These are insanely good quality for the price. I purchased one set for my daughters and they loved it. Its been a year now and its still going strong. Just ordered another set as we have a 5th child on the way so we are bunking up the other two. Typical assembly and came with every piece we needed. The bottom of the top bunk is unfinished but not scratchy. My daughter has "personalized" that light wood with lots of stickers, markers and love and no one but her can see it;)

*update* still going strong and now we have four kids in one room (by choice). They probably are rougher on these beds then most kids and they are still going strong. So so worth the price. Oh and they had zero smell like some other reviewer stated...

***update 9/2016: we moved and these disassembled and moved fine. Still zero cracks or issues and my triplets use them like monkeys on a trampoline.

***update 1/2019- still going strong with no issues and we moved again! Thinking of buying the grey ones for my boys now and went straight to these...

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haven't had this bed for two weeks. my daughter 100lbs came crashing threw it after the slats and part of support rail broke off

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Just put the bed up and it went together pretty well. There are A LOT of pieces. I should have pulled everything out complete, removing the boxes from the room, before I worked on it. Once everything is out, it's just a matter of grinding it out.

I was surprised with how sturdy the bed felt when put together. The only thing that isn't a tight fit is the rods that connect the top and bottom. Not that I'm worried about them, but they are smaller diameter than the holes they fit into. So they are the only thing with the potential for a bit of play, but the weight of a mattress on top keeps it pretty secure.

Boxes are extremely heavy, so it was a doozy bringing them upstairs myself. I'm not sure when the best time to transfer the top bunk onto the bottom is, but I picked a midpoint so I could do it by myself. I was a bit worried about the pieces flexing but it worked out alright.

If you have the space, I would build the bunks completely separately, as the cross slats for the top bunk were difficult to put in while it was on top. Luckily at 6'1 I was able to manage.

Enjoy the Video!

Will update as our girls use them!

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**Update: We've now owned this bed for nearly 2 years and it has held up very well.
I completely stand by my original review.**
This bed is an outstanding deal! It was no more difficult to assemble than our Ikea furniture and a similar price point, but much better quality. This bed is actually made of solid wood. I read up on rubberwood before purchasing this bed. It is lighter and stronger than pine. The bed looks beautiful and is very sturdy. We had looked at bunk beds in several furniture stores. This bed is better made than any of the more expensive beds we saw in person. I love that the ladder is secured to the top bunk at an incline for easier climbing. My 5 year old alternates between the top and bottom bunk. She sleeps safely in either spot. Both bunks are great for play areas, too.

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I paid $199 for this bunk bed and am happy with the purchase. Assembly was straight forward but a bit time consuming. Well over 100 screws.

Once assembled, the two beds are very sturdy, when stacked together, they are still very sturdy.

The beds do not come with full size bunk boards for the mattresses, but rather each has 13 slat boards string together as to be spaced evenly. The support is fine though for the mattresses. The only issue is that the slat boards aren't finished or sanded in any way. They look and feel like boards of wood you would buy at Home Depot or Lowes. When set up as a bunk bed, the person in the bottom bunk may get slivers from the slats of the top bunk if they like to fiddle with things. So far, my 2 year old son who sleeps in the bottom bunk hasn't had a sliver, but he is a bit more reserved than other boys his age.

Due to the height of the beds, no mattress thicker than 8 inches could safely fit in either bunk. Anything thicker and the rails of the top bunk would be useless. And for the bottom bunk, there would be very little space between the mattress and the top bunk. For the top bunk, there is 14 inches from the bunk mattress boards to the top of the top guard rail. A 6 inch mattress will leave 8 inches of guard rail protection.

The guard rails of the top bunk are solid, but if the occupant is a bit rambunctious, I would question the longevity of the rails. Once solid kick would likely end the usefulness of the rails. As long as the person sleeping in the top bunk isn't an out of control kid who destroys everything, it should be fine though.

The steps on the ladder are thick and solid. I appreciate that they are flat and not rounded like on other bunk bed ladders. My 5 year old son has no difficulty climbing up and down the ladder. The only possible issue may be the color. Since the color is dark, it may be difficult for young children to negotiate the steps in the dark of night.

I really only have two complaints. One is what I already mentioned about the unfinished slats for the mattress support. I just know that at some point someone will get a sliver, but hey, this is a rather minor concern -- every kid gets slivers throughout childhood.

My second complaint is that you can't choose where to position the ladder. You are stuck with placing the ladder on the right. With the angle of the ladder and since it sticks out a good 18 inches, due to the layout of my boys bedroom with where the window, closet, door, light switch, window, dresser, book shelves, chair, etc are all located, we had to do some rearranging of furniture. I wish there was an option of placing the ladder on the left side of the bed rather than the right.

Bottom line: the bed is safe, secure and worth the value. My boys love it.

******** UPDATE 2012-06-05 ************

My 2 boys have been using this bed for over a year and they are still loving the setup. No problem other than the fact that my youngest boy has had a sliver or two from the support boards. Everything is still holding together.

In fact, I'm going to be ordering a set for my 2 girls.

********* UPDATE 2014-04-28 ********

Well, it took much longer than we intended, but after many unplanned expenses, my wife and I finally got around to having enough saved up to buy a bunk set for our girls (ages 9 and 2). We bought the first set for our boys nearly two and a half years ago. The set we just put together for our girls is the same as our first set, but a different color. They haven't changed anything from what we could tell in the 2.5 years since our first purchase, so my initial review still holds true for me. We didn't buy our second set on Amazon though, Walmart had the Cherry model for $200 and at the time of purchase, Amazon had it for over $300. Easy choice.

It took a bit longer this time, since I at first wanted to assemble it MY way, but my wife kept insisting we do it the right way. She of course was right, and my stupidity cost us a bit of time (sorry honey). But other than that, it was just as smooth as setting up the first set. Roughly 150 screws and bolts. I'm going to try to upload pictures of our assembly stages.

I was just reminded that we had one hiccup when assembling the set for our girls. We were one dowel short. Either we lost it, or the manufacturer shorted us. EIther way, we had to wait to assemble the ladder. After finishing assembling the bed, we took a quick trip to Loews, got a pack of dowels and sawed one to length and boom, ladder took less than 5 minutes to assemble and attach to bed. I had forgotten about the hiccup because it was such a minor problem and an easy fix.

We love this set. It's worth waiting for a good sale. I think the most I would pay for this bunk set is $300, but it's on sale for $250 or less often enough, I'd wait until it lowers to that price or less.

For any of you also searching for mattresses that will work with this bunk set, we bought two 

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This is a very sturdy good looking bed. The instructions for assembly were very easy to follow and all the parts were well labelled. Even the bolts, etc. all come in separate numbered bags. My only issue was a huge warning sticker on one of the headboards. Why would anyone use a sticker that big that is impossible to remove? If you are required to put that label on then use an easy peel sticker. I made sure to have the side with the sticker face the wall so at least it's now hidden. Maybe someday I'll try to steam it off.

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Very happy with this bunk bed! Excellent quality and strong! Materials are smooth and very nice, and the bed itself looks great, my girls loved it! Took a few hours to build, but it was worth it.

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We've had this now for almost 6 months and it is wonderful. It is solid and sturdy. The girls love it. It looks great in a a bedroom.

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This is a great bunk bed! Very sturdy and well made. The kids love it. I would highly recommend this to anyone!