RST Cannes Chaise Lounge Review 2024

Are you seeking a top-quality poolside, deck, or patio lounger? Are you personally a bit heavier than average, or do you regularly entertain guests who are?

If you answered yes to either of those questions, then you know how difficult it can be to find good-quality furniture that is built ruggedly enough to provide proper support.

Most of the furniture sold today supports between 250 and 300 pounds. You’ll find a few options that can support up to 350 pounds, but much beyond that, and the number of choices available falls off quickly.

The good news is that companies are selling to the bigger, heavier segment of the market. Many companies are smaller brands you may not have heard of, but if you’re willing to take a chance, you’ll find a lot to like.

The RST Cannes Chaise Lounge chairs are an excellent example of hidden gems waiting to be discovered in this market. In the following sections, we’ll tell you what makes these chairs special. By the time you reach the end of this review, we think you’ll agree: These loungers belong on your shortlist of options to consider. Let’s take a closer look.

Key Features of the RST Cannes Lounge Chairs

The first thing to discuss regarding the RST Cannes Chaise Lounge chairs is that you can’t buy just one. The company only sells them in pairs, so these will probably be non-starters unless you’re looking for at least two. Your only other alternative is to find someone who also needs a single lounger and split the cost with them.

Assuming that’s not a deal-breaker for you, the first thing you’ll notice about them is that they’re incredibly attractive. Crafted with a mix of rattan and steel, these chairs offer swooping, graceful lines that define the arms and legs, cradling an expansive seat.

Color Options

Even better, you can get these chairs in a variety of colors, including:

Most of the color options are neutral, which makes it easy to blend these chairs in with whatever color or décor scheme you already have in place. There are, however, a couple of bolder, eye-catching colors, giving you the option to use them as a focal point if that’s what you’d prefer.

Chair Specifications

Aside from the sleek lines and generous color selection, here are the basic stats that define the model:

These numbers show these chairs are ideally suited for bigger, taller, and heavier folks. The cushions, being 80” in length, can comfortably support users up to about six and a half feet tall. With a 26” wide cushion, even if you’re quite close to the chair’s 400-pound weight limit, you should have no difficulty fitting comfortably into it.

Even better, these chairs offer three different recline angles, giving you tremendous flexibility in optimizing your comfort.

RST utilizes a custom fabric they call ‘Sunbrella,’ which appears to be polyester filament-based. It’s fast-drying and weather-resistant, a great pairing with the chair’s powder-coated aluminum frame. These materials make these chairs capable of standing up to just about any environment, including the salty air of coastal areas.

In addition to that, the wicker used to cover various portions of the frame is commercial grade and protected by a layer of polyethylene, making it at least as rugged as the fabric. In short, these chairs were built to last and stand up to the elements well.

The final thing to note here is the weight of these chairs. At 28 pounds each, they’re heavy enough to leave outside without worrying about the wind knocking them over but light enough that if you wanted to collapse them and store them when you don’t need them, that’s doable, too.

The one thing you probably won’t be able to do easily is to take these with you to enjoy a day at the beach. They’re a bit too heavy for that unless you live literally ON the beach, have a super strong back, or don’t have very far to tote them. It’s a limitation to be sure, but not a huge one.

Adjustability and Comfort

The RST Cannes Lounger chairs have only one adjustable feature, which we have already mentioned briefly. You can adjust the reclining angle, choosing from three different settings that change the angle of your upper body when sitting in the lounger. A fourth setting lets you lay the chair flat, making it perfect for napping.

Comfort-wise, the cushions are 3” thick, sufficient to be comfortable, but aren’t what we’d call luxurious. Even so, these loungers are comfortable enough to spend several hours at a stretch, allowing you to spend a leisurely afternoon in them.

In addition to the padding itself, each chair has an extra pillow that offers an additional 3” padding for your head. Like the frame, these pillows are held in place via Velcro straps, a simple, effective solution.

No Assembly Is Required

Unlike most furniture you can buy online these days, if you decide you want a pair of these, you won’t have to do anything except take them out of the box, put them where you want them to go, unfold them, and attach the cushions.

The cushions attach to the frame via Velcro straps, which is about as simple as it gets. You’ll probably spend more time getting these chairs out of the box than it will take you to prepare them for first use. Kudos to RST for that!

Pros and Cons of RST Cannes Lounge Chairs

We love that the company put as much effort into styling these chairs as they did into comfort. The result is a more expensive chair, which may strain your budget, but this is a case of getting what you pay for.

The only real downsides where these loungers are concerned are that you can’t buy just one, they’re a little too heavy to pack up and take to the beach, and they are more expensive than many other lounger options.

RST Cannes Chaise Lounge Chair Review Conclusion

The RST Cannes Chaise Lounge chairs are great-looking, well-constructed, comfortable chairs, which is everything most people are looking for in a lounger. Yes, you’ll pay a premium for them, and the cost is further magnified by the fact that you can’t buy one. Still, quality matters, and most people understand that you’ll pay a premium for it.

We love these, and if you decide to purchase one, we think you will, too. While there are less expensive loungers on the market, they’re not as well-made and don’t look as good. Whether on the expensive side or not, we give these a solid recommendation.

Recommended Reading

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References & Resources

• RST Brands, Official Brand Website.
• What are the Advantages of Rattan Furniture?, Your Amazing Places.
• Outdoor Living: Tips for Keeping Your Rattan Furniture Looking New, The Fashionable Housewife.
• Let’s Dream About Sleeping Porches, Off Beat Home.