This futon is larger than I envisioned but the mattress is very comfortable to lay on, fairly hard which I liked. The problem with this futon was putting it together with a tiny little hex wrench! We ended up taking off the hinges and using an electric drill to put them on. WAY EASIER AND FASTER!  The video was pretty user friendly and one point about leaving screws loose til completion is very important to help all the pieces line up in the end.