Good solid bed for a kid! We bought this bed for our 8 year old who needed more storage. We put his mattress right on the metal frame and it seems fine without a wooden base or boxspring. He says its comfy and I dont notice any sagging when sitting on it, although the metal slats are further apart than a normal slatted wood bed base. The lights are cheap - just a stick on strip of LEDs which plug into one of the 2 USB ports on the bed, but its fine for the price and our kid loves them. I wish the bed came with sides like the drawer fronts to hide the side of the bed. You can see the drawer from the side, which doesnt look great - especially once it gets filled with stuff...but for the price of the bed, you really cant complain too much.