This rug is beautiful, soft, well made, and perfect for our space! It laid flat instantly when unrolled. If you want something cushier, you’d probably want a rug pad underneath. However, I bought this rug specifically because this listing says it is machine washable. I only did not give this 5 stars because the tag on the rug (pic included) says to not completely submerge it and spot clean only. I called the Dalyn Rug Company as specified on the tag that came with the rug to get to the bottom of this. The person at Dalyn Rug Company said to list it as machine washable, another company may have done testing on it to ensure it is machine washable and it probably is safe to wash. So, still no concrete confirmation on the ability to  machine wash, but it might be safe to Haven’t needed to try that yet.