It took two people to get it up my stairs, (my daughter and I with a dolly), but I assembled it by myself with relative ease. It was a little consuming, but not hard! The directions were easy to follow, the parts labeled effectively, and it was easy to assemble! And the tools were provided. The ONLY advice I will over is to pay attention to the yellow arrows! I mistakenly didn't, and had to take a little bit apart, near the end, when I was quite ready to be done. I walked away, and finished it quickly the next morning. Everything seems to be sturdy enough ( maybe not for rough housing kids), and it's a good value for the price! (I placed the cardboard under the bed to temp protect my carpet).