I love this bed, my son's room is small so we had to make the most of the space, the desk is lovely but the finish is not smooth, the ridges in the wood show when writing on paper directly on the desk so we had to get a plastic hardcover for the desk. We also added a dresser underneath on the open side. Otherwise, all is well also we added 2" foam padding under the ladder so it doesn't make a sound when he climbs up.