The french door lay-out is very nice given I don't need to bend over to access anything in the refrigerator. The deep shelf pockets in the doors are absolutely convenient and shift a lot of items away from the main shelves allowing much easier access to everything in the fridge. The ice maker keeps up with our needs just fine, but I do not think it would keep up with entertaining. No surprise there. One draw-back: opening the freezer requires a hard pull which can move the fridge forward on our hardwood floor. I counter this by gripping the freezer handle with my fingers and pushing against the upper doors with my thumbs.