Which bunk bed? Are Stompa or Thuka worth it?

[MiaMammaMia]

We need to buy a bunk bed and love the Stompa and Thuka designs for example... but are they really worth the huge extra cost? Anyone any experience and advice on this matter? Thank you!

Look at Aspace - very nice and increadibly well made. Deffo worth the cost.
www.aspace.co.uk/beds/bunk_beds

When we were looking for a high-riser bed we looked at loads in the showrooms but this make just seemed a million times better made and very sturdy.

Thanks! They look great and well made but, again, what makes them worth the extra £400-£600 they cost over an average £199 model?

They are solid wood and very sturdy - we saw some at over £500 which were quite shaky and wobbly 'upstairs'. I have laid down on our upstairs bed and it is really solid and still.

It also fitted perfectle where we needed it (odd shaped room with radiators and windows in odd places) and they moved the ladder (which is hooked on - but you can fix it - so you don't trip over it whilst hoovering) as it was on the wrong side for us.

The Aspace beds do look great but we had a bad experience with them. Customer service was fab, but we opted for self-assembly (you pay £60 extra for them to assemble). The order took much longer than originally stated to arrive, and when it arrived the bed pieces were broken.

The Customer service reps were all very nice and apologetic, but no offers of refunds or any promise that they would get us new beds anytime soon. So we ended up cancelling the order.

I'm sure it would be fine if you paid for them to assemble, as they would manage the process better and be there to unpack.

I hope this is just one bad experience amongst many good experiences, because they seemed good otherwise. We won't be going back though - we're opting for solid-wood furniture instead.

A friend recommended Flexa (sp?) but we didn't look at them.