Danze Bellefleur Single-Handle Pull-Down Kitchen Faucet

We have been using this faucet for about a month and are very happy with it.

What we like . . .
Construction is solid and the action on the handle is silky smooth
The leverage with the longer handle makes flow easy to control
Twisting the head to switch between stream and spray is very convenient -- I frequently set it half way between.
The goose-neck makes our sink seem much larger (we replaced a Kohler faucet with less clearance).
It looks great (we have chrome version).

Cautions . . .
The pull down is really a 2-handed job -- it does not come out that easily. I don't find it a problem, however.
Clearance -- if you are installing on a center mount with a wall close behind, be sure you read the specs for clearance needed behind the faucet to allow the handle to go all of the way back -- it may not fit in some installations. We have it corner mounted.

In sum, we think the faucet has great...Read more

I replaced my old Delta faucet with this one when I was putting in granite countertops. The difference is like night and day... this thing just oozes quality. The lever is so easy to move and so smooth it's incredible.

I had two concerns about this faucet after reading a previous review - first, the throw of the handle and second, the strength required to use the pull-down.

The first really is an issue if you don't have much clearance to the wall behind the faucet - the lever moves around 90 degrees total, and it's fairly long. The easy way I took to get around this issue was simply to mount it with the handle in front. It looks great, it's more symmetric, and it doesn't pull much towards you so it doesn't get in the way of dishes and pots and pans.

The second issue, pull-down tension, I didn't find to be an issue at all, it has enough tension so it will retract by itself if you're not holding it but not so much that it's a big effort. I didn't...Read more

I love the look of this faucet. It's high curved neck, thick body, and graceful handle were exactly the look I had in mind. The head can swivel from side to side at the joint you can see which looks like a little "collar" on the faucet. You switch from single spray function to shower spray (which is pretty strong) by turning the head of the nozzle.

I would have given the faucet five stars if only they had used a weighted mechanism to get the faucet head back into the base instead of the coil mechanism they employ. The hose pulls back, but you always have to stuff the faucet back that last couple millimeters to make it flush. Moreover, when you're stuffing it back, you always have to make sure that the pin is lined up in the back. It takes a couple seconds, but I could have lived without it.