Amazon Basics 100% Cotton Terry Absorbent Cabana Stripe Pool & Beach Towels, Soft, Large, and Thick, 2-Pack, Navy Blue, 30 in x 60 in

I used the Amazon Basics 100% Cotton Terry Cabana Stripe Pool & Beach Towels at a recent poolside event I planned, and they were a huge hit! The towels are soft, absorbent, and the green cabana stripes gave the whole pool area a fresh, vibrant look that matched the event’s theme perfectly. The towels are generously sized at 30” x 60”, making them ideal for lounging by the pool or drying off after a swim.They also held up well throughout the day, keeping their softness even after multiple uses. I love how quickly they dry, which was really helpful with so many guests. Not only did they serve their functional purpose, but they also helped add to the overall aesthetic of the event.If you’re hosting a pool party or beach-themed event, I highly recommend these towels. They’re stylish, practical, and just the right touch to elevate your party!

These things are just big fun! At 5 feet long they are great when you have guests over for a pool party or hanging out . I've noticed the price jumps around a little for which color costs what but if you aim under $10 a towel you're doing just fine. Not the cheapest towels, but the best overall combo of price, size and comfort for my money.I've gotten mine to last quite a while by using this pro-tip:1. I always wash in cold. Almost all laundry detergents work just as well if not better in cold water these days and it saves energy AND it saves colors. I also noticed the towels that are washed in cold don't get all thready as quick.2. After they have been around the pool soaking up pool water and drying people off, if you don't plan to wash them right away, hose them off. Get the harsh pool chemicals off them and you can hang them out to dry at that point. Don't allow them to dry with all that pool stuff on them.3. If they get dingy for some reason, maybe avoid the bleach to clean them up and use a little bit of TSP in the wash. This will get them bright and not quite as harsh as bleach (even the color safe kind), also leaves them feeling soft if you don't go all ham with the TSP. A little goes a long way.Hope you found this useful!

These beach towels are like terry cloth very soft.They are perfect size hard to find. love them.

I do my best to get to go to the beach one week a year, so I bought these for quite infrequent use, so please keep that in mind.In terms of appearance, I got the green and white. The green is a tad less vibrant than it appears in photos, but is still a beautiful shade.I saw that several people commented on the amount of lint they produce, so I added a pic of the lint I got after washing (just them in the washer, regular cycle, warm water) and drying (medium heat plus an extra 10 minutes to try to really get anything loose). I think it’s a very typical amount of lint to get off of two new towels.After washing and drying them, I see a few threads that are less than an inch in length, near the edges. I’ll trim those but none seem to be from the loops.You can see in my pic that the binding (or whatever is the right terms for the edging) is pitifully thin. You shouldn’t be able to see the color differences under it but you definitely can with these. It’s already looking a tad worn there so I can imagine they will be very frayed and the binding may come off after several uses/washes. To try to avoid that, I’m stitching it down preemptively. I won’t know until I go on my trip in a few months whether that suffices. If the towels turn out to be a huge waste of money, I’ll come back and update this.TL;DR- they’re attractive but don't seem super sturdy, so they’re good for occasional trips to the beach/pool but I wouldn’t expect longevity if you’ll be using them often.Update 2023: I’ve used these towels and washed and dried them about a dozen times. As I mentioned, I did add stitches to keep the edging in place before I used them the first time. So far, wear and tear is minor. If you’ll be using these on a daily basis, I’m not sure they’ll last very long, but for those of us without easy access to a pool/lake/ocean who just need them for maybe a week a year plus an occasional invite to someone’s pool, these are soft and absorbent and I still love the green stripes.

After reading so many mixed reviews, I decided to give this a try anyway. For the most part, it appears the darker the color, the more problems there seemed to be, but not with all situations reviewed, so it may still be worth a try... I don't know. I needed inexpensive soft towels in large quantities. I purchased the color Yellow for the summer season. There were some loose threads that need to be snipped off here and there, but overall, a decent set of towels. Next, I placed them in the wash as directed to get the "factory" factor out (fuzz and whatnot), used fabric softner, setting washer on cold/cold. Then, placed in dryer (warm) with dryer sheets. These once flat, crisp feeling, standard looking towels came out of the dryer looking so fresh, fluffy and clean. Lent left behind was incredible, but nothing on the towels. They fluffed up 2x it's original appearance when purchased. My expectations were exceeded. Upon use, they were pretty standard. They are towels and do what towels do; these absorb moisure pretty well. These are not extremely fluffy, which is fine, as these tend to dry rather quickly in the sun. Purchased a few sets of these inexpensive towels for guests, and got several compliments. They are quite nice, honestly. I guess it's all relative upon what your preference is for a beach/poolside towel: soft, thick, thin, airy... I am glad I gave these towels a chance. The quality is decent, and the value is great for what you get! Hopefully, the darker color I'll purchase soon will keep me just as pleased.Happy summer, everyone!

These towels are good size and soft and not to thin they are a good thickness.Definitely worth it and I will be buying more.

Perfect for the pool

Took 4 washes to remove excessive shedding of material. Otherwise, decent towel.