nice and solid and is real quality. The only thing that should be considered is the time it takes for the assembly. There are a lot of screws etc. for each piece. I was a little confused by the comments below regarding the width of the bed. The dimensions given INCLUDE the night stands. Since they are separate, we ended up storing one of them for a future home in order to fit the bed. Overall, LOVE LOVE the bed!