We don't have a private guest room and converted a section of our basement into a guest sleeping area. I've been trying to add elements to the space to make it feel nicer even though it is an unfinished basement, and this bed frame really brought a lot of the space together. It is beautiful, sturdy (doesn't squeak or wobble), you aren't required to use a box spring, and I really love that we still can use storage space below the frame. Plus, compared to other platform bed frames, I really love that this one can accommodate up to 600 lbs when most others I saw only accommodated up to 440 lbs. I didn't want guests worried about the bed buckling/wobbling, especially with couples, and this thing will hold up great. My husband, 4 year old son, and I all bounded on the bed and hung out on it for a bit after it was assembled and it didn't budge.Our mattress is a queen pillow top that's 18" deep, so I was worried the headboard wouldn't be visible with a deep mattress. You can see in the image there are a few inches of the headboard are still visible above the mattress, so I was pleased to see it accommodates deeper mattresses nicely. It was important to me that our guests and the pillows weren't against the wall. Also may be helpful to note: the frame fits the queen size mattress perfectly - the mattress doesn't overhang on the sides and the frame isn't too wide. Its just right.The frame is a true matte black. Sometimes matte black metal furniture can have that weird textured/powder coated surface, which I am not a fan of because it collects dust and doesn't clean easily, but this doesn't have that. Its smooth metal. Really beautiful. It'll be nice to wipe down easily when it gets dusty.It took just over a week to arrive - came right in the middle of the three day delivery window provided, which was nice. I'm a Prime member who is used to getting things delivered within a few days, so the longer delivery time left me antsy, especially because I was so excited for this item to arrive. I appreciated that I didn't have to wait terribly long for it to get here. The box was a bit banged up, but the frame was packaged nicely and there was no damage to the frame itself when we opened the box (it arrived in one box).Head's up: the instructions are horrible. We've done our fair share of image-only assembly instructions, so we know how to navigate through them, but this one was pretty bad. The frame took about an hour to put together with two people. Pull everything out first because not all items are clearly labeled upon first glace. Some of the smaller component boxes didn't have labels on the outside - you had to open them up to find the labels. Other boxes contained two different types of support beams, but the numbered stickers on the outside of the box didn't clearly identify which number went with which type of beam. Also, the instructions contained numbers as well as letters, but there wasn't a legend at the beginning of the instructions to serve as a guide to tell you which label was assigned to each component. Given the poor placement of the labels directly on the items, we initially didn't see any items that had letters on them, so we were obviously confused because we couldn't figure out what the instructions were referring to. However, as we continued to open the items up we figured out that the letters refer to the washers/screws/smaller components (which we didn't see until later because they were smaller), while the numbers refer to the beams and larger components of the frame. Not a deal-breaker, but sorting it all out was annoying. If we'd known how stupid the labeling was and how unclear the instructions were in advance it probably would have saved us some time.One thing to note about assembly: when you're putting the slats on the platform/bottom portion of the frame the mattress rests on, there are two beams that should be affixed at the far ends of the frame that are different in shape from the other crossbeams - they're a little wider and flatter looking than the others. You need to make sure these are oriented so that the flat portion of the beam is facing up towards the ceiling and the bowed part of the beam is facing down towards the ground. The images in the instructions aren't really clear on this requirement. The only reason we figured this out is because we started trying to screw one of the beams in the wrong way (with the bowed part facing up) and the beam wasn't screwing in properly - we were having to add A LOT of pressure to the frame just to get the screw to go in/align properly. When we stopped and looked more closely we saw that the beam is a little bowed out on one side - that's when we realized the beam should be flat on top so the mattress rests properly against the frame. Once we turned it over, the screws aligned perfectly with no issues/tension. It was only after we figured it out that my husband found an obscure image in the instructions that wasn't really clear that the beam should be oriented a specific way.Overall, we LOVE this frame - the quality of the product is amazing and the style is classic enough that it'll suit whatever aesthetic we want to have in that space for a while. Even though the instructions were annoying, I don't feel like that's enough to dock any stars because its doesn't impact the product itself. I do suppose if people don't take the time to assemble it properly (which could happen because the instructions aren't great), then that could impact the integrity of the product, but we didn't have that issue. Just go slow and if something isn't sitting right, don't force it. Go back and revisit to make sure it's situated properly. So long as you're willing to sort through the annoying instructions, its a great buy. Definitely glad we purchased this frame and would absolutely recommend!