hotel tech

Upgrade your stay with these gadgets

1UE

Megaboom 3 Whether you’re throwing a rock star-style party in your room, or just want some music for getting ready to go out, the MegaBoom 3 offers seriously good 360-degree sound over Bluetooth. It’s durable (to survive travel) and waterproof, and gives a surprisingly meaty and full sound for its small (and highly portable) size. It has a battery too, so you’re not tethered to weird hotel plug placement options.

£169, ultimateears.com

2Juice

Power

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This plug has both a regular USB charger, as well as a USB-C port with Power Delivery, meaning it can push enough power to charge a laptop through the latter. A couple of these will mean you can charge everything.

£22, johnlewis.com

3Oral

B Genius 9000

Most importantly, this is an excellent toothbrush, so will keep your whites white on your trip. But it also comes with a special travel case that includes charging tech, so you can top it up from a USB port while away – no worries about it running out. It can be found for as cheap as £79, too. £299, oralb.co.uk

4Pacsafe

Travelsafe 5L

If your hotel room doesn’t have a safe (or charges enough for one to count as robbery), use this bag. Stick your phone and valuables in, pull the steel cable to close it, wrap it round a pipe or something else fixed, and attach the padlock. Steel mesh in the fabric means it can’t be cut into easily. It also comes in a bigger 12-litre size.

£49, pacsafe.com

5Witt

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If, like us, wake up lights help you feel a lot more alert in the morning, ready for a day of adventuring (or business), it’s good to have one in your hotel, too. This one is tiny for packing, but bright enough to do the job, and has a built-in battery. It also flashes for notifications. $49 (£39), wittidesign.com