Whether you travel for work or pleasure, hotel stays are part of life. But you might want to think twice about using that hotel room coffee machine...

One of the life’s little luxuries is staying in a hotel and having hot coffee in your room, brewed as soon as you wake up. Most hotels provide either a Keurig or a Nespresso machine, but many people don’t know that these machines need regular cleaning with vinegar or a special de-scaling solution to keep them free of bacteria, germs, mold and even yeast. Gross! Machines, not even a year old, can already be heavily contaminated. Unless hotels are properly sterilizing their machines every 2-3 months, simply running hot water through them will not kill bacteria as the water is not hot enough.

Even worse, what’s known widely to law enforcement but not to us mere civilians, using coffee machines in lower cost hotel and motel rooms can be straight up dangerous for our health. The disturbing fact is that coffee pots in those rooms are known to be used to cook methamphetamines and the chemical residue left in those pots are clearly unsafe for us and our families... Scary isn’t it?

So what’s a sleepy traveler to do? Instant coffee? No thanks. Bring your own brewing equipment? Possible but not convenient. Drink tea? Well yes, but we know you want coffee…

There is, in fact, a way to brew your own premium coffee while you’re on the road quickly and easily. It’s called One Fresh Cup and its super convenient and portable. Each light and compact packet contains a single-serve filter that is already pre-packed with premium coffee grounds. To brew, all you need to do is place the filter onto a cup and pour over hot water. A premium pour-over coffee while you’re on the road? Pretty neat, huh! To find out more about how these little gems work, check out our website here.