Reviews for Sunshine Kids Monterey 2009 booster seat

My daughter does like this seat, she moved from a Radian 60. She is comfy and can buckle herself. I give it 4 rather than 5 stars because this is not a small seat. I was hoping for a slim profile like the Radian, but by comparison the Monterey is rather bulky (even less space to squeeze an adult between two car seats than we had before. I will probably not buy another Monterey for our other car but will look at the Britax Parkway or Clek Oobr instead.

This is a great seat except for the anchors (which was why I purchased this seat in the first place). They are extremely short and almost impossible to unhook (they are not traditional latch clips) blindly. If you need to remove the seat regularly this is NOT the seat for you. Better for a car where it will be put in and stay there. The actual seat is nice. Nice support and ability to adjust. Hard to clean, though.

I just purchased the Sunshine Monterey Booster seat for my 3 y/o DD. This is for a second car. I needed a carseat that we could take travelling with us, when we fly out of state. This carseat arrived after we had left for our recent trip. We paid $50 for a rental filmsy booster seat, that did not fit my DD right. She kept complaining that the seatbelt was hurting her neck. We just installed the new booster seat. She is a tall 3 y/o. 40 inches tall. Very easy to insatll. I love the isofit anchors. I love the height adjustor. The seatbelt rests where it is suppose to. My other carseats are 2 Decathlons for the 1 y/o. And a Frontier in the minivan. I do wish the isofit anchors were a bit longer, and the directions were clearer.

I was so nervous moving my 5yr old son out of his harnessed seat. But this booster has helped ease that anxiety. It is a deep and wide seat - which is great because my son has long legs and broad shoulders. I love the LATCH feature and the Monterey's ability not only to adjust in height but in width as your child grows. It is also well padded, the SIP for both the head and body is fantastic, and it is very sturdy. My son fell asleep the first time riding in it and there was no head flop issues either! We will be getting 2 more of these seats for our other vehicles.

My son is very tall for his age (he is 5 1/2) AND still falls asleep in the car on occasion. Two important factors I had to consider when purchasing a booster seat. After looking at many, I chose the Monterey. He is very comfortable in it. He has fallen asleep 3 times already while using it..and no head bobbing! I like that the sides can expand as well to support growth in the shoulders. Another great feature is that it CAN become a backless booster. Over all, a great purchase.

I needed boosters for my 50lb, tall 5yr old son and 32lb, avg height 3yr old daugher---this is the only seat that I have found that works perfectly for both. The kids love their new seats. They are very comfortable. Now my husband wants two more for his car.

This is a great seat and my son loves being able to buckle himself in. I originally purchased this seat because it was supposedly only 15" at the base so that I could fit 3 across in a wagon. But, it turns out that the armrests are so much further out (17") that I can't fit 3 across. If it wasn't for that, I would give it a 5 star rating.

This is a great seat and I would buy more if it wasn't so wide. I find it is difficult to buckle when I put it in my husband's smaller car because the base is so wide.