I searched Amazon for days for a Montessori style bed for my daughter and ended up going with this bed. A lot of reviews I read for similar style beds said the long piece by the entrance was not sturdy. I have a very rambunctious 2.5 year old so I found it difficult to find one with a review that said it was sturdy so thank you to the mama the left a review stating so. This bed is VERY well built and sturdy. The price is amazing and it showed up two days before it was supposed to arrive. It was very easy to put together and didn’t take my husband long to do so. My one ick is that the bed did smell really strong on initial set up. I’m not sure if it’s the sealant they used for the wood but it took a couple days to go away with the window open and the fan going. It wasn’t a dealbreaker though and with this bed the pros definitely outweighed that one complaint.