I love, love, loved this rug.  It was soft, thin, laid flat, was a beautiful color and looked great in our room!  We've had it for almost a year.  But then, it needed to be cleaned.  It does not clean.  We first tried to spot-clean a small (non-staining) spill, and with just water (no cleaning solution!) the color bleached right out.  You know when you buy a new pair of dark denim, and it says to wash before wearing, because all the dye will come out?  That's was this rug does.

We thought maybe a professional cleaning might help; if nothing else, maybe it would all fade equally and still be okay.  BAD IDEA.  The cleaners (who we have used for years on all sorts of carpets and rugs), assured us that it would be fine, but when it was done, the fibers were a different texture, and it was all faded to almost a pearly white.

So if you don't have pets or kids, and aren't clumsy adults, this rug is the best.  But if you need to clean it -- good luck to you.