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Our favorite bath towel is on sale

The best bath towel, the Frontgate Resort Cotton Bath Towel, shown folded into a square.
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To find the best bath towels, we’ve researched hundreds and tested dozens—washing them, drying them, and enveloping ourselves in them day in and day out. We’ve recommended our top pick since 2017, because it’s the softest, warmest, and most durable one we’ve found—and it only gets more luxurious over time. And happily, ahead of holiday-hosting season, it’s on sale right now exclusively for Wirecutter readers.

Thick, luxurious, on sale→

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This tiny laundry tweak helps keep towels mildew-free

A container and a measuring spoon filled with borax, shown with some towels in the background.
Michael Hession/NYT Wirecutter

If your home is plagued by the scent of never fully dried towels, you’re not alone. Staff writer and cleaning expert Caroline Mullen was once also cursed with this issue and has found a very simple solution: a scoop of borax and a hot laundry cycle.

Caroline’s go-to towel de-stinker→

More for hosting holiday guests

A person sittion on our pick for best air mattress overall, the SoundAsleep Dream Series Air Mattress.

Ditch your leaky air mattress

Our top pick won’t deflate overnight and actually provides good back support→

A close-up of the Onsen bath towel next to a photo of the full Onsen bath towel.

If you prefer a waffle-weave towel

This textured towel is good-looking, light, drapes well, and dries fast→

A bed fitted with the Target Threshold 400 Thread Count Performance Sheet Set, depicted inside of an illustrated picture frame.

These durable cotton sheets feel more expensive than they are

They’re just as soft as some we’ve tested that cost triple→

A Hay Kaleido Tray with a note that says "welcome" on it, with some Recchiuti Confections Black Box chocolates and wool felt coasters scattered around it.

The best host and hostess gifts

Don’t show up empty-handed→

One last thing: Glow up your bathroom for $50 or less

An array of picks we recommend for your bathroom.
NYT Wirecutter

From charming shower curtains to bath mats that are a pleasure to stand on, our home-decor experts have rounded up the best picks to make your bathroom feel, well, less like a bathroom.

Spa day vibes→

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