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I like good coffee. I love a good drip machine and even like Nespresso machines. I hate Keurig and kcups.

I recently stayed two places with opposite type machines. The first had a very high end coffee pot . They left a small sample bag of local coffee and a nice selections of sweeteners. Problem is, their high end machine was a bit stinky because, likely, the previous few guests weren’t sure how to use it and didn’t... and the water in it had run almost dry. There was condensation inside the tank and a mildew-like smell. I told the host about it just so they’d know, but also gave it a good cleaning before using it. It was okay. It really probably needed a good descaling. A high end machine that isn’t easy to use isn’t a good idea.

The second place had a very very cheap $20 machine that produced such surprisingly good results I was shocked. It was incredibly easy to use as well. The host didn’t leave coffee so I bought some and had good coffee a few nights.

I’d probably go for a small pot (3-5 cup) or single serve non-pod-based machine if it were me as a host. I’d leave small jars or sample size bags of coffee, and limited sweeteners. Go for simplicity.