we were looking for a reclining rocker for our nursery and decided on this based on price. it is on the smaller side so my 6' 2" husbands feet hang pretty far off the end when he reclines in it although he still sits comfortably. the char shipped with no instructions and the box was heavily damaged although the chair itself was fine. its easy to put together although we are concerned that the back doesnt really seem to snap in at all and when you pick it up to move it the back comes off on one side. directions probably would have helped with seeing if this was a manufacturing defect, regardless it still reclines, rocks, and vibrates so will see what happens. the material is soft and comfortable. the massage is really just vibration...dont expect any sort of actual massage for this price but our dogs so like the vibration and hopefully it will help get the baby to sleep.