Ditto what Rose said, satin.

I have satin as well.

We have Glitsa Matte. Very happy. Was a stinky process, but it worked as we hoped.

We waxed ours, and so we have to keep rewaxing them, but scratches are never an issue. We have original oak from 1950, but we did have to do some small patches before we moved it because the previous owners' dogs had left urine stains with quite a stench. They had deodorizers in the house when we were viewing it, which masked the smell, and they refused to attempt to get rid of the odor, as it required new flooring. Two rooms had carpet over the original hardwood, and so we removed the stinky carpet and got great hardwood, although as I said it required some small patches. However, I was nauseous from the smell for quite a few weeks, as my room had carpet over concrete, and I did not realize that carpet needed to be removed.

Wax does not create a horrible smell.

Mine were installed prefinished, and they are semi gloss, which has dulled a bit with wear. I like them more now than when they were shiny and new. My floor is now 16 years old. I think the shinier finish shows dust/spills more than a matte finish, but I've been told semi gloss is easier to keep clean. I had very glossy polyurethaned floors in a previous house, and they showed absolutely every speck of dust. I hated them.

Can you get samples?

Satin, no stain.

I think matte is too flat, and semi-gloss too shiny. Which is why I went with a satin. Take a look at some home decor magazines, I think you'll notice a lot of satin. I went with natural as well.

Are you doing new floors or refinishing old floors? We've done both matte and satin; if you like a very natural look matte looks as though there is no finish product on the floor. It works particularly well if refinishing old floors as there is no reflection so you won't see any of the "chatter" that sometimes occurs when re-sanding, but it's very flat so you won't get that "new floor" look that comes with a more reflective surface.

I will be refinishing old floors so I will need to go with a stain and then satin, right?

Stain isn't necessary unless you want to change the color from that of the natural wood. Even if the floors are currently finished with a wood stain, after the sanding process they will return to their natural unstained wood color. Wood floors are often left unstained and finished in this natural state. If after sanding there are dark spots from water or animal stains those can usually be fixed by either taking up the stained boards and turning them over or by replacement, often with boards taken from a closet. If this is your first experience refinishing floors be aware that you may need to replace floor moldings unless your refinisher scrapes that area by hand, most don't, mine does.

We have Glitsa matte. Going on 17 years, and except for big brown dog who has made some scratches with his nails, it still looks great.