Toddleroo by North States - Easy Swing & Lock Baby Gate Series 2: Metal Safety Gate for Stairs & Doorways - Adjustable 28.68 to 47.85 Inches Wide - 31 Inches Tall - Matte Bronze

This has been our favorite baby gate by far it has an easy one-hand opening feature, but is challenging for toddlers. I do wish it auto closed, but all the other features make up for it. You can set it up to swing whichever way you want, it's easy for an adult to take on and off the wall if you need to move it out of the way (so not retractable, but removable and easy to pop on and off as needed). It's also width adjustable to fit your opening.My favorite feature though, is that it has no trip bar at the bottom - which is needed if it's at the top of the stairs, and definitely a nice feature to have anywhere else. It's been very high quality and feels very stable. We have one that's still going strong after 3 years. We've also bought others in that time. I will never buy a different baby gate again!

After doing a lot of research, I settled on this baby gate for the top of our stairs. We live in a two bedroom apartment with stairs inside that lead to our living space, so we needed a quality gate as we have two young children.The installation was a breeze following the instructions provided and utilizing a stud finder. Not only does it look nice, but after having the gate for a couples months I can say I am satisfied with this purchase.The gate is sturdy, quick to unlock while still preventing little hands from escaping. The width is perfect with our stairway as it’s easily adjustable, and the dimensions matched the description well.

These are the best baby gates we've had. Not only do they look nice, and fit a wide variety of door and stairways, but they include templates to make them very easy to install. They gates are strong and shut securely, when adjusted. Excellent product!

The quality is very good, and although it’s not super heavy, it has some heft to it. That was the only reason kept me going, because the installation is just so time consuming for the lack of fine adjustments. I measured like 10 times, and even used double sided tape and zip ties to attach the hinges, some of our baby toys under the gate to match 4” under the gate everywhere, and assembled the gate on the hinges and adjusted the four outward bolts, but I still ended up with crooked gate after I screwed it down. The screw holes don’t let you fine tune it, which is my biggest complaint. Slight adjustment to outward bolts at hinges will ruin all your other adjustments since it will move the other side up or down, so these screw holes should have slight tolerance to move around. I used Summer Banister to Banister gate kit because I didn’t want to drill into our stainless posts, and that one has its own set of problems, but end result is pretty.Overall, it’s a classy gate, and after several hours of fine tuning, it’s almost perfect now. I even removed all the end caps at the center and replaced the front and back gate parts order so when the gate is open it stays flat to the side glass panels. I managed to strip one screw, so don’t over tighten them: housing is plastic after all. I did a ton of research before ordering this gate, and for my 47” opening, there was very few options, and this looked the best. If you get this, install it on a day you are calm and take your time. It’s not a job you can rush. Thank you for reading, and YMMV.

Pricey, but well built and safe. Not easy to install but once you get it right it is great. We unfortunately moved and did not keep the template making it even more difficult the second time. Again, works great after you get it set. Easy to open for the adult. Swing angle is good.

This gate is has proven to be very sturdy once installed. Getting all the holes drilled was a bit of a hassle, but ultimately worth it. I've accidentally run into the gate once, and it didn't budge. It's easy to open and close, and it can swing smoothly in either direction. It's also possible, though tough, to open or close it relatively silently. Most importantly, it helps keep a toddler on the right side of the house!

Edit: they do sell replacement parts on their website for a reasonable price. I'd give -1 star for the design defect but it is otherwise probably the best gate around.This is mostly a good product. I bought 2, but after 3 years, both of the latches have broken. The top latch is made of a single piece of plastic, so it becomes brittle and snaps after repetitive use. They should this part separately, since it is designed to fail.

I hate these gates. Like I actually hate them. I moved and needed new gates to keep my dogs out of certain areas. I installed two of them which took FOREVER. I’m pretty mechanically inclined and I’ve installed plenty of gates. But these… I’d think I had them lined up (used a laser level and everything) but as soon as they were all screwed in with new holes in my walls and baseboards, somehow they were no longer aligned. And THEN, after finally getting them aligned they would work a few times then for no particular reason they’d be completely out of alignment again! Yes, I tightened everything and followed the directions. They are just seriously awful and have been incredibly inconvenient and a huge waste of time during a stressful move. Pretty though.