I‘ve waited with this review until the end of the summer as I was a bit skeptical first due to the size and great price. Now after one season, the umbrella still holds. It is a very solid and quality built item, much better as expected (it wobbles a bit with wind as any large umbrella). We have it open day and night and it can deal well with windy days (of course we close it for storms). The umbrella is really HUGE and we can easily seat 8 people underneath. It also keeps you dry during light showers. Would definitely buy again!