This rug has a very impressive texture and feels every bit as soft underfoot as carpet. In fact, that's really my only problem with it: it really just looks like a slab of carpet. Used properly, that's not a problem, but the room I had intended to put it in really needed something with a little more going on. I also thought it would be a little darker; it's about as white as anything can get, and very quickly becomes dirty. Still a good value overall, and it worked out just fine as a rug for my bedroom, so no complaints from me.