I wasn't really familiar with GROHE until I stayed in the Four Season Hotels in ChiangMai Thailand, and found out GROHE was used for all bathroom hardwares.    This faucet makes the washing and food preparation like a bliss and is one of my most satisfying purchase of the kitchen renovation.                                       

- Sprout : pulls down with very little effort and the retracts easily without any glitch 
- Waterflow: Regular flow gives good power to clean the sink but not too strong to splash water everywhere.
- Handle: Swiveling smoothly like silk when switching between 2 sinks
- Maintenance : Raw meat, sauce, jam, finger prints ...all come out with a single swipe
- Installation: My contractor thought it's easy peasy

I used this faucet for only 2 months so can't speak for the coating durability, however my German friend said she has used her current GROHE faucet for 10 years without any maintenance.  

Zero complain so far.