Agencies and other headaches, keys and cleaners, running costs and contracts...in short, all the things we spend so much of our time doing behind the scenes.<br>
Jemima Copping wrote:Sorry, but Nespresso does nothing for me!
They give me a headache. Give me a filter coffee machine or a mocha pot and I'm happy. Although if your clients are mainly British they probably haven't got a clue how to use either.
Totally agree Jemima - as mentioned I'm a tea drinker, and any type of coffee (Nespresso or otherwise) does nothing for me personally!
But you asked for suggestions - and as we're in the business of hospitality, we should (in my view) make our decisions based on what our target guests of all nationalities, age groups etc expect. It may not be to our personal taste, but a Nespresso is what our guests told us they have at home and would value in our villa.
Our guests are mostly International, very few UK guests so your market is very different - perhaps you could ask your guests for feedback before making your decision?
At home we have a Krupps bean to espresso machine.
Our guests have the use of either a 60s Morphy Richards percolator, that does make the plop plop noise, cafetière or Italian hob top.
I find most seem to use the Nescafé instant rather than proper coffee.
If you can keep your head when all around you are panicking.......you have probably not seen the whole picture.
I wish that guests wouldn't use the filter coffee machines if they don't know how to, or at least ask. UK guests are clueless, they often put coffee in the water container part of the machine which is then a PITA to clean.
la vache! wrote:I wish that guests wouldn't use the filter coffee machines if they don't know how to, or at least ask. UK guests are clueless, they often put coffee in the water container part of the machine which is then a PITA to clean.
Yikes! There are clearly depths of imbecility that I had never even considered. You wouldn't trust them with an expresso machine, would you - ever!
Mind you, my visiting mother in law once helpfully put an Italian two-piece pot on the hob whilst the old coffee was still in the top and the bottom was empty. I got to it just before it exploded.
HelenB wrote:Seriously? I've had one since I was 21. I can't believe anyone wouldn't know where to put the coffee.
Or they don't put the filter paper in. It happens. Maybe I should stop putting a complimentary packet of coffee in and then they wouldn't be tempted to try!
LV, the first machine I had used a permanent filter, now I just use paper ones, much less messy. I've stopped leaving coffee as M used to forget to buy more when my supply ran out. There's always quite a bit in the jar when we go which at least keeps me in morning coffee till I do the shop.
After 14 years of renting I'm now convinced that nothing is idiot proof 100%. Just when you think you have everything covered there is something else that bites you on the ...
We provide a filter jug, a mocha pot, a french press and a lavazza pod machine in our cottages & a supply of ground coffee and a small supply of lavazza pods. Guests seem to love the choice.
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