I love the look of this rug...it is thick, soft-ish (as expected), and was just the understated tropical touch I needed for my breakfast nook!  I am rating this rug 4 stars because it is not a perfect square, but is rather "wavy" on the 2 sides where it is stitched.  I keep trying to tug on the edges, and I am hoping it will eventually stretch to be a little more straight on the edges.