These shoes are absolutely gorgeous.  They were a little hard to get on at first (cold leather) but they were very comfortable once I got them on and wore them for a few minutes.  The reason I am not giving them 5 stars is because they are definitely higher than 3 inches.  The heel is at least 4 inches; definitely more height that I wanted!  I'll wear them but not as much as I had intended because the heel is so high.