We bought this for our daughter's room, and it was as described. I believe I put it together by myself in about 1.5 hours. This bed was very high, and with our home's lower ceilings, it was just not practical. She used it for maybe two months, and decided to switch back to a traditional bed. That being said, we did have a junior loft bed of this type that lasted approx 7 years and was traded between two kids. Nice bed, just didn't work out for us.