[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Let's start with, it's beautiful! Coming into the winter months, the heavy weave makes it look like a sweater for your floor. It's thick and soft and a great color. There is a backing that keeps it from sliding, but it doesn't look like the rubbery thing on the back of most bath mats. I haven't washed it yet, but I admit, I'm going to baby it because I want it to last a long, long time.
The only problem I have with it is on me, not the mat. There is a litter box in the bathroom with the mat and one of the cats loves the mat too, so after she's done doing her business in the box, she crosses the room and takes a nap on her new mat! Unfortunately, she's a little bit of a slob and doesn't wash her feet immediately, so there is a light dusting of litter tracked onto the charcoal mat. Sloppy kitty!