Great little fireplace, came fully assembled in sturdy box! The log and flame affects are actually quite striking, and for the price point, even better! The heat source emits from above the log/flame display, which is very nice if you are trying to heat more "mid room" as opposed to some units that blow the heat out closer to the floor. I have this in a bedroom that is about 14'x18' with 10' ceilings, and it easily brings the overall temperature up by a good 6-8 degrees. I wish it had a remote, but at least there are two buttons to control both the flame/log effects and the heat source, so you can have either of those options with or without the other going!