Only get a French Door refrigerator is you have to sue to space issues.

I can't help with brands that have a water dispenser. Mieles are fabulous and dependable and all that- but no water dispenser.

I love my french door refrigerator. We chose it due to space issues, but I’d choose it again even if there wasn’t space issues. I often just open one door, and have the most used items in the doors towards the side that becomes the outside edge, so I have twice as many things that are easy to grab than if I had a single door fridge.

I have had both type of fridges and both have there pros and cons. The type of fridge I dislike is side by sides. Before I buy an appliance I search the internet for "best of" and also look at reviews.

Both Samsung and LG make good products. The ice and water is problematic on any brand at any price point though. Be sure that you have authorized service technicians in your area if you choose to go that route.

Otherwise, Kitchenaid/Maytag/Whirlpool should have knowledgeable techs even in the more rural areas.

French doors are a much better choice from a capacity standpoint. There is more continuous shelf space. A higher volume 36” side by side actually stores less than a smaller volumed 33” French door fridge. There is more shelf space and better organizational possibilities.

I love my french door! You do not have to open both doors, I can open either on its own and can pull out drawers with only one door open. I have the samsung 4 door flex zone. Ice and water on outside though, which is best for me since I use them both a lot

I've had two FD fridges. One has you open both doors, one doesn't. Just make sure you know what you are getting.

I had a FD fridge and will be getting one in my new build. Not because I had to but because we both prefer it. There is no need to open both doors and it stores a heck of a lot more than a s x s.

Ah, no need to open both doors- the one I lived with for a while needed both doors open and it was a pain to me. Never mind my comment.

Can’t speak for long term reliability yet, as I just got it last month, but so far I’ve been very happy with my Jenn-air counter depth, French door,with internal water and ice dispenser. I went with Jenn-air because my undercounter beverage fridge made by them has been a reliable and solid appliance so far.

https://m.jennair.com/products/details.php?category=MC_Kitchen_Refrigeration&productID=JFC2290REY

Don’t need to open both doors either. Comes in stainless but I went for Floating black glass, Love it! Unlike black stainless which scratches and shows stainless underneath, it’s a thick layer of glass. I’m hardly a clean freak, (you can see my cluttered island in the reflection lol) have dogs and kids, and here it is about a week after I last cleaned. Can hardly say the same for the SS fridge it replaced.

We have a GE French door with the dispenser in the door and one icemaker. I would buy the same thing again. I like the internal size and ability to rearrange the shelves. I will never own a side-by-side again.

One thing is to be sure not to make a habit of leaning on the bottom drawer. It seems to put the drawer slightly off track, causing it to not close all the way and begin to freeze up. My family leans and I've had to remove everything from the drawer to de-ice under it.