ONSEN Supima Waffle Face Towel 2 Pack - Luxury Cotton Towels - Quick Dry, Soft, Absorbent, Lightweight Spa Towels for Bathroom - Denim Blue, 12" x 12"

... That's the tag line in one of the reviews I found for this towel, and they're right. First, if your only criteria for a bath towel are thick, heavy and plush, you probably won't like these. On the other hand if you want a towel that looks terrific, performs as intended and is a pleasure to use, read on. 1. Looks terrific: These towels have a relaxed, upscale, minimalist look without being fussy. The colors are slightly muted, organic, nature inspired. Nothing garish here. All the colors would look good together. The soft waffle weave texture contrasts the hard, shiny materials in bathrooms. 2. Performs as intended: I believe a bath towel is intended to dry you after a shower or bath. I was surprised by how well these towels do that. I wasn't even what I was looking for that. The waffle weave probably doubles the surface area of the towel. I am puzzled by all the reviews claiming that they're not absorbent, because that is not my experience. One reviewer claims they're not absorbent, and in the next breath talks about the fabric softener she used. As I understand it, dryer sheets and softeners coat the fibers with something that gives the illusion of softness. At the same time, it interferes with the absorbency of the fabric. My neighbor put me onto wool dryer balls (Amazon has them) instead of dryer sheets. They fluff up the clothes, prevent static and don't interfere with absorbency. Wash them in cold water, e-dry them on low and don't use softeners or dryer sheets. See if that makes a difference. 3. Pleasure to use: The first time I used them, their lightness and thinness was off-putting. But I got over it quickly because they worked so well. Their lightness actually makes them easier to handle. Schlepping a thick, heavy towel is not required. When I soap up the wash cloth, the soap doesn't get lost deep in terry cloth nap. And I really knew I was getting scrubbed. That was another unexpected pleasure. They wash up nice as described above, and I'm getting very little dryer lint out of them. Because of the stretchiness of waffle weave, folding them was a challenge. I ended up rolling them instead. I fold the bath towel into quarters, and roll it separately. I fold the hand towel lengthwise and roll the folded washcloth inside it. When I stack them on top of the bath towel, I can fit four complete sets on one 22 inch shelf. That's half the space needed for terry cloth towels. I have no intentions to go back to terry cloth.

I've used other waffle weave towels and haven't liked them at all. Although others are absorbent they're also scratchy and stiff, These towels are ultra absorbent, as soft as anything I would want, and they dry very quickly. Heavy terry-cloth towels take forever to dry and smell musty by the second day, Even if you think they're expensive, just think of how much money yoiu'll save in cutting your dryer time by more than half. Two minor quibbles: first, is the limited selection of colors. I like a pop of color in my all white bathroom and I don't get that with these towels. It's not that the colors are unattractive, they're just somewhat dull. Second , I wish they came with a loop for hanging them,

These towels are soft and absorbent. My only wish is that they had a loop to hang them from.

I first bought a full towel set from Onsen's Kickstarter launch earlier this year which included this bath towel, a hand towel, face towel, and an enormous bath sheet towel. First impression out of the package was pretty underwhelming, I liked the cinder color and the towels are very generously sized, but they are very thin compared to what I've been using, and the material didn't seem very soft. Washed the bath towel and started using it- I am totally sold on these now, and bought another bath towel when I found out they were available again so I don't have to use any other towel ever. They are very thin yes, but once you use these for a little while they are amazing. I don't use thicker towels anymore, and I am totally fine with that. Honestly I'm debating bringing my Onsen towel with me on my next trip so I don't have to use the hotel towels. We'll see if I have space in the suitcase. I literally did not know a towel could leave your skin totally dry as I've never had that experience except with paper towels for my hands, but for me this towel absolutely dries me off. The towel also dries off very fast as advertised, though I only shower once a day so that's not as important for me. I do need to use the hand towel for my medium-long hair, as the bath towel on its own isn't sufficient to dry my hair enough. The bath towel is a good size for me and goes past my knees, I hate shorter towels- I am 5'2". As I said above, I also have their bath sheet which is too large for someone my size, but if you're taller than me like most of the population, either size would probably work for you! TL;DR Despite a 'meh' first impression, this is the best towel I've ever used and it is totally worth trying out.

Was looking for a nice absorbent and large bath towel that dried fairly quickly. I was hesitant to spend this much money, but I'm glad I did! These towels are much and soft, dries me if well and are huge... I love them! The day I ordered these I also bought a set in a different brand (Gilden Tree) and I do not like those ones at all. In fact, if they weren't already used, I would have returned them and bought another set of these! These towels are pricey but wellworth it!

I was looking for a luxury towel. I'm not particularly price sensitive, but it has to be worth it. Out of the box (dry), the towel feels gauzy and delightful, and I was hopeful. However, this towel doesn't dry me as well as any ordinary plush towel, nor does it dry itself any faster. It doesn't feel particularly soft when it's used in drying me off, and it has a tendency to smear water around the skin rather than pick it up. I read somewhere it could be used as a travel towel. It's quite light, true, but it doesn't dry itself rapidly like microfiber travel towels do. I don't see what the value proposition of this product is at any price, but at more than double the cost of regular towels, there's no reason to even consider buying this product.

Most amazing towel ever! Very light, soft and extremely absorbent. Seems to magically wick the water away after a shower or bath it and dries fast. Will never go back to a regular towel again, not even the luxury towels can compete. Would be nice if they had some brighter colors.

This towel is large, lightweight and absorbent. It’s expensive, because t a pleasure to use.

I love how light this towel is, yet soft. It’s great for summer and dries quickly. I do wish it was a little less expensive though. Update: after only a few months of use it is developing grey spots, even though I bleach and let it dry fully between uses. Disappointed.

These towels are fine, not as absorbent as what I wanted but they are lightweight. I bought two sets of towels and didn’t realize that I would be getting a bill from FedEx a month later for a set of fees as it was shipped from the US. The bill is $31.68 Cdn. It includes GST, a disbursement fee, another GST fee, and a clearance entry fee. I already paid a shipping fee of $5plus dollars and GST and PST. If I had known that each set of towels would be a further $16 in fees I likely would not have bought them.

I like this in particular which makes for easy storage. This my second purchase of this item.