We have just taken our loft bed off Mr 16. He's had it for about a year and in the last few weeks of having it, commented that "it's hot up here".
Apart from that we've had no problems. It's a metal, king single one, very secure. (don't know the brand - we were given it) I often climbed up and had no feeling of it being rickety with it. We put DS2's bed underneath, firstly in a L shape to the top one, then when we needed more room, right in under like a bunk.
I think I'd be concerned with putting a 7 year old in a loft bed. Ours was certainly higher then a normal bunk, the bottom rung of the ladder was a lot higher then normal bunks as well.
we've just put our oldest( 4 this month) into a cabin bed - sounds like Marydeans with a pull out desk and draws/bookcase underneath. it's great! i was worried though as i knew my 2 year old would get up and play on it but i spent the first half an hour of it being made teaching him how to use the ladder and he's been fine - no accidents yet!
it's a really solid one and the rails are not flimsy at all - we got it from bedshed - they deal with the flat pac company or something like that - google cabin beds or kendal midi bed - i highly recommend them!
We got DSS a loft style bed that has a pull out bed underneath, but also pull out desk too. It has heaps of storage (the stairs are all small little cupboards)
I think we got it from furniture galore.... its brilliant and he loves it and is great for sleep overs.
We did look at the Kendall bed initially, but decided this would suit us beetr cos of the pull out bed...
ETA - DSS is 10, however we would have had him in it at a younger age, and her had bunk beds before that (they were mine when i was a kid )
HTH
I'm not 100% sure, but I think I was around 5 when my parents got us a bunk (my brother who was sleeping underneath was about 3. It was not a problem. They left a little night light on so that I could see what I was doing when climbing in and out at night. I loved it.
Bunks usually have guard rails so the kids can't roll out. And if they can safely climb in and out, I can't see a problem. If you are concerned, you could ask you child to call out for you at night rather than climbing out herself. just for a week or 2 to see how she is doing with it.
My kids had IKEA loft beds until earlier this year. They had no problems with getting in and out etc but I found them a pain in the bum! They are almost impossible to make, changing sheets was a nightmare! I also found if they were sick they couldn't get off them quick enough if they needed to vomit (sorry if TMI) so they used to sleep on the couch when they were sick.
So, I sold the lfot beds on ebay, made more than I'd paid for them and got them normal beds.
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