The perfect look for our new high end beach house - we have created a kids bunk room with this twin over twin and the matching twin over full bunk. The ladders are a wee bit difficult for the kids to get onto from the top but we didn't have room for the step option. If you have room I would go with the stairs. I am thinking of getting a set of these for our main house (with the steps!). These are excellent quality but quite fiddly to put together. A few screws don't line up that easily etc but that is fairly standard on such a large unit. I had my handyman guys (two guys) put it together and it took a couple of hours. Quite sturdy and heavy, which is good as you don't want light-weight bunks wobbling around but keep in mind for putting together and moving.  Excuse the un-made beds in the pic!