This isn't a playset! It has become a home. I think my kids have run away and made this their permanent address. 

Of course I'm just joking but my 2 year old and 4 year old love this and are always wanting to be outside playing on it. 

Assembly was easier than I thought it would be after reading other reviews. As long as you are pretty handy with tools and can follow directions closely, it isn't to bad. It did take me about 16 hours to complete over three days so it is definitely not an instant thing. The quality of the wood seems pretty good and should last a long time. The hardware that came with it is meant for multiple different sets so I highly recommend organizing each step in separate labelled bags. Also setting the wood pieces out where you can see all the numbers on the ends from one place helps tremendously. 100% recommend this to anyone with kids.