These stools are comfortable and very pretty. I would give them 5 stars, but my husband (a very handy general contractor) complained the whole time about how difficult they were to fit together. Even a beer didn't make it better. The fabric seems to clean up well so far. I used diluted dish soap (from a foaming hand soap pump) and a wet washcloth. That seemed to remove the tomato-y soup drips, and a few other spots of unknown origin. I would love it if these stools were available in a leather/pleather choice.