Not so quiet that that you cant hear it but very inobtrusive. Total lie and false advertising. However, I needed a cheap sand to ocean to boat shoe for a trip to Thailand. Dont give them any more of your hard earned money. I hate to see all the bottle and wine glasses disorganized and usually left around the house anywhere, so in order to stop this I bought this rack and lucky for me the problem has been solved. I tried everything/troubleshooted for like an hour and could not get it to work. Great quality, just remember your wired, and don’t forget to take off phones before u get up or you’ll need a replacement like me 😂 They ran a little large on me but just a little. The shoe is really nice! Package couldve been better.