I could not be any happier with this rug!! The color I got was Dark Linen and it matches perfectly with my bathroom. I wanted something different in this bathroom that would make it have a little extra pop and this rug did just that!  
I put this in our guest bathroom so there wont be a ton of use on the rug; however it seems like it will hold up just fine either way. I walked across it and it did NOT lay flat as it is fluffy enough that you could not even tell I walked on it. It seems like it would be absorbent as well when our guests shower. It does slide without a rug grip underneath so I laid mine on top of a memory foam bath mat, which gave it a little cushion and does not slide at all. I love when a product works out the way you were hoping it would!