I already had this towel in the regular bath-towel size that we use as a pool and beach towel. I purchased this larger one to be my designated pool towel because it covers most of the chaise lounge chairs sitting poolside; I sit and lay on it. Both sizes are very light weight and take up very little space in a bag. Like the regular-sized one, this towel is soft and comfortable to sit and lay on, and it washes nicely. I just throw it in with my other linen sheets and towels (always on the delicate cycle, cold water, a detergent for delicates, and dried on the low-heat delicate cycle). Like all of my linen towels, it also takes up almost no extra space in my linen closet. I love it.