We love these chairs! We need to sand and oil them to preserve the honey color, but that's typical with teak. They are very tall off the ground - I'm 5'-6" and use my tip toes to rock, which is why I took a star off - I might have missed it when I ordered but didn't see any notes about the taller than average seat height. But my husband is 6'-3" and they're the perfect height for him, which is rare!