My almost 4 year old has been sleeping in this bed for about 2 weeks now, and he loves it. Assembly took some time but was simple, though it would probably be easier with 2 people. It seems sturdy, as I have sat on the top stair to read bedtime stories each night. The drawer for under the stairs is on wheels and doesn't attach to the bed itself, so we opted to leave that space empty for bins we already had. The railing corners are a little sharp, and the slide bottom is a pretty hard landing. Otherwise, this bed is exactly what I was looking for.I bought this bed for my two year old son. He loves it. You will definitely need 2-3 people to assembly this bed. Once it was put up it looked nice, but it is a little wobbly... Not enough to where I think it is unsafe for him, but there will be no rough play on this bed LOLOver all it was nice product for the price and style.Need a little know how and a few hours. A couple peices were not labeled so had to use pictures to figure out but all in all excellent quality for the money. My 4 year old LOVES it.I can't wait to get the loft bed together, but I haven't got past steps 1 ?? when I tried to put the screws it called for, they wouldn't tired the wood. So I'm still on step 1 . Still need to put the bed together. I'll give an update when I get it together.Nice sturdy bed with stairs and a built in bookshelf under the stairs. My son loves it and my cat apparently does too as she sleeps with him on it all of the time nowMy son loves his bed it is sturdy and was fairly easy to put together the slats were a little harder because of the steps in which they asked you to put them together. The desk is big enough for me and my son to do his school work and is easy to get out and roll back under the bed. Also the desk doesn't really take up that much space under the bed. All and all very satisfied with the purchase.DO NOT BUY THIS BED. MISSING 73 pieces of essential hardware. Not happy at all with this purchase.