I love the look of this rug, but it's pretty impractical at the shore where sand can get in between the fibers.  Tried vacuuming but the "rag rug" aspect of it means that the bits of cloth and string completely get pulled out of the weave.  I didn't read the instructions that say do not vacuum with a beater bar.  Had I known that it couldn't be vacuumed, I would not have bought it.