
We have and love the DaVinci Maddox recliner! I think it was under $500 and it is greenguard gold certified! My toddler is 19 months now and we still use it daily, it's been an amazing chair.
Enthusiastic — 'love' and 'amazing chair'. Under $500, Greenguard Gold certified. Still in daily use at 19 months. Great value.
We have the DaVinci Piper. We love it. It's comfortable and it was within budget!
Positive — loves the Piper model, comfortable and budget-friendly. Concise but hits all satisfaction markers.
I have the Davinci olive glider. It glides, swivels, and reclines and I have the matching gliding ottoman. My baby is 8 months old now and I've only used the recliner a handful of times. If you're choosing just one feature I'd go for the glider. Also cannot recommend enough getting a gliding ottoman to go with it.
Positive — 8 months of use with the Olive model. Glide/swivel used far more than recline. Strongly recommends the gliding ottoman accessory.
Hi! I did get it, I've been using it for 8 months now and I would recommend it! My friend has the real baby letto kiwi (arlo is the dupe) and that one is nicer with the automatic recliner versus the push pull thing but it's perfectly comfortable and a fraction of the price, I'd definitely recommend, I don't even ever put my feet up bc if I'm in there it's just to feed a bottle or rock him to sleep not hang out in the chair w a tv but she has a big nursery so can do that!
Positive — 8 months of use, recommends it. Acknowledges Kiwi is nicer (automatic vs manual recline) but Arlo is 'perfectly comfortable and a fraction of the price'. Honest budget comparison.
We got [this glider](https://www.wayfair.com/baby-kids/pdp/davinci-piper-swivel-reclining-glider-dv2203.html) from Wayfair. Haven't gotten to use it with the baby yet, but very comfy/supportive so far. I will say, our nursery is on the small side so we didn't want a super wide/large chair.
Positive — comfy and supportive. Chose the Piper specifically for its smaller footprint in a small nursery. Good space-conscious option.
What we ended up doing since it's almost impossible to test them in stores was pick out a few online and write their dimensions down. We then went store to store to test out chairs with similar dimensions. My husband and I are on opposite sides of the size spectrum. We also quickly discovered I didn't like recliners or the rocking motion. It's absolutely worth it to go sit in some chairs to just get a feel. We ended up with the Davinci Baby Juno glider with the footstool.
Positive — chose the Juno after methodical in-store testing with dimension matching. Works for a couple with very different body types. Recommends trying chairs in person.
Hi again! We went to the Buy Buy Baby and tried a bunch of chairs out, just returning to share what we found, as promised! Most of the inexpensive models had shallower seats, and didn't feel deep enough for long legs. However, one of our top four is within your budget at normal price, and the top two are only slightly higher if you use one of those 20% off coupons they send out. From least to most expensive: - DaVinci Swivel Glider in Heathered Gray. Comes with a rocking ottoman! This one was about $430. It was the shallowest seat on our top four, but was acceptable. It also comes with a lumbar pillow, which may help with sizing the chair down a bit for a shorter person to use. - Million Dollar Baby Classic Willa Swivel Recliner. This was the first one I sat in, and I did not want to get up. $550, with the coupon it would be $440. The lever for the recliner is tucked between the seat cushion and the arm, where little hands can't mess with it (same for the other recliners on our shortlist). The only weird part is that the back felt almost like it was already reclined a bit - the other chairs on the list felt more "upright" than this one. I liked the slightly nubbly fabric on this one. - Best Chairs Tryp Swivel Glider Recliner. This one was about $630, which would be $504 with the coupon. Husband really liked this one. I also really liked it. I wasn't the biggest fan of the fabric - it feels like that fake microfiber to me, made of polyester. Some people, like my husband, like that though, so no judgment! - Best Chairs Bilana Swivel Glider Recliner. This was the most expensive of the bunch, but was also my favorite. This one is $650, comes down to $520 with coupon. Ultra soft back cushion, reclines with just feet up or you can also recline the back to nearly flat, cushy arms, wide enough seat to stash stuff in next to you (I'm thinking snacks/water bottle for feeding times!). Husband reclined in it and had to be convinced to get up so we could go to lunch. He said it was great and he wanted to take a nap there. I think we will probably get this one if it will fit in our apartment living room. It did seem *slightly* larger than the other models.
Positive for DaVinci within a comparative review — $430 with rocking ottoman included. Shallowest seat of the top four but acceptable. Lumbar pillow helps for shorter people. Not the top pick but a solid budget option.
don't torture yourself with the shipping cluster of any of the Williams Sonoma brands. our West Elm furniture took months and months. then, being a glutton for punishment, I ordered an open box glider from Pottery Barn. I waited for weeks for any update, then they said it shipped, and then out of nowhere, they cancelled it on me. I ended up with a Carters by DaVinci Arlo glider from Target, also Greenguard Gold Certified, and it's just okay. Relatively comfy, but the footrest is loud when it deploys, and it pushes down too easily.
Mixed — 'just okay' and 'relatively comfy'. Specific complaints: footrest is loud when deploying and pushes down too easily. Ended up with it after other orders fell through, not a first choice.
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