Get the stompa with the desk and bed settee underneath, then best of both worlds, just bought a second hand stompa off a friend for 12 year old dd and its brilliant, really sturdy.

My DS (17 - 6 ft 1in) has just replaced stompa for a double . Suffice to say, he wasn't sleeping... Luckily for us his bedroom is downstairs...
Agree with everyone else. Loft beds are fairly uncomfortable and difficult to change the bedding etc etc..

Although loft beds look great, in reality they take up a huge amount of space and I think some older teenagers would think they were not that cool, tbh.

My DD had a lovely looking Stompa bed for a few years, but it was pain to change the sheets and made her room look really dark and I always felt like you couldn't swing a cat in there. I couldn't wait to get rid. Fortunately we got a good price for it on Ebay.

She now has a small double (4ft) we got from Argos with bookshelves in the headboard. It's brilliant.

My DS has a standard single bed because his room is quite small, but he likes being all cosy!

Bodycolder, as a 19 y/o girl, I have to say...

That bed is hideous!

I had a mid sleeper (2 rung ladder thing) from age 12 to 16. Only reason I had to get rid of it was that I was getting a bit heavy for it and the metal frame was starting to buckle! It was a pain to change too.

DS's room is quite small (his choice) so as he has a drumkit etc in there he has a loft bed but with a double sofa bed underneath, so he & his mates loll around on the sofa and if they have sleepovers, pull it out.

It's a good solution for us, but the changing sheepts thing is definately a two person job.

He's 15 btw

DD317 is in a loft bed as she has a very small room.She changes her own sheets!She finds it great although she does need a new mattress.

Already had the mattress.This will last him forever!

DC 15yo and 6'1 has a loft bed. We had is specially made. It is 6ft high and we stuck the piano and desk under it. It is near impossible to get him out of it in the mornings as I can no longer actually drag him out of bed. It is horrible to make but I don't do it so I really don't mind that. The good thing is that you do not see the unmade bed anymore!

excluding

Blimey, your 15 yo had a generous bed budget, especially given that you spent £425 (exclusing mattress) for something which you think is vile!