Headed to Italy and Sicily next week...what adaptor do i need..i have 3 prong USA plug on hair dryer...what are the expert recs?

nevermind...after reading other posts, I'll just buy one there....thanks!

every hotel I stayed in, in Italy, had a hairdryer in the bathroom. Just go to a travel store and tell them you need a pluag adapter and converter for Italy..it really easy. There's no need to buy another hairdryer once you get there!

I'm confused. If every hotel has a hairdryer in its bathroom, what is the adapter for?

Options, my dear. My point was that the hotels will probably have one BUT if she chooses to bring one then it's easy to get the right adapter for it without buying a new hairdryer when she gets there.

CP2003's mind is already made up, so the following is for anyone else interested in the topic -

If your hair dryer is NOT dual voltage (110/220), do NOT take it with you. Making a US spec one work over there will cost far more than the price of a new one.

Buy a plug adaptor only if you take your dryer with you, because anything you buy in Europe will already have the correct plug(s).

The hotel hairdryers are basically a hose coming from the wall with a small amount of air. The adaptors didn't work for me, my hairdryer was too powerfull (1850 watts) and kept blowing out the hotel fuses. I learned the second trip and bought one there.

I wouldn't bother taking a hair dryer at all. As Lorraine says, if it is powerful enough to work well it is also likely to blow the fuses. And if it is safe enough to use over there, it will be very wimpy. Most dual volatage hairdryers have a safety feature so they will only work at the low setting when set at 240/250. So you will lug the thing overseas and it will either be underpowered, or you will make the landlord mad because you keep blowing the circuits.

use the hotel's or buy one in Italy . . . .

I'm still curious to know how all those European women dry their hair with such "wimpy" hotel hair dryers or do they bring their own, also?????