Silly question
Jun 28th, 2011, 10:33 PM
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Silly question
Just wondering, do hotels in Australia have hair dryers in the rooms. I didn't see it listed on the amenities list for some of the hotels I will be staying at. Just wondering if I should bring my own. Thanks
Jun 29th, 2011, 02:19 PM
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A few thoughts ....
1. As others have commented, most hotels will have hair dryers ... but if you're staying at the local motel rather than the Mandarin Oriental etc., you may be out of luck.
2. As for bringing a backup, that depends on where you are coming from. Check the voltage - plug a 110v hair dryer into a 240v Australian socket and it may not work too well... Your best bet, if necessary, is to go and find a cheap local hair dryer and throw it away at the end of your trip.
3. There are no silly questions, only silly answers. However, in future, give your question a meaningful thread title. "Do hotels in Australia have hair dryers" is a lot more meaningful (and likely to get more responses) than "Silly question".
1. As others have commented, most hotels will have hair dryers ... but if you're staying at the local motel rather than the Mandarin Oriental etc., you may be out of luck.
2. As for bringing a backup, that depends on where you are coming from. Check the voltage - plug a 110v hair dryer into a 240v Australian socket and it may not work too well... Your best bet, if necessary, is to go and find a cheap local hair dryer and throw it away at the end of your trip.
3. There are no silly questions, only silly answers. However, in future, give your question a meaningful thread title. "Do hotels in Australia have hair dryers" is a lot more meaningful (and likely to get more responses) than "Silly question".
Jun 29th, 2011, 03:23 PM
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Most of the country motels I've stayed in have dryers, but they're very cheap to buy, so if you're concerned, just buy one when you get here.
KMart, Target, David Jones, Myers, Harvey Norman, or any of the hairdressing suppliers in shopping malls.
KMart, Target, David Jones, Myers, Harvey Norman, or any of the hairdressing suppliers in shopping malls.
Jun 29th, 2011, 04:45 PM
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If you bring a 110 Volt hair dryer from the States to Australia, you will blow the fuse in your room for sure – Australia runs on 240 volt. Same applies to curling irons, or any heating appliance. But locally they are cheap to buy, as noted above. Don't risk the embarrassment of blowing the fuse.
Most electronic things (phone chargers and the like) are marked 110/240V so are ok. But anything with a heating element will fail.
Most electronic things (phone chargers and the like) are marked 110/240V so are ok. But anything with a heating element will fail.
Jun 30th, 2011, 10:02 AM
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Most hair dryers sold in the states today are dual voltage. So are curling irons. My problem is I like usung a blow brush and have not found them dual voltage. If you use a converter with something like that be sure you choose the correct one as a low voltage converter will not work and you will lose both items
