Check out the past threads on this subject here. It's really difficult because there is a lack of quality information on what makes a good towel warmer and they aren't common enough that there are many people to offer suggestions.

We ended up going with a Runtal, but I can't say anything about it because it's still sitting in the box in the basement.

wi-sailorgirl is right: I didn't get much feedback on this topic a few months back, but still do a search of the archives for a few comments you may find helpful.

I had decided I like the look of the Runtal Solea the best, and because it draws a lot more power, it could put out a lot more heat. In the end, we decided not to spend the nearly $800 the Runtal would have cost (plus more for the timer), and instead chose to spend just over $300 going with a unit this web site for some odd reason blocks because it considers it spam "Warmlee" (with a "y" instead of "ee") Yours (which I'll refer to as "WY" for the rest of this message) Infinity towel warmer for just over $300. It doesn't have the arc that the Runtal did, but our space was tight, and the flat "WY" probably made more sense. It doesn't draw as much power, which means it doesn't put out as much heat -- but we didn't need it to provide significant supplementary heat to the room, as the Runtal could. But it was really a price decision that we through we could be happy enough with the "WY" for less than half the cost. All I can say for sure is that the Warmly Yours looks great and works well. I have to imagine that the Runtal could make your towel smokin' hot, while the "WY" gets them nicely warm.

By the way, if anyone is thinking of buying a "WY" Infinity hardwired towel warmer, when I checked their web site to get the link below, I noticed that they are having a one-day sale on Black Friday which brings the unit down to $299, with free shipping. (I have no affiliation with this company, and I'm not posting spam; I'm just a satisfied, bona fide customer trying to help answer a forum member's question.)

-- Eric

Here is a link that might be useful: Infinity towel warmer

Eric,
Thanks for your help, and the sale info! It sounds perfect for me. My only issue is that I can't place it near the shower because I don't have the space. It is across the room near the door but I guess it's better than nothing.

Ours isn't directly next to the shower, but it's only a few steps over to the towel warmer. We haven't found that to be a problem. You do need to leave the towel on the warmer until you step out of the shower, because the towels loose their heat fairly quickly. (That might not be true for a warmer which draws much more power, like the Runtal warmers, which have multiple power levels and, I assume, get much hotter than ours.)

As the weather has gotten colder, we definitely are enjoying having warm towels. One tip: although you might think a thinner towel would pass heat through to the whole tower more than a thicker, plusher towel, the thicker towels capture and hold the heat better than thinner towels.

-- Eric