These chairs are great to recline! The only reason I rated 4 our of 5 is because on day 2 and 3 of owning a pair of these, the buttons come out VERY easily. My long hair tangled in one of the buttons barely tugging on it and it hangs out instead of being snug on the chair. My daughter barely pulled on it when trying to climb up into it and the button is lose as well. We bought the coverage plan that allows these to be repaired which I feel is necessary based on the ease of pulling out these items. Everything else is great. We have two dogs (Heelers) that blow their coats/shed and the pet hair cleans up easily on these.