I was very pleased with the soft quality leather. Some leather can be very cold and stiff but this was plush and inviting. I had assumed it was electronic reclining but it's manual so we aware. Also, that being said I wish as you reclined the seat back it had some more tension to hold the recline verses holding it in place with your body weight. Bonus feature was an AC and USB plug in the RAF recliner. Make sure you measure! Also those recliners are awesome and almost go totally flat, so you could have a guest crash on it for sure! This really is a big couch and we had issues with the layout in our living room. We actually ended up with it put together as a long sofa and no wedge!