My son loves his monster bed! It was pretty easy to put up with the mostly picture directions. He's been using it for about 4 months now and it still seems very sturdy. It's a little difficult to change the sheets though!

By David from East Fishkill NY on 2/1/2007

We purchased this loft bed for my 8yo sons small bedroom, 9x10, to work as both a bed and desk. It was easy to assembly with the help of my 17yo son who had to hold pieces up as i tightened screws and bolts. Once it was up, I was impressed with it's sturdiness. The quailty is good for the money, it did have a few scratches, but not a big deal. My son loves it and he uses the desk area as a hold all for his projects, school work and collections of stuff. The only thing that I should have considered was that my bedroom ceilings are only 8 ft high, as most people, so there is just about 25 inches between the top of the mattress and the ceiling. My son has gotten up quickly a few times and banged his head. Good thing kids have hard heads. He is 10 now and I suspect when he starts growing I might have to take the bed part down. The other thing about it is that the bed over head does create a cave effect. Over all, it works very well for the space and lets us have a large dresser, nightstand and long storage ottoman in an otherwise very small room.