I bought 2 of these beds for my daughters and they seem to like it so far. The bed seems very solid and made of real wood. For the same type of bed, other retailers are selling it for about $200 more. As for the assembly of the bed, it took me about 2-3 hours to assemble the first one and for second one, it took less time. They have had it for about a month now and they love it. The only issue was that there were missing screws in both beds and also a broken piece of wood that was probably damage during transition.