This bed does exactly what it says on the tin. It took about 3-4hours to put up between the two of us and has an ok amount of space underneath for clothesbedding etc. We haven’t put it up since the mattress has gone in top so can’t comment but the mechanism is very strong (you need two people to push it down on the first go as it states in the instructions that it will be VERY stiff initially. I got this item in the sale and was happy with it for value for money. The colour is nice too - not too light, not too dark!