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How to Brew a Decent Cup of Coffee in Your Hotel Room

We can think of exactly zero instances in which we have been completely satisfied with coffee we've brewed in our hotel rooms using the drip coffee maker provided for us. Maybe we're Starbucks brats, but it always seems like the hotel room's coffee is not hot enough, it tastes like ash or it is reminiscent of coffee-flavored dishwater. Not so delicious.

Budget Travel hears us. A coffee fiend over there consulted Cook's Illustrated, who recently tested out a bunch of drip coffee makers, and found that "the devices can't brew your coffee at the perfect temperature, which is roughly between 195 degrees and 205 degrees Fahrenheit." So really, it isn't necessarily operator error or the fact that the coffee grounds in your hotel room have been sitting in that little package for lord knows how long.

In other words, getting a hotel room's drip coffee maker to brew you a nice cup o' joe isn't easy -- but there are workarounds!

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