Customer Reviews

Chicco 360 Degree Rotating Hook On Chair, Miro

5 star:		(82)
4 star:		(20)
3 star:		(8)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(9)

 

 

I love this chair. We have a tiny kitchen and even one of those plastic boosters on a chair took up more space than we had to spare. I debated and debated whether this would work for us, and with fewer reviews than I would have liked, I went ahead and took the gamble. I'm SO glad I did.

When I pulled this out of the box, assembly was so simple and intuitive that I didn't even open the instructions. When installed on the table, it feels totally secure. I love, love, love turning my daughter to see whatever is going on around her as well as being able to face her to me for feeding. The fabric seat is made of a sturdy, lightly coated material that resists stains. Taking the seat off to clean is a little tricky, but I figured it out quickly (again with no instructions). I realized after removing it that I could have cleaned it just as easily (with a toothbrush) without removing the seat altogether. So from now on, I know to spot clean as needed and only remove the entire thing for SERIOUS messes.

One additional feature I love that isn't mentioned is that it has 3 metal hoops surrounding the seat that hold the fabric seat in place, but they double as toy-holders (you can attach links to attach toys to them). Genius! We always had to use the strap on the old seat if we wanted to attach a toy, which was a pain. The other great thing is that they rotate with the seat, so your baby can access them at any seat position.

I haven't traveled with this seat yet (aka, to restaurants) but I look forward to it. I am certain my daughter will love finally being at the table with us. I can't imagine why anyone would want a full high chair when they could have this. It's more innovative, efficient and portable than any other feeding chair I've seen. Can't recommend it enough!

I've had this high chair for 2 months now and have loved it up until yesterday. My 6 month old daughter got her finger stuck in one of the 3 circular metal hoop tabs on the front of the seat. Thankfully I didn't just grab her out of the seat when I noticed her screaming in pain. She caught her tiny finger up inside one of these hoops and was trying desperately to pull it out. Once I finally managed to dislodge her finger I noticed that her blood vessels were broken in the tip of her finger. Needless to say she had a very unhappy New Years as did I. For the moment I have put tape over these hoops so that it doesn't happen again. Chicco really needs to rectify this problem before another baby gets injured!

I ordered this hook-on chair because I was tired of our traditional (space saving!) high-chair taking up so much space in our dining area. I really like the hook-on chair option, and my daughter seems to like it, too, as she is more part of the table. She doesn't fuss at all getting into this seat -- not always the case in her regular high-chair. Overall, I'm very satisfied with this new option from Chicco.

The biggest down-side to this particular seat is that is made from fabric (not plastic), which I thought was a plus when I bought it, but it makes it really, really hard to clean. You have to take the seat off the base to wash it -- not a simple process, plus you can only wash by hand. They also suggest (and I have done this twice already in about a week and a half) using a toothbrush to get food particals out of the crevice where the seat meets the base. This is a lot of work for an already over-worked mom! Still, I like the chair and am happy with my purchase -- maybe because I don't want to feel bad for spending $70 on something that is really kind of a pain. At least it looks good in our house and works well for what it is supposed to do.

I posted the under-the-table view in the customer photos so that you can see that the design of this chair narrowly missed our wood skirt, support pieces and leaf extensions on the underside of our table. We're thrilled that it fit and I'm certain not none of the other competing hook-on high chairs would have been able to work with our table.

With my first son we had the Chicco clip-on chair with the oh so cute hippo arms. It worked well enough, but by the time he outgrew it the thing was trashed - despite frequent cleanings. The reason was those super cute hippos provided cracks and crevices for baby food and it required constant scrubbings. Plus, it was difficult to keep a placemat underneath - and a pain to put it there - having to constantly unhook the chair.

With my second son I really, really wanted a nice chair that fit my decor but I just could not stand to spend $300 to get the one I wanted and I didn't want a big plastic hunk of junk in my dining room (even though I have the space). The 360 solves all of the problems of the lower-end model with 2 simple features - the eating tray which means I won't need a placemat! Yeah! And the 360 swivel which means that right now, while I have to feed my son, I can move him around to face me during feeding time. In addition, if I am done and cleaning up the kitchen I can leave him there and just twirl him around so he can see me.

I was tentative because there were so few reviews, but like the previous reviewer I took the plunge and was so glad I did. I saved $225 without sacrificing decor. Thanks Chicco!

I absolutely LOVED this chair when I got it. Not bulky like so many others, and not too traditional, but not too modern, either. I liked the pattern and the idea that I could hook it onto our island so I could feed our baby while preparing food. It seemed like the golden egg of baby high chairs.

Unfortunately the island's overhang was too short by one inch. Thankfully, though, I was able to fit it (just barely) on our table.

PROS:

*Very cute! We got the Miro pattern.
*Saves the most space of any other kind of high chair
*Rotates to four different angles (Not quite a continuum of 360 degrees--the chair locks at 0, 90, 180, and 270 degrees for safety.)
*Good price

CONS:

I started noticing these one my baby became self fed, which was for us at 7-8 months, a month after we got the high chair.

*3-point harness
--it sticks, even when clean, the straps are difficult to adjust (maybe I am just oblivious as to how to properly adjust this kind of strap). Also, because it is a 3-point harness, it is NOT SAFE FOR SQUIRMY BABIES. Obviously, the baby should be supervised at all times, but my 9-month old was able to get out, even with the harness tightened.

