No instruction paper but it's easy to figure out. The mattress is very soft, too soft. The springs give way too much, I feel like only a small child will sleep okay on here. I need to put something under mattress for support. The measurement on the bed says 75 inches long it's only 71. Doesn't seem like a huge difference until you have a fairly tall child sleeping on it. It's pretty low to the floor which I guess that's okay considering the rest. I'm still debating if I want to keep it. Not very happy with it. Careful opening the legs to not get your finger stuck as I did; now I have a pretty deep cut on my finger.