We love this couch, for us. Family of 5 with a few guests, movie  game nights, extra spot for bed guests,  were shorter people, 57  mostly below. If youre tall, might be a bit low for you. Im 51  my feet can rest on the ground comfortable, back leaned a bit wo pillows,  couch ends right behind knees. My hubby is 56  hes comfortable on it too. Easy clean up if kids drip icecream on it if dried then just use a rough damp sponge to rub over it, then smooth side to wipe it down,  clean dry cloth to wipe after. Also, this couch is very comfy for us. Definitely not soft but not too firm either. Id say about a high medium firm which is great cause we dont want it broken into too quickly especially since this couch is in our family room where we spend most of our time. Lastly, I would say the color is slightly a darker grey than in the pictures.