CHITA Genuine Leather Reclining Swivel Accent Chair with Ottoman, Black

I read lots of reviews and decided to buy one for myself and one for my husband. I have cervical stenosis, cervical arthritis and Degenerative Disc Disease so I needed a chair that was supportive in all the right places and this chair hits the mark for me. It is a firm chair but is exactly what helps alleviate a lot of my pain. I especially like that it has adjustments for the headrest, I find it to be one of the most important features for my comfort. It also has great lumbar support and hugs your body well I’m all the right places. The ottoman makes it possible to recline all the way with feet up and you can watch tv comfortably or rest. It also is very well made. It’s a very sturdy chair and the leather is very soft and high end looking. I had no issues with assembly, was extremely easy. I just turned it over the edge of my couch to hold the weight and was able to install the bottom legs. I felt the price was very fair considering I got two chairs for what I might have paid for one of similar style. I’d recommend it and I definitely don’t have any regrets with my purchase.

What a great chair!! Super solidly built with great real leather (not a fan of PU fake). Wickedly comfortable with supportive cushioning, not that super soft garbage that contributes to back problems. Feels very ergonomic with excellent back support. Excellent simple mechanical (hate power, never understood the need) mechanism for recline. I have a Stressless Ekornes as well and this one comes very very close in quality for 1/2 the price. I say go for it!

I'm sure there are many kinds of customers with many kinds of needs and preferences for a recliner, or in my case, for a dedicated A/V room chair. So, first let me explain mine... This is replacing a 30+ year old Danish recliner for which the top grain leather surfaces were still in very good condition, but the mechanicals have been steadily declining over the past few years. The CHITA recliner caught my eye because of the resemblance to a Coalesse Bob chair (not a recliner) which we used in the lobby of the national HQ of the German semiconductor company I worked for, for 35 years. Those chairs always felt like they were designed just for me, as regards height, support, and comfort. But they are not inexpensive, coming in at about $2900 in the US, and lacking the ability to recline or an ottoman. I am familiar with some Scandinavian made chairs, having shopped around and bought a Stressless for my wife in 2022, but not really being enamored of it. It was close to the Coalesse Bob price, but did recline and has an Ottoman. Just doesn't feel like it was designed for my back and physical structure (6'1", 220lb, into walking, hiking, and working with heavy power tools- same jeans size for 4-5 decades, and I'm in my mid 70's) I do a lot of wood working and mechanical prototyping for a small outfit back East (I'm in Idaho) so even things like the basic chair structure with steamed folded high density plywood caught my eye- including the use of high density felt damper pads as primary contact points after one inserts and tightens the mounting screws. I did cheat a little, and though I used the supplied Allen head wrenches to start the bolts into the threaded inserts, I finished up with my own DeWalt mm Hex wrench tool. My opinion is that whoever developed this chair is either clairvoyant, or an SME. (Subject Matter Expert). Let me explain why, from my viewpoint. * Very high quality self centering swivel bearings on the chair and ottoman. Almost no effort to rotate the chair side to side, (unlike every other Danish style recliner I've bought) and it smoothly, (not to fast, not too slow) returns to the centered position after you get up. * Excellent design of seating surfaces and support (for me, anyway)- I've had major back surgery decades ago, functionally I'm fine, but some chairs or seats bug me- for example, my Toyota FJ Cruiser is fine for 600 mile drives, but my wife's seats in her Lexus RX350 just cannot be adjusted to provide the right support for either me or her for long drives. Firm, where it needs to be. Again, feels a lot like my memory of the Coalesse chairs, in the upright position. * Additionally, high quality top grain leather, in what I call an old school weight and style similar to my 3 decades plus recliner that I had to retire, though the leather surfaces were still fine. * VERY good recliner functionality- a simple pull up lever on the right to release the lock, very easy to move into position, and release the lever and the back stays where you put it until you pull it up again. Reclines far enough to make naps comfortable for me. (Mind you, I'm not the princess and the pea sort) * Easy to adjust headrest (well, for me, much easier than the other newer more expensive recliners we have), with adequate height range and three angle positions. Any drawbacks? Well, since it seems designed to work so well for me, it would not work well for my 45 yo nephew- Why? well, the seating area on most recliners is of a general size to accommodate a wide range of folks of different sizes and degrees of adipose. Most recliners have a seating area 24" wide. The CHITA Elvin (its official name in most markets, though not used in the Amazon listing) has a seating area width of 18". Some folks may undoubtedly say, "Well, what do you expect, made in Vietnam (Asia), for small people, right". Well, I'm not a small person. But my proportions are obviously much different from my 45 year old nephew who is about 5" shorter and 60-70 lb heavier. So, this chair may not be a good fit (or possibly even a feasible fit) for him. But me, I'm totally charmed with the operational characteristics, the comfort, the rock solid physicality (no wobble or tilt getting into it) - maybe you could say this is an engineer's recliner. Oh, given it is well constructed, it is heavy, but that comes with the territory.

I waited a little while before writing this review because our house was still under construction when the chair arrived, and I wanted to set it up properly before sharing my thoughts. Assembly was simple and didn’t take long. The fabric looks very nice and feels durable, and the chair itself is very comfortable for relaxing. The ottoman makes it even more enjoyable to sit in. I had previously ordered two recliners from the same company, and this chair matches them very well. Overall, I’m very happy with this purchase.

This chair arrived within 3 days of my order. Was a bit nervous because of the price, but the reviews were very good. Lots of packaging to keep it safe, so I spent an hour or two carefully unpacking it and setting it up. Then I sat in it. Well it fits my 6-ft 215-lb male body just right. Great back support including lumbar area. Excellent adjustable head and neck support. Being able to lean back, stay at one position, put my feet upon the ottoman all added up to my spending about 3 hours in this chair on Day 1. And this was on a day with my normal obligations to my job and family, etc. I can easily imagine a winter nap in this chair. The leather seems strong and the construction is very sturdy. A lever managed with my right hand functions very well. The chair locks into my chosen position, and then is easily released and the chair returns to its normal position. The headrest offers several positions as well, and the ottoman is mildly slanted, so you can choose which way you prefer it. The only “con” I found so far was that they taped some foam around the stem of the leg support, and with today’s modern super-strong tape, and I had to use a knife to release it, which resulted in some minor scratches of the stem, which is mostly hidden anyway so it’s pretty irrelevant. Ironic, as the purpose of the foam wrap was to protect the stem. In future I hope they figure out a protective wrap that could be removed with the hand alone. That is a pretty minor thing, for a chair that seems excellent. The butterscotch color is nice. I didn’t want the severity of black. If they had offered a coffee.or chestnut color I would have.chosen that, but the butterscotch color is warm anc light, so I’m happy with it. Assembly instructions were superb, with unusually excellent drawings for guidance. Someone suggested 2 people would be needed for assembly, but I accomplished it by myself, using the styrofoam packing pieces to prop up the chair as I carefully screwed the feet onto it. It feels very sturdy and also very soft and comfortable. It seems to just absorb me into its comfortable support. I love it. Well worth the price.