I bought one of these for my daughter and we put it together and the assembly was a lot easier than I thought. This one here that I just received I haven't put together yet because the baby isn't here. Storage is easy all you have to do is fold it up and put it in your closet. packing up is really easy and it is for either gender which I like. (for when they have their second kid, ha!). The mattress is really, really soft the pads around it are really, really great. It's easy to unzip. I'm so glad I purchased this. This is such a great value for the money! I like the fact that it can go on either side of the bed and you can still get to your little one. It's very safe and secure. Once I get it put up, I'll send a real photo.