I previously had a woven seagrass rug which was much, much softer (actually kind of silky), so I was very surprised to find out how extremely hard and rough this rug is. That being said, it looks good in my dining room where it gets almost no barefoot traffic. It also requires almost no maintenance. The only thing that might show up on it is red wine. The soft white backing means no pad is required and it stays firmly in place. The color is pretty accurately depicted and the slight grassy odor (hey, this is nature) disappeared in a day or two. It curled up slightly at one end but relaxed completely by rolling it slightly down the other way. It will be delivered to your front door so if it's a large size, you'll need two people to bring it in, unless you're a very big person. It's well wrapped but I wouldn't leave it outside overnight.
If you don't mind the very hard and rough feel, it's a bargain way to get a finished decorator look to your room.