I need new white towels for my master bath and am ready to splurge on high quality towels - soft, thick, 100% cotton. The Legends Hotel Mirage Aegean Cotton towels and the Legend Luxury Sterling Supima® Cotton towels caught my attention. Both are 100% cotton and 800 GSM. Which one is better? Which one is thicker, softer, more luxurious? I decided to buy the wash cloths first, to determine which towel I liked better, before buying any full sets. I am glad I did as I found the physical comparison very useful. Straight out of the bag, the Mirage Aegean wash cloth had a super soft feel compared to the Sterling wash cloth. Both are soft, but the Mirage Aegean felt notably softer than the Sterling. However, the Sterling wash cloth felt much thicker than the Mirage Aegean wash cloth. Both are towels are thick and feel substantial, but the Sterling felt notably thicker than the Mirage Aegean. After 3 months of use and washings, the above characteristics still hold true. Mirage Aegean feels softer while the Sterling feels thicker. Both towels are very absorbent and have held up very well. Another notable difference is that Mirage Aegean towel is made of smaller loops while the Sterling Towel has longer loops. I found this interesting as I’ve never paid attention to this towel detail before. Both towels do have finished ends and with different stripe designs on one end. A few more loose end threads along the Sterling side edges compared to Mirage Agean. In terms of size, the Sterling wash cloth (and bath towel) is 2” longer than the Mirage Aegean wash cloth (and bath towel). Both have the same widths for all towels and the same lengths for the hand towel and bath sheet. Before receiving the wash cloths, my general notion about towels was thicker is better, and thicker means softer. So I thought I’d end up picking whichever towel was thickest. To my surprise, I learned that thicker doesn’t necessarily mean softer. Please don’t get me wrong, both towels are amazing and you can’t really go wrong with choosing either towel. Both are 5 stars in my book. For me, the Mirage Aegean softness edges out the Sterling thickness. Read Less