Backyard Discovery Saxony XL 12' × 6' Cedar Grill Gazebo with Steel Roof
Best XL grill gazebo — wide enough that one grill clears the cedar — 12 × 6 ft · cedar posts, 29-gauge steel roof · two steel bar tops · PowerPort · 4.6★ (616 Amazon, family-wide)
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Specs
| Model | 2206083B |
| Roof | 29-gauge galvanized steel, single slope |
| Frame | Cedar posts (4 3/4 in) and beams |
| Bar tops | Two 16 in powder-coated steel counters, 35.94 in high, on the end walls |
| Opening between posts (maker) | 120.3 in across the front (manual drawing) |
| Under-roof height (maker) | 72.9 in at the lowest side beam (manual drawing) |
| Wind rating (maker) | 100 mph*, if anchored as the manual specifies |
| Snow rating (maker) | 3,700 lb — a whole-roof total |
| Power | PowerPort: 3 outlets, 3 USB (no rating or listing published) |
| Footprint | 72 sq ft (12 × 6 ft) |
| Weight | 401 lb shipping (maker) |
| Warranty term | 5 yr, parts only |
| Warranty | 5 years, original owner and registrant, parts only; wind and other acts of nature excluded; rust counted as cosmetic; sealant on cedar 'a requirement of your warranty' |
| Owner rating | 4.6★ / 616 |
Pros
- The deepest record of its own in the class: 90 written reviews for the 12 × 6 size, 8 of them critical
- 120.3 in between the front posts leaves about 36 in a side around a 48.3 in Weber Spirit, more than Weber’s 24
- Steel bar tops at each end, shipping included from Backyard Discovery
- Prints its clearances in the manual drawing
Cons
- Two full-size grills side by side leave about 12 in a side to cedar posts that Backyard Discovery says will burn
- The 100 mph rating needs the manual’s anchoring, and the warranty excludes wind anyway
- Its critical reviews are freight: boxes lost, opened or damaged in delivery
- The cedar needs sealant once or twice a year to keep the warranty
Delivery, not the structure: boxes lost by the freight carrier, opened or damaged on arrival, one box of two delivered; one owner found it cheaper at Sam’s Club.
8 of 90 written reviews for this size are critical · critical reviews read 2026-10-15
“It took two of us about seven hours to put this together.”— KENNETH J ROBERTS, Amazon · Verified owner
FAQ
Who is the Backyard Discovery Saxony XL 12' × 6' Cedar Grill Gazebo with Steel Roof for?
You want one full-size grill or griddle under a roof with a steel bar top at each end, and you will keep the second grill out of it, because at this width one grill clears the cedar posts and two do not.
What do owners say about the Backyard Discovery Saxony XL 12' × 6' Cedar Grill Gazebo with Steel Roof?
4.6★ across 616 owner ratings (Amazon, read 2026-10-25 · listing-wide base · global base). What owners complain about: Delivery, not the structure: boxes lost by the freight carrier, opened or damaged on arrival, one box of two delivered; one owner found it cheaper at Sam’s Club.
What does the Backyard Discovery Saxony XL 12' × 6' Cedar Grill Gazebo with Steel Roof cost?
About $1,599 at Backyard Discovery, checked 2026-11-01. Prices move — the buy link above goes to the live listing.
What is the warranty on the Backyard Discovery Saxony XL 12' × 6' Cedar Grill Gazebo with Steel Roof?
5 years, original owner and registrant, parts only; wind and other acts of nature excluded; rust counted as cosmetic; sealant on cedar 'a requirement of your warranty'
Record
- — Amazon stopped selling this size: B0B2YW6ZZ6 redirects to B08X4Y3TTX (the 8 x 5 Saxony), and a search found no listing. Buy link moved to Backyard Discovery's store at $1,599 (was $1,199 on Amazon).
- — Added as the crown of the XL grill gazebo showdown: deepest own-size record, and at 120.3 in one grill clears the cedar posts.
Warranty
5 years, original owner and registrant, parts only; wind and other acts of nature excluded; rust counted as cosmetic; sealant on cedar 'a requirement of your warranty' · you are buying this direct from Backyard Discovery
Backed by a 5-year warranty
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What we have seen it sell for
- — $1,599 read
- — $1,199 read
Each date is when we recorded that price, not necessarily the day it changed — we publish what we can prove. Prices we later corrected are left out rather than shown as moves.
✓ Safety: no active recall — No CPSC recall names this gazebo or a Backyard Discovery gazebo (RecallTitle 0; the one ProductName hit, 21747, is Leisure Time Products' Brutus swing sets), checked 2026-10-15 against the CPSC recall API with the gazebo-recall control 24745 first and last.
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Data last verified: 2026-11-01. Ratings are real, dated reads — never scraped or invented. Full methodology and monetization disclosure: how we test.