electric kettles in Irish hotels?

I've not been to Ireland. In my travels to Europe I have not always had a kettle in my room. I have purchased this inexpensive, handy item that doesn't take up much room.

https://www.amazon.com/Diximus-300W-Portable-Immersion-Electric/dp/B07ZSYKJPR/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=25WO1ZSIB8YME&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.DYxjjHdh8A0XtY8qLfaj45WhlET2fNDnjL84MwYzcJJN5F3ds1GD3YVqNveknnTbR5ygKUlsTXJrJ65syR0tB0ubZx3Mixa-pycW16in0SGcNepkWwbiVOoB2C4TJWi5Dt7EPpO-D7cp9aQPnN8Rabb0U6uHqTimYvT5ApLTPnOu-hOzt1hLqEvjmc7_UCqbqKGhCPmIBk0zsCvU0GaeA6fUN4Dg31IC0iuzd3MR_6-M3v5Eo78DvYNyArNM81mhFasXh9nEU18Bh80T2anCZjotCon5ctmqzu4Y3o_JLiM.kXoznxBmGDtoGS9MMxPqAF6QZ-iaQsR-JQpEgkOK_BA&dib_tag=se&keywords=immersion+heater&qid=1717253218&sprefix=immersion+heat%2Caps%2C373&sr=8-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1

I seem to remember that my hotels in Ireland had kettles. However, the best thing to do is when she gets the list of hotels is to go to each hotel's website to know for sure.

@jules. Is the immersion heater you link to actually dual voltage (i.e., it has a switch to go between voltages) or is it just designed for 240V but will also heat, albeit slower, at 120V? If the later, be careful because it will heat almost 4 times faster in Europe vs. in the U.S.

We've used the heater a few times in Europe and it was recommended by others on the forum.

I have used a similar immersion heater many times in Europe. No problems....however......the immersion heater must be in water when it is plugged in or it will short out.

Thanks, everyone, she won't really want to take an immersion heater and worry about it overheating & also adding something else to have to pack. I know my sister will check her hotel list as soon as she gets it, but she is a little OCD & will find it hard to wait. I was hoping someone actually had some recent experiences whether Republic of Ireland hotels usually have kettles (to make her own coffee.)

It's been a long while since I took the Ireland tour, but I don't recall having kettles in the rooms in particular the B&Bs we stayed at in Dingle and Galway, which were cozier and had less amenities. RS uses a number of different hotels so just because someone stayed at one doesn't mean her specific tour will. If she has signed up for the tour she already has the first and last hotels, so as Frank noted she will have to wait until about 30 days before her trip to check the remaining stops. That should be plenty of time to decide whether she wants to pack any kind of additional items to make her own.

RS uses both hotels and B & B's. And they are not consistent with each tour. Some might have kettles and some might not. There is no way to know until she gets the list.

Kettles are becoming increasingly common in all hotels - it is only the really expensive ones that don't have them as vistors use room service or ask for a pot of teas/coffee in the lounge.

Many B&Bs also provide a kettle in a room and again should provide hot water if you ask.

We just completed the RS "Best of Ireland" tour a week ago. Every hotel room had an electric kettle including those in the smallest hotels in smaller cities. The tour didn't split among B&B's in Dingle and instead stayed at Benner's Hotel.

I don't think I've ever stayed in a place in Ireland that didn't have a kettle along with a basket of instant coffee and tea.

In Scotland last month, a very high-end B&B was slightly irritating because they had a machine in the hallway which forced you to get dressed to have a coffee.

Thanks, everyone. I will share the wisdom of all of you with my sister.