Regalo Safety 29"-38.5" Easy Step Baby Gate, Bottom of Stairs & Doorways

Why it's worth it

The Regalo pressure-mounts in minutes with no drilling, fits openings from 29 to 38.5 inches, and stands 30 inches tall. Keep it at the bottom of the stairs or in a doorway, because pressure-mounted gates can be pushed loose and don't belong at the top.

A gate at the bottom of the stairs is worth having, and this is the easy way to get one. Pressure mounting means four screws you turn by hand, no studs to find, and no holes to patch. You can move it between the stair opening and a doorway as your kid's range grows. For a rental, that flexibility is the whole point.

The width range has a gap you need to know about. Without the extension it covers 29 to 32 inches. With the six-inch extension it covers 35.5 to 38.5 inches. Openings between 32 and 35.5 inches don't work at all. Measure before you order, because that gap catches a lot of people.

From our review of 7 baby gates for stairs

What we like

• +A gate at the bottom of the stairs is worth having, and this is the easy way to get one
• +The width range has a gap you need to know about
• +Regalo's instructions are emphatic about the wall cups, and you should follow them

What to know

• –It's pressure-mounted, so there's a bar across the bottom of the opening
• –The steel is thinner than what you get on the hardware gates here, and a determined large dog can shift a pressure gate over time