A great tote. The integrated waterproof pocket seems truly waterproof (ok, the zipper does not look like a waterproof version, but if you keep the tote upright, that shouldn’t be a problem). Since I use a quick-drying towel that folds to about the size of a club sandwich, I can get both the wet towel and swimsuit in the wet pocket. You could NOT do that with a standard terrycloth towel. However, the strap designed for a yoga mat might be able to tether your towel to the tote for the trip home. There are pockets everywhere (all 4 sides on the outside, and inside, one on each long side, and two smaller ones along the ‘laptop pocket’ inside the bag. Bag is solidly built; I carried it in a serious downpour and the contents seemed unaffected (that said, I’m just saying it’s a thicker fabric, not calling it waterproof on the outside).Avoid the mistake I made: if you plan to actually carry a laptop in it—measure the laptop! I saw ‘laptop pocket’ and figured mine is a pretty typical laptop, so I didn’t get out the measuring tape. My fault entirely! My laptop is too big to go in the laptop pocket, but will fit in the center, main pocket, so I carry it that way and keep the dry clothes in the ‘laptop’ pocket. I’m usually smarter than that, I swear! I teach an exercise class and my music is on a laptop (just haven’t gotten around to putting it on my phone). The straps feel solid, and go over my shoulder pretty easily. The color is a light baby blue, almost tending toward blue-grey, but the waterproof pocket is beige/brown. This does help prevent absently dropping wet stuff into the wrong pocket.