Guest Towels 30x30 cm

12 guest towels measuring 30 x 30 cm — the size you can refresh endlessly without the laundry piling up. A small towel, with the same 600 gsm as the rest of the Nile Collection.

How to use them

• At the washbasin — dry your hands with a clean cloth instead of a hand towel that stays damp all day
• In the guest bathroom — with 12 pieces, every guest has their own towel
• For your face — Egyptian cotton is smooth enough to remove makeup without abrasive rubbing
• In the kitchen — 600 gsm absorbs water instead of just pushing it around
• For little hands — small and light, so your child can grab one themselves

What does 600 gsm mean?

GSM stands for grams per square meter: the weight of one square meter of fabric. Simply put — the higher the number, the more cotton is in the towel, and the more water it can absorb. To put it in perspective:

• 350 to 400 gsm — the thin towel from the supermarket. It tends to push water across your skin rather than absorbing it.
• 500 gsm — what most hotels use. Fine, but not luxurious.
• 600 gsm — this towel. Feels full and heavy in your hand and dries you in one go.
• Above 800 gsm — so thick that it takes days to dry. Sounds luxurious, but is impractical in reality.

So, 600 is not a random number. It is the point where a towel feels luxurious and yet is dry again by the next morning.

What does 20/2 mean?

A towel consists of thousands of tiny yarn loops. 20/2 describes how that yarn is made. The 20 is the thickness of the thread. The 2 means that two of those threads are twisted together into one stronger thread. This is called two-ply.

Most towels in this price range use a single loose thread — that is 20/1. You won't see the difference in the store, but you will notice it after a year: a single thread frays and the loops flatten, making the towel feel thinner and less absorbent. Two twisted threads remain standing upright. That is why this towel still feels like new after thirty washes.

Why Egyptian cotton?

Cotton grows as a tuft of fibers. With regular cotton, those fibers are short, which means many loose ends stick out of the thread. That causes pilling, and it eventually feels rough. Egyptian cotton has longer fibers, so there are fewer loose ends per thread. The result is a smoother and stronger thread: soft from the first wash, and it holds its shape.

We weave directly with our weaver in Egypt, without any intermediaries. We have been supplying bath linen to hotels and the catering industry in the Netherlands for years — the Nile Collection is that same quality, in colors that belong in a home.

• Color: Powder Pink, Lilac, Light Blue, Mint Green, or Taupe
• Dimensions: 30 x 30 cm
• Contents: set of 12
• Weight: 600 gsm (grams per square meter — this determines how thick and absorbent the fabric is)
• Material: 100% Egyptian cotton
• Yarn: two-ply 20/2 (two threads twisted into one)
• Origin: woven in Egypt

How to keep them in good condition

• Wash once separately before first use. New terry cloth comes with a light layer from the weaving process. This needs to be washed off, because only then will the cotton truly absorb water. If you skip that first wash, the towels may seem to have poor absorbency — that is not due to the quality, but that layer.
• Do not use fabric softener. Fabric softener leaves a thin coating on the fiber. It feels soft at first, but it seals the fiber so that no water can enter. After a few washes, you are left with something that no longer absorbs anything.
• Washing at 60 °C is enough to get everything out.
• Tumble drying is allowed, on a low setting. The heat actually helps the loops stand back up, making it feel fuller than if you dry it on a clothesline.
• Washing separately for that first time applies to all dyed terry cloth: some color may bleed.

Washable at 60°C. Do not use fabric softener — it leaves a layer on the fiber and reduces absorption. Drying at a low temperature keeps the loop intact the longest. Wash separately the first time.

GSM is the weight of the fabric per square meter. Supermarket towels are around 350 GSM, hotels typically use 500. Above that, you get noticeably more volume and absorption.

Shipping within the Netherlands and Belgium. Free on orders over €50, otherwise €4.95. Ordered before 4:00 PM, delivered the next business day. Returns are accepted within 30 days.

Hotels, B&Bs and catering establishments can order at tiered prices starting from 50 units. Request a quote via the business page.