Is there Coffee in hotel rooms on Village Italy tour?

Your question is best asked of the tour office, they don’t respond here

In general you will not find microwaves in European hotel rooms, you might have a kettle for boiling water or not, might have a few packets of Nescafé or not

American style coffee is not really a thing in Italy

The hotels change so there’s no guarantee. When we were on the tour in 2024 most of the rooms did not have coffee makers….at least I don’t remember any. However, you’re in Italy—there was excellent coffee and often cappuccino at all of the hotel breakfast rooms.

Hi Dawn, I haven't been on the Village Italy tour, but I've been on Venice-Florence-Rome and Best of Rome.

Your group will likely have set hours/time that you have breakfast in the hotel's breakfast room. Last trip, all the breakfast rooms at our hotels had the "select your type of coffee" machines. As you probably know, the closest to drip coffee is an Americano.

My SIL, who liked to have her coffee earlier than the breakfast room's start time joined me in venturing out one morning in Venice to the corner coffee bar for a cappuccino because they opened earlier than our group's breakfast time. Great chance to practice a little Italian and get a flavor of local life. Hope you have a great tour!

Our experience is that it is very random for coffee in room. -- almost never. In England we often found an electric water pot and, sometimes, tea packets. If your coffee fix is satisfied via instant coffee, then by all means bring many packets. And the Americano coffee often cited as equal to American drip is not. Generally much better than Am drip. Mostly it is an espresso shot and a pot of hot water - you mix. Keep in mind that an espresso shot is lower in caffeine than regular American drip coffee. Cappuccino and lattes are considered breakfast drinks. And in Italy it will be more expensive to sit down for your coffee rather to drink it standing at the bar. Just be observant of the coffee drinking behavior. Our first year in Italy in '93 changed our coffee drinking forever.

Hi Dawn, I have a similar caffeine habit, and I like to have my first cup when I’m getting ready. In most smaller hotels in Italy there’s either a small Nescafé -type coffee maker with the small pods, or at least a hot water pitcher type option for instant coffee & tea bags.

I do always pack some instant coffee sticks, just in case.

Having a kettle in the room in Italy can be hit or miss.

What I do is travel with an immersion heater and cup. You can bring instant coffee or a small camping coffee filter with ground coffee.

In supermarkets, you will find small capsules of coffee cream that don't need refrigeration. The is the real stuff and not the fake stuff you find in US hotels.

When you get your hotel list, you can research each hotel to see which ones offer something in the way of coffee making in the room and which ones don't.

You will usually only find microwaves in extended stay/aparthotels.

Fellow Caffeine addict responding. My recollection was it was spotty on that tour. We also need our coffee on demand and early. We don't leave availability to chance, we travel with the following set up. We have used it on at least 12 RS tours. Its the most important kit we pack.

1. A dual voltage immersion water heater(Pay attention to the instructions as they need to be immersed in water when plugged in or you will burn out the element!)
2. A stainless mug(we take two traveling as a couple) for heating up the water using the immersion heater and for drinking(duh)
   
3. Starbucks Premium Instant Dark Roast Microground coffee. It comes in a 3.17 oz can. It is superior to any coarser ground instants. Pack the can in a quart bag as once its opened you'll want to contain any spillage, its a very fine powder. One can order from Amazon or your local store will carry. One can will be plenty for two weeks for one person.
   
4. One plastic spoon for scooping aforementioned coffee.
5. Optional, pack a 6 ft dual voltage extension cord just in case you need reach from an outlet. Anker makes some compact ones with receptacles and usb ports.

Of course, if the room has a kettle we just use it and our Starbuck coffee.

This set up has been critical to ensure we adhere to the RS No Grump policy.
PS The Village Italy tour is awesome. Enjoy.

What is the going price for an espresso at the bar these days?

I also bring a coffee setup but as I hate instant, I bring ground coffee and a camping coffee maker. There are many. Most are pour over. Some need paper filters, some don't.

As I also drink tea, I bring a tea infusor. I tried using it for coffee as well--sort of like a french press but wihout the press--and it works fine. Takes up less space as it sits in the cup I bring. (Porcelain, not metal.)

This is the one I've been using:

https://a.co/d/0dryeZRM

If you prefer a pour over, do a search for backpacking coffee filters. There are plenty that are lightweight.

Then there are also these disposable filters I first saw in Japan and sometimes use for short trips:

https://a.co/d/04rByldh

I would not count on having a coffee maker in an Italian hotel, except at the luxury level. And I've not seen a microwave, ever, even at that 5-star level, unless you book a place with kitchen facilities.

In addition to all the good suggestions, above, I would speak with a person at reception and ask about having coffee delivered by room service at the time of your choosing, for an extra charge. Share your concerns and maybe she or he will have suggestions...as Italians, they will certainly be sympathetic to someone who needs coffee first thing.

Hi Dawn, I did this tour in March of 2025. I just went through my pictures and not many hotels had in room coffee makers or kettles for boiling water. I also want a cuppa in the morning as I’m getting ready. The advice to just get dressed and go elsewhere is not helpful for some of us. I travel with a cup and an in cup water heater and a stash of good tea to see me through. Because, believe me getting a good cup of tea in Italy is even harder! Good luck.

When you get your tour hotel list (about 30 days ahead of your tour) you can look up each property to see if you will have coffee making equipment in the room and then you can plan accordingly. TBH you will probably be fine waiting for the hotel breakfast hours (typically plenty early) and you can always ask for a cup of hot water to take back to your room to make another cup.

I always bring along a few packets of instant coffee that is to my taste, as many hotels (even in Italy) sometimes don't have great coffee. I don't care for the Starbucks Via packets, so my last trip I made my own version with a different instant coffee and put them in packets that can be heat sealed (I used my vacuum sealer but I think you can use an iron or hair straightener): https://a.co/d/06p8QJ1O On the up side I now have approximately 90 more bags left to use on countless future trips.