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See ya, Keurig.
These would rock in casino rooms.
Oops, doubt we'll ever see it: just as they avoid placing water fountains and self-serve soft drink fountains on the casino floor, Las Vegas strip casinos don't provide coffee makers in their hotel rooms, at least I haven't seen any.
We bought a cheap coffee maker last time we were in town and left it as a gratuity when we left.
This product won't be cheap, but it seems to take the Keurig concept and just runs with it to the next level.
Part of what I tip in advance for (with housekeeping) is to get lots of coffee supplies. A 5 tip will get you enough coffee and fixings to last several days, along with extra towels, soaps, shampoos, etc., and sometimes a case of bottled water if the employee is in the mood.
Quote: beachbumbabsCET, at least in the rooms they give me, always have coffeemakers. On the rare occasion there's not one in the room, I call housekeeping and have one within a few minutes.
Part of what I tip in advance for (with housekeeping) is to get lots of coffee supplies. A 5 tip will get you enough coffee and fixings to last several days, along with extra towels, soaps, shampoos, etc., and sometimes a case of bottled water if the employee is in the mood.
Really? Is this something that they usually charge for, and are giving you because you tipped, or is it standard?
Some of the MGM hotels (not all) they will have a k-cup coffee maker, and then a "coffee kit" in the mini-bar that's $4 or something. Of course you can bring your own k-cups if you want. They travel well, and you will actually get the flavor / roast level that you want.
Quote: AxiomOfChoiceReally? Is this something that they usually charge for, and are giving you because you tipped, or is it standard?
Some of the MGM hotels (not all) they will have a k-cup coffee maker, and then a "coffee kit" in the mini-bar that's $4 or something. Of course you can bring your own k-cups if you want. They travel well, and you will actually get the flavor / roast level that you want.
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The coffee's complimentary. Usually either a small 2 person pot, or an individual cup server, but not a keurig. little bags in trays or that go in the filter cup. One cup/day is not enough, so I get the maid to lay in a goodly amount of coffee/sugar/creamer from the start. Makes my stay much more pleasant for less than the price of 1 starbuck's downstairs.
The couple who were officially living in the comped room were known coffee fiends and usually had atleast two pots of coffee each morning. Often their adult children would be in other rooms and would come over "for coffee'' so the maids all knew: Leave pack after pack of coffee in that room. Often the couple had to depart for business reasons after four or five days, so I'd finish up the remaining two or three days always checking my friends out on that final day through the express system of no-human interaction.
But the maids never knew that I was the only one there for the last two or three days so I'd get fifteen or more packs of coffee to stuff into my suitcase even though I was also swilling coffee in the room.
One poker player who likes to live on the cheap in Vegas will often do the Walmart store that is near SamsTown and buy a coffee maker that he then abandons after his two or three week stay in Vegas. This allows him to also select his favorite brand of coffee and make it to his desired strength.
I like the packet machines but sometimes guests are forever mis-understanding the directions. The Keurig machines are great even if one is not entirely sober. Its often that the machine has its own tray so spills are forgivable and its nice to be able to get up and have a cup of coffee and then set the machine to make another cup that will still be warm when I'm at an early morning craps game and the friend has no desire to ever wake up early much less gamble early.
I just wish the hotels would buy coffee makers with larger type signage so I'm not always turning the power off when I'm trying to hit the brew button.
Quote: rxwineI like my Keurig because it's even easier to make coffee. But it's never tasted better than brewed to me. I will try this one (eventually), and see if it's any better.
My wife got one as a gift a year ago and loves it. She uses her dining coupons and player perks from Mohegan Sun to get K-Cups from the Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts on site. She just got pumpkin flavor the other day.
I do not drink coffee. I may have had one or maybe two cups in my entire life and that was when I was a kid.
I used to buy my own green beans, roast them myself, let them sit for a day or two, and grind them just before brewing (in a french press or aeropress, usually). The result is coffee that is a million times better than anything I have ever had anywhere else (other than from my friends who do the same) but it is a pain in the ass. Now I just go to starbucks and order the lightest roast they have (blonde roast). It's actually a dark-ish medium (starbucks over-roasts everything) but I like medium so it's all good. At least it's always fresh -- they are sticklers for that there.
Quote: Sabretom2Babs, I'm surprised. I figured you knew there is nothing in a hotel room nastier than the coffee maker.
