With the purchase of our new villa, there is no towel rack that I felt was in 'close proximity' to the shower.  You had to step out of the shower and across the room to the nearest towels.  As our shower is large, I bought this stand to place inside and hang wet towels.  The stand is compact and is nice looking, however, please be advised that it will not hold thick towels nor overly large towels.  Only two bath towels can be hung on it and they almost touch the floor.  If you use very thick bath towels it will be difficult to hang each as there is not much room between the bars.

Pros: Easy assembly
Cons: Not for use of thick bath towels or oversize towels.