It is no different than any other marble. It stains, etched, chips, scratches, and behaves like marble.

I hope there’s a typo in you having 250 sq ft of countertops. The average kitchen has 50.

“A small kitchen” with 250 sq ft of counter?!?

that must be a typo?

we were looking at danby at one point too and the slab yard said “don’t use marble if you actually use your kitchen.” He followed that statement up with “go ahead if you really want to and just make sure to baby it”... I don’t have the time to baby my kitchen, I have a toddler and a husband who need all of that LOL

***ETA, we have 110 square feet of counter including our breakfast bar and our kitchen definitely isn’t small =)***

Oops! It is about 40 sq feet! I don't live in a Home Depot showroom. :)

Several people here have great things to say about marble in general and Danby in particular. I am doing Danby in a new project, so I can't tell you from personal experience how well it wears yet. However, I can tell you that I am prepared to accept spalling and etching. I have chosen 3cm and probably Imperial Danby, not quite final decision, though. Genuine quartzite is a great choice if you cannot accept wear and tear on your stone. Just read up how to personally test that you actually looking at quartzite and not marble. Calacatta quartzite is great- but lacks the lovely golden tones of Danby. Good luck on your project.

Karin_mt is a geologist who has published some helpful threads on different types of natural stones, including marble, and their characteristics, and discusses a stain and scratch test. I'm posting in case you find some useful info in here. [Countertop Geology[(https://www.houzz.com/discussions/countertop-geology-part-six-lets-talk-about-rocks-some-more-dsvw-vd~2692150)

Love my honed Danby! It's been nearly 4 years and I'd do it again in a heartbeat. Here's a thread with great detailed info. Vermont Danby Post

My experience with marble counters (calacatta vagli oro) in the kitchen has been fine. If you slide rough-bottomed items around, it will scratch (the worst for me). We have a small chip at the sink, no biggie. Constant destructive forces could be an issue (but other surfaces will generally not stand up well to that either). Etches are a given, but do not stand out on white marble, as many others have noted over time. I had one from a martini spill over ... didn't bother me, but was curious ... used the scotchbrite rub-out deal and it worked perfectly ... no more etch (was kinda surprised). We have some white impact marks where things hit the surface ... just blends in, not a notable deal (you have to be looking hard for these things to stand out on a highly/even-more-modestly veined surface).

My fabricators insisted on using 511 Impregnator sealer vs. the Drytreat Stainproof Plus that I requested. Immediately got a small stain, not noticeable really but it happened (seemingly) without any cause. I gave the surface an acetone bath to strip the 511 off and used the Stainproof+ (piece of cake to apply and goes a long way) ... despite many potential disasters with blueberries and other high stain agents, the counters simply will not stain now. Every kind of thing my wife leaves caked on for periods of time just wipes right off with no residual anything. The Drytreat is really miracle stuff.

I would have trouble with a bunch of really visible stains, unlike the other issues mentioned, which just do not stand out. Standard undercounter (or other) vertically-descending lighting does not readily highlight any of this stuff to any great degree. If you shine a flashlight horizontally across the surface, you'll see etches .... but, who in the world ever does that, other than someone posting a picture to highlight that they are really there.

IMO, and many others, there is nothing more beautiful out there than white marble (including the also great-looking quartzites). Use the very best modern sealers and you'll love it.