The design is beautiful, the size is gigantic. I questioned at first if quality had been down graded from a previous purchase so I washed the towel and dried in dryer on low heat. This tightened the weave and gave me a better feeling that quality is still there. At first I thought it looked like cheap polyester but once I washed it the feel and tight weave were quite visible so I'm very happy with my
5 purchased items.