Pestemal Beach Towel with Turkish Design – SAPPHO - eco-friendly organic soft cotton - natural quick dry breathable blanket – Turquoise, 100x180 cm

Very light absorbent cloth. Great for travel /beach

Quick delivery. Quite absorbent but very slow to dry.

Perfect lightweight and quick dry beach towel

Great product.

This "towel" is very lightweight and actually looks more like a rug. We have been using this a lot as a rug on the beach, or park, but also as a shawl or cover for children when it gets a bit cooler towards the end of the day.The diversity is what really appeals here as you may as well take it with anywhere as it will get used.

Whenever I'm presented with something that claims to be so many different things in one, especially when they are quite so different, I'm always more than a little sceptical. This cotton Pestemal, it's a Turkish towel apparently, promises to be a scarf, shawl and blanket all on top of its primary use. Scepticism was abound when looking at the product.First impressions were actually pretty good as the manufacture and look of the product is solid. The colours work well together, the material is thin but robust meaning the only thing letting it down slightly is the tassels (more on those later). In terms of its uses therefore actually quite absorbent as a towel, wouldn't be too bad a blanket or throw for decorative purposes and would make a very large but otherwise solid scarf. That is apart from the tassels. These, while adding to the look, are just a bit strange on a blanket or a towel and I can see them getting in the way pretty quickly.Overall therefore, you've got a product that does a number of different things actually quite reasonably much to my surprise. While there are still some questions over how long it'll last and those tassels overall if you can see a use for it then definitely worth a go - I'd recommend.

I must admit I had never heard of the word pestemal, and after reading about it's many uses I was keen to try it out.It looks like a cotton fringed shawl. It has a silky cotton feel and the colours are really nice. At the moment grey is very in vogue, and forms the main part of this item. It is complemented by pretty pastel stripes in varying colours.As a shawl it's pretty, and it could be worn with an outer coat too.I washed this before use, then tried it out as a towel. I use this for my top half and my normal towel for the bottom. This has a good abrasive quality just like a standard towel, and I was really surprised how absorbent it is, and it actually dried me much quicker than my towel. I hung it on the heated towel rail and it was completely time in less than 15 minutes.This is a really versatile item, worn as a pashmina, a scarf to keep your neck warm, and as a pretty fashion item, as a really effective towel, for the gym or on holiday.It's actually a really attractive scarf and I will definitely be getting full use of this in a multitude of ways.

A lovely natural 100% cotton towel that is so many other things too. For a long time I have resisted getting a towel like this because it really doesn't look as though it will get you properly dry. However, I was pleasantly surprised. This piece of material is very light, can be worn as a scarf or used as a shawl to protect you from the sun without getting too hot. It's decorated with a fringe at two ends. It works as a picnic blanket when spread out or you can sit on it folded up (however as it is so absorbent don't use it on wet grass!) You can get different sizes and different colours. It dries out very quickly too. A useful thing to take with you in a bag on a day out, especially if you have young children and already have loads of stuff to carry.