Lol! I do run a thing of water thru before I start using it, just in case. But the nastiest thing in a hotel room, by far, is the bedspread. Nothing else comes close.
Quote: beachbumbabsI have been a coffee snob in the past. Gevalia for over a decade, then when I moved to Hawaii, one of my good friends is a coffee farmer (and a United captain) and has completely spoiled me with 100% Kona whole beans the last 5 years. Expensive but oh, so, good. I buy some every year, keep it frozen, grind it to taste and brew it right then. Starbuck's has nothing on me. But I usually save it for special occasions, and drink a good but undistinguished blend most mornings.
Kona is good stuff. The best coffee I ever had was some Kawali Farms Kona, roasted to the lightest possible roast by my friend (he had better roasting equipment than I did, and had been doing it a lot longer). I would buy the same beans but I could never get the same result.
Surprisingly (despite the lack of altitude) the coffee they grow on Kauai is pretty good too. Roast them light, or dark, or whatever... they just taste good. I bought some green beans when I was visiting the coffee farm there once. It's an interesting place to visit...
Quote: AxiomOfChoiceKona is good stuff. The best coffee I ever had was some Kawali Farms Kona, roasted to the lightest possible roast by my friend (he had better roasting equipment than I did, and had been doing it a lot longer). I would buy the same beans but I could never get the same result.
Surprisingly (despite the lack of altitude) the coffee they grow on Kauai is pretty good too. Roast them light, or dark, or whatever... they just taste good. I bought some green beans when I was visiting the coffee farm there once. It's an interesting place to visit...
My friend roasts to order. She and her husband won an international cupping competition last year, as well, so if you want the best, I can help you with that.
Quote: Me (Twitter 03 Jan 2012)Bloody hell, r u shittin me CZR? Ocho bux!? Easy call of the day: a little side trip to supermarket up the street
Quote: beachbumbabsMy friend roasts to order. She and her husband won an international cupping competition last year, as well, so if you want the best, I can help you with that.
Please post a link to their online store (I assume they have one?).
Love Kona coffee.
Quote: MrVPlease post a link to their online store (I assume they have one?).
Love Kona coffee.
I'm happy to.
http://www.mokulelefarms.com/
Mokulele is "flight" or "flying" in Hawaiian. Deb and Paul are the owners/operators, and I know they pick all the beans personally, harvest the honey and macadamia nuts as well. Not sure about the other things they've expanded out to sell. You're welcome to tell them Barbara the ATC sent you; might get a discount (but no promises). Their timing is that they usually sell out their crop by a couple weeks before Christmas; think it's just coming into harvest now. They will send you green beans if you want, or have them roasted to order.
Quote: Walter WhiteOh, my God. That is the best coffee I've ever tasted...
...so why in the Hell are we making meth?
Hands down, the worst coffee I've ever had was at the buffet at Paris; it tasted like it was filtered through dirty underwear. Fortunately, that only happened once and they just had regular crappy coffee the other times.
Quote: CrystalMathI don't think I've ever had a good cup of coffee from a small Keurig machine (I once had a decent cup from a larger machine at a business). I've had them in my hotel room before, and those are probably the crappiest Keurigs which don't get the water hot enough. I've started running water through the machine and then running that water back through the machine when I brew the coffee.
Hands down, the worst coffee I've ever had was at the buffet at Paris; it tasted like it was filtered through dirty underwear. Fortunately, that only happened once and they just had regular crappy coffee the other times.
If you don't mind me asking could you give a detailed account of the events that led you to know what dirty underwear tastes like. :)
Holy chit, I've never met anybody who roasts their own. My brother and his friends are L.A. coffee snobs and do the pour-over method, but they don't roast or grind. Must be a San Francisco thing.Quote: AxiomOfChoiceThe bottom line is that nothing will ever taste as good as freshly-roasted, freshly-ground coffee. The question is whether it is worth the effort.
I used to buy my own green beans, roast them myself, let them sit for a day or two, and grind them just before brewing (in a french press or aeropress, usually). The result is coffee that is a million times better than anything I have ever had anywhere else (other than from my friends who do the same) but it is a pain in the ass. Now I just go to starbucks and order the lightest roast they have (blonde roast). It's actually a dark-ish medium (starbucks over-roasts everything) but I like medium so it's all good. At least it's always fresh -- they are sticklers for that there.