First,  I want  to  say  that  I  like  the  chair. It's  comfortable  and  we  like  the  looks  of  it.  But  as far  it  being  a  recliner,  we are  disappointed  in  that  it is  not  an actual  recliner.  We  can still  use  it  with  an ottoman  as a  recliner  though!