Do you take a kettle with you on holiday?

[TheHughesCrew]

I've been pondering this a while now, and a post on the Packing Cubes thread has prompted me to ask...

Do you pack a kettle?! I always pack tea and coffee, but we usually stay self catering so have always had a kettle in the villa/ apartment. Even the hotels we've stayed in have always had a kettle.

But. I've seen it mentioned a few times on here about taking one, or asking for one. Are they not standard in American hotel rooms? We've got 8 accommodations booked... varying from motel to villa to condo. Should I add kettle to my packing list?!

[Mazbar]

We always pop to Walmart the cheapest kettle is about $14. If you bring a uk one and use a travel adapter the voltage will never be right.

[chrisxal]

Not if staying in a villa but always take a travel kettle when staying in a hotel as they tend to have coffee maker and that doesn't boil the water, we only drink tea so the water has to be boiling.

[katiebaz]

We bought a cheap US kettle in Walmart a few years ago and it always comes with on US trips. Apart from DIBB villas, we find that hotels and cabins etc in the USA don’t have a kettle, just coffee pots.

The problem with a UK kettle, even the travel ones, is the voltage is not right and it takes about 20 mins for a small kettle to boil.

[Mr Tom Morrow]

We have a dual voltage Von Haus one. Nothing special and got it from Amazon.

We use it in a Value resort for our first night before we move on to SSR so then pack it away.

However the room renovations at the Values means it's no longer needed.

[Mrs Red C]

My friends packed 2 travel kettles for our onsite OKW villa trip. Slowness wasn't a problem in the mornings as the kettles went on and friends either went back to bed or got ready for the day. They're big tea drinkers 🙂

[meggy]

My hotel has a very fancy coffee machine, but no kettle! I don't from coffee! So yes I have a trusty old travel kettle, does the job nicely!

One year when $ rate was good we brought one from supermarket full size, used it and then gave it to one of the maids!

[blondie28143]

Originally Posted by katiebaz

We bought a cheap US kettle in Walmart a few years ago and it always comes with on US trips. Apart from DIBB villas, we find that hotels and cabins etc in the USA don’t have a kettle, just coffee pots.

The problem with a UK kettle, even the travel ones, is the voltage is not right and it takes about 20 mins for a small kettle to boil.

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This is us too (except ours was bought in Walgreens)
Bought ours and it comes back and forth with every trip. It’s served us about 7/8 times now. 😊

[TheHughesCrew]

Well. Thank the Lord for The Dibb. Again! I hadn't even considered the dual voltage thing

I'm guessing this means I will need a travel hairdryer too

Just need to decide whether to add to my Amazon list, or my 'get from Wal-Mart' list now!

Thanks all

[Gryff]

Yep I have a dual voltage travel kettle hair dryer and iron came in a set off Amazon years ago already in our case
Even using Tea Pods in a K cup machine they are just not right