Aysesa-Sandproof Turkish Cotton Beach Towel Oversized w/Hidden-Pocket 75" Sand Free Blanket Extra Large Packable Travel Bath Towel Gift Men Women Made-in-Turkey

I bought a couple of these towels for my trip to Maui recently. I love how easy they were to pack. The material is soft and lightweight, yet absorbent. I love the zipper pocket, it’s perfect for your phone, room key etc.. The sand just shakes right off making it easy to wash. I also packed one in my backpack carry on and used it on the plane as a blanket! Great buy!

Great towel, light weight has a great little storage pocket for keys. This is great for any pool or beach use.

I love this towel/shawl/whatever you want to call it - blanket? I know it is billed as a towel, but I have not used it yet to dry water after a swim to rate the absorbency.I bought it as I wanted something travel friendly -- and light -- that I could use as a blanket if I wanted to sit in a park or the beach. Turns out I also like wearing it when I am out in the sun in case I want to drape it across my shoulders to stay out of sun. I also have it on the edge of my bed right now. Could be a little softer but really it does not bother me but I could also wash it because it says it gets softer afterwards. (But it is plenty soft for me, last night I was out with it again, walking around to keep cool and keep bugs off as dusk, I ended up using it as a tablecloth too with food I picked up!).I have not washed or dried to see how it holds up or if shrinks (I hope not!) and have not used as towel yet--- but so far I adore it and love the style and color and size and ease - I really do love the look (I have the blue with thin white lines) -- and find it multi-useful.

Love beach turkish towels! I love the quality, the generous size and the pocket on this towel. I am considering the colour 'LILAC'. Is it really lilac-lavender ... or more greyish?

I also bought a microfiber towel to compare them for an upcoming trip. They are both lightweight, dry quickly, and fold up into a small package. The microfiber towel has an odd feel (not unpleasant, just odd) and you pat dry (can't rub with the microfiber). I have not been to the beach so I cannot make a "sand" comparison. My concern was that this towel would not dry quickly, but after hanging on the porch railing it dried very quickly. I really like this towel and plan to get some for a friend to replace the bulky towels that she uses on her boat. (BTW she loves them.)Update: I bought more for 3 friends with boats and they all love them. Makes a great gift. Like anything wet, a small amount of sand will stick to the towel. No more than the microfiber towels, though (we did a side-by-side comparison). I took this on a snorkel boat and and it was chilly on the ride back to the dock. I wrapped up in the wet towel not expecting it to help much, but it kept the wind off and I was comfortable.

best towels i have ever purchased i bought them like 5 years ago and they still work great . fast drying. sand won't stick to it, they fold easy and don't take much room they are great . don't doubt it . just buy it. they are thin but they dry you fast and they are very good. i love them.

I loved the idea of the zippered pocket and the size but it's as thin as a dishtowel and I really need a towel to dry off with at the pool- if you want a towel to lie on on the beach or whatever this would work- it wouldn't absorb sand and would dry quick but I'll send it back and keep looking

I opted for a cheaper version of the name brand Turkish towels and have no regrets.The size is perfect, color is beautiful and after 2 washes it is softening up nicely (I haven’t put it in the dryer…I hang dry this towel).