Costco's New Futuristic Couch Has A Feature Drink-Lovers Are Going To Be Fighting Over

Costco is the perfect place to go for a $1.50 hot dog, but there's plenty of shopping to be done inside the store, too. The up-front price of a Costco membership has actually been a boon for the warehouse retailer, keeping it relevant in a digital shopping ecosystem through benefits like extended shopping hours and access to exclusive gas station services. Costco has also long been seen as a cheaper shopping option despite its membership fees, as buying toiletries or food items in bulk means personally stocking up or having the ability to share with friends. However, as with most other large-scale businesses, Costco is also consistently rotating its stock to entice new and returning customers. It's starting off 2026 with a bang through its futuristic new offering: the Alton Leather Power Sofa, a reclining two-seater with a refrigerator built into the middle console.

Multiple new furniture items are being added into Costco's furniture rotation, including a few different sectionals, an accent cabinet, and a bedroom set that comes in queen and king sizes. However, the Alton piece stands out for its abundance of convenience features. On top of its drink cooler with attached cup holders, this innovative leather sofa has climate control ventilation systems that let you adjust airflow to each seat (not to mention heated seats, too). It's sure to rank among Costco's highest-rated living room essentials if you're looking for a total makeover. The sofa is not available online as of this writing, but can be found in dozens of stores across states including California, Arizona, and Colorado, for $1,699.99.

If you want to bring Costco's Alton Leather Power Sofa with Cooling Unit into your home, you'll have to make some room. Its measurements are 89 inches wide, 41 inches tall, and 39 inches deep, but it can fully recline while being set close to the wall and comes with additional features such as electronic plugs so you can charge your phone. Still, experts like Bobby Berk will point out how much of a mistake it is to buy an oversized sofa for a small living room, so you'll want to be aware of how much space you're filling before going all-in on a couch that costs over a grand and a half.

An apparent drawback to the Alton Leather Power Sofa is that it appears to only be available in one color, a light gray (though again, no official listing is available online to judge whether there are more options). For a piece that emphasizes features (like a built-in cooler) that encourage you to drink while watching TV, this leaves a lighter-colored piece susceptible to stains that might be harder to clean off of leather. That being said, there are ways to clean any number of stains off of leather furniture, and it will be faster to take care of such problems if you do enough preventative maintenance to keep your sofa in tip-top shape. If you're lucky enough to find one of these pieces at your local Costco, it definitely looks like a long-term investment that's worth consideration.