When we bought our house last year, I looked at our tiny yard and decided a reel mower would be just the thing.  Since we bought it late in the year, I hardly got a chance to use it, but I found mowing the lawn to actually be enjoyable.  No loud machine noise, just me, my mower... and my iPod. :D

I have a reel lawnmower. It is imperative that you don't let your grass grow too tall, because reel mowers can't handle cutting tall grass.