I rely on these reviews a lot, so this is my chance to pay it forward. I originally bought their standard model as a gift for my girlfriend because it was such a good deal. It fit her needs nicely. She’s 5’ and 150. That recliner is something like 12” off the ground. It was fine for her but I’m an old, short and fat (5’6”; 270) guy and had difficulty getting out of it.So I bought myself this one. Same color and almost identical but 16” off the ground. The extra 4” makes all the difference in the world for me. I could easily get up and out without any problems.Plus, it not only has a cup holder on one side, it has a cellphone pouch AND a little pocket on the other side. Actually came in very handy at the beach.So we just got back from spending a few days at the beach. The chairs worked great. Light weight, easy to fold up and transport. It has a carrying strap built in too. We have a beach trolley, so we didn’t use them, but nice to have.These chairs are nice and wide and very comfortable. It has about five positions from flat to bolt upright. Easy to adjust too. It has a foot rest that flips out. It’s not very sturdy but worked fine.I never really tried the lay flat stick your face through the face cut out thing for very long. I did for about a half an hour. It’s not very comfortable but it works. And yes, you can stick your arms through the holes to read your phone or a book. It’s just not very comfortable. It works though if that’s your thing. My girl friend uses hers that way.The most important thing is this is very wide and comfortable and my short fat body fits just fine. I reclined the back several slots and actually fell asleep on the beach for like an hour. When I woke up, I looked over and my girl was asleep in hers!As I said, I’m a heavy guy and although I got in and out of my recliner carefully for fear of breaking it, it held up fine.So overall a great, comfortable recliner. Fit the bill perfectly for me. The only thing I can nit pick is that a couple of the screws have already started to rust. But the aluminum frame still looks like new.Spend the extra bucks and get the taller one if you can swing it. We have them around my girl’s pool now, and she uses mine when I’m not there. The back height and width are the same, but it’s amazing what an extra 4” of leg height makes.I recommend either, but especially the higher one.