It is definitely heavy. Our spare bedroomexercise room is upstairs. So it took two strong men with a hand dolly to move it up the stairs. It comes with a wooden pallet screwed on the bottom. Definitely have a crow bar and an electric drill, to help remove the pallet. We aired out the memory foam mattress for about 24 hours. It had that strong smell. After airing it out and putting on the mattress protector, it was hardly noticeable. Weve already had company use the bed, and they loved it. It is easy to pull out and fold up and most importantly it looks very nice. Highly recommend this bed.