It's soft and tightly woven, and a good value for the price. Seems to be a gamble, though– the rug we received had the stripes going the other direction than shown in the photo (running the length of the shorter ends, latitudinally) and the colors were predominantly grays and reds. I lucked out and really like what I got, but if you want a sure thing, this is the wrong product. There's no padding and I have only a non-slip pad underneath that doesn't add cushioning, so it's not very thick or cushy, but for my purposes that's good because I prefer it to lay as flat as possible.