Sturdy, compact, comfortable and smart-looking chairs. I can guess why some people have complained about them being fiddly to set up whilst others have contrastingly described them as being really simple to assemble. We bought two pairs and three of the four chairs were no problem to put together, but one of them was a struggle due, I think, to very small imperfections in the drilling of the holes provided. Nothing that couldn't be overcome with a little patience. Overall, we are very happy.