I would have given five stars but as you can see there is a gap between the frame and mattress. After putting on the bedding you don’t see it but still don’t like the gap. Overall though, the bed is extremely sturdy and made of good quality wood. I did not assemble the bed as I hired someone from TasksRabbit to do it. I can see for someone who is building the bed for first time it would take a few hours or more to do so, but since my person is experienced it took them about an hour to put it together.