The cushion is quite comfortable and assembly went fine. Other reviews on the stiffness of the swivel are accurate. I've had my 3 for a couple months now and they still are difficult to turn. Perhaps with more time they will loosen up. My main complaint is the color which is much darker then shown in the picture. I have a cooper table top that I wanted these stools to closely match and they are considerably darker...they look blackish unless a lot of direct light is on them and still they are much darker then pictured. I would have returned hem except they were fully assembled by the time I got home to see them.