*Nearly impossible to clean
--Not only is this made out of fabric, which is not wipe-clean or particularly stain-resistant, but this thing has a ZILLION tiny crevices that food gets stuck in. The folds of the chair, the 360 degrees of track that rotates, the straps, the gaps between the tray and seat all get filled with baby food.
--You have two options for cleaning: 1) Get a hard-bristled brush and scrub the life out of each and every crevice after each meal or 2) unfasten the cloth seat by its buckles and snaps, take out the bottom pad, and throw it in the washing machine on the gentle cycle, let air dry. I usually go for #2, but even though this seat has metal buckles and snaps, I think the manufacturer never intended the seat to be removed. If I had teenage boys, it would be their chore to dismantle this thing.

RESTRICTIONS:
You can't use this high chair on table leafs (leaves?), on tables with tablecloths, or on tables with only one center leg. Tables must be 0.75" to 1.5" thick. The chair's arms need a depth of approx 14" (my own measurement) in order to correctly fasten the chair to the table. Use for children up to 37 lbs.

BOTTOM LINE:
I really wish this were easier to clean. But because it isn't, and because my son is able to catapult himself out of the 3-point harness, I'll be getting a new high chair. Soon. If you decide on this for your family, be sure to read the restrictions (above) before purchase.

Happy shopping!

This is a good high chair and I did lots of research. I came out thinking that this one is good enough to have to pay more. First one I had was the very highly-reviewed Fisher Price Healthy Choice booster seat but I eventually realized that it didn't fit under the lip of our table so baby felt isolated and bored when he had to sit in it. This Chicco seat makes him much more a part of the family.

It has a nice expansive grip so it fit over our large table lip. The tray is a GREAT size to wash in the sink, and oddly enough, made out of a really pleasant feeling material that I haven't felt on other baby items before. I confess that the straps are too much of a hassle for me so I don't use them usually - hopefully nothing bad will happen to make me regret that - but I might if I had a different room setup and had easier access to the chair.

The only problem I see with the chair is that, even though it's made so the tray is detachable, the instructions forbid you from using the chair without the tray. I think this is because there is a gap between the chair and the table when the tray is removed, and they fear that a baby's arm could get stuck in it. This is regrettable because I'd like to have him be able to play with things directly on the table, as well as have him play in the chair when I'm washing the tray. This seat looks like it would have been easy to design differently - wish they had. But overall, I'm very happy and so's he.

One final word of caution - about your table, not the chair. Our table was weakened by somewhat loosened screws, which I didn't really notice. Once he started sitting in this seat and kicking his legs around in delight all the time, it loosened up the screws of the table to the point where it was really dangerous. I finally figured it out and since tightening the table screws, we have not had a problem.

I'll admit that my experience with high chairs is a little limited, but I've tried a standalone one, one that straps on the chair and this one. Get this one. It's not that other high chairs are bad, just less convenient.

With a standalone high chair, I felt very disconnected from my child, like she was in a cage. She had a great tray in front of her, and it had a lot of support when she was too young to sit on her own, but she couldn't get close enough to the table to really be part of the family. It felt as though both her and whoever was feeding her needed to be separate from the dinner table. It was also completely unportable; if you wanted to go to grandma's house, you pretty much were limited to what grandma had there.

With a seat strapped to a regular chair, she either didn't have much of a tray and had to use the table (which was usually not at a decent height), or we had the same issue with her being separate. This one also was kind of annoying to move around, because you had to get a grip on the chair without disrupting the seat. Not a dealbreaker, but less convenient. This one is the most portable, however. Wherever you go, there's a chair to put this on.

The hook-on chair is always the right height for the table (because it's effectively part of the table), has a convenient tray, the kiddo is always right there with the rest of the family, and it conveniently moves around. Please note that the tray is attached to the table, so when you turn the kiddo, the tray does not follow. But still, it's really easy to have her be part of the family or to move her so she's facing whoever is feeding her at the time. It's less intrusive to the whole process. When we first got it, I was a little concerned that it would lack the support to hold or child up (she's currently 27 lbs), but I haven't felt so much as a wobble, even when I'm leaning lightly on the thing. I like that everything that touches the table is rubberized, so that there's never any problem with damaging the table. It does fold up and is very portable, but it takes a little longer to hook onto a table than the strap-to-the-seat kind. I've also run into a situation where the seat just didn't fit on a table because the table had a too-low lip on the bottom, but that was only once.

I really can't recommend this seat highly enough. It's not perfect, but it's my favorite.

I love everything about this high chair. I love having my son at the table with us while we eat. I love packing the high chair up in the mesh bag it comes with and taking it to restaurants with us. I love not having to wonder how thoroughly the restaurant staff cleaned their high chair. I love being able to spin his hich chair away from the table and be able to visit with him as I'm cooking dinner or doing the dishes or whatnot. I just love this high chair and I highly recommend it!

This is by far one of the best chairs! So easy to keep clean and so versatile. I'm not sure why one comment said it was hard to clean, the tray comes off and is dishwasher safe and the fabric comes off as well. My favorite gift from my baby shower!