So far, my 13 year-old daughter loves this bed. We ended up adding a 2" foam mattress to give the memory foam mattress (which was supposed to be 6" and is closer to 4.5" deep) a little extra support, because you could feel the bars through the mattress. We plan to get a tall/deep bookcase to put next to the bed so she can set items on the top that she wants to bring up and down and for an alarm clock. The only major problem we have had is finding sheets to fit the bed. All the sheets seem to be for both regular depth and deep pocket mattresses combined (i.e., they fit mattresses 9-18" deep) and are too big for a 6" (ish) mattress.

Pros: seems very durable
Cons: hard to find sheets, no place to put drinks or an alarm clock