Great coffee machine at a really good price. Easy to use and clean. Would recommend

Makes really good coffee but the cleaning and descaling procedures are pretty complex to master and I for one had to keep running back and forth to the online manual to check the next step each case – it’s not intuitive and this could surely be made simpler with better onboard software/LEDs. So put the online instructions as close to the machine as you can when you clean or descale. Would love to see a video of George Clooney trying to make it look easy.

We did have an older one which eventually died on us. It’s next to impossible to diagnose or self-repair, but we bought another of the same model, which probably tells you all you need to know.

I started my coffee brewing experience many years ago with my first Tassimo machine before trying a Dolce Gusto (terrible) and my first Nespresso machine. I then thought I should follow the trend and push on to a bean to cup machine (I’ve had 2 so far – a Delonghi and Phillips) but quickly realised that unless I train as a Barista or like 10 different types of coffee I am wasting my time and money. I also have quite a compact kitchen and when it comes to the choice between my Ninja Airfryer and a huge coffee machine there is only ever going to be one winner!
So here I am back to buying a Nespresso machine and I opted for this one after looking at the reviews and also being swayed by the deal price on Amazon. Within minutes of making my first brew I knew I’d made the right choice – the coffee was easily as nice, if not smoother, than my last few years in the bean to cup world. No emptying of beans, cleaning wands etc so I was really happy.
As for the machine – quite compact, a little noisy (all machines are BTW) but really easy to use, maintain, fill with water etc and looks really neat on the worktop. The sample pods provided are all really lovely – I like a mug so, if using the smaller pods, just make my own version of a flat white.
Other reviews seem to be complaining about the heat of the water so lets address that one – all machines, including bean to cup, will never make your brew as hot as a kettle, this is just a fact. If, like me, you do like your coffee hot, consider buying a milk frother/warmer and use that alongside your Nespresso machine. This makes my brews the perfect temperature when I use the milk heating function.
Finally, make sure you sign in and register your machine on the Nespresso website – you can connect this machine to the app and review all the pods that are available to find your perfect brew.
Hope you found this review helpful.

Great coffee. Machine not fit for purpose.
Purchased 3 SEP 24 from Amazon because, as usual, the Nespresso website didn’t want to play and I didn’t want to miss a very good price. I should, of course, have wondered why the offer was so good.
Great coffee but the machine broke down. After a lengthy consultation with a very helpful operative the original machine was replaced the next day by a reconditioned unit delivered to my door.
And then the replacement broke down.
Another long consultation with a very helpful agent, but this time the machine had to go off for repair.
After a few weeks the repaired machine came back wrapped in cling film and coveted inside the film with wet coffee – I have the photos. I cleaned it, dried it and flushed it.
It leaks. It was sitting on my in tray in a puddle of water. I checked the kettle and then, when I tried to make coffee, it would not work properly – the coffee pooled under the machine.
Ps because I couldn’t face being without Nespresso after more than 17 years I bought a virtuo pop on 5 Nov 25 to tide me over while my replacement machine was being repaired. That doesn’t work reliably either.
If you are thinking of buying Nespresso, buy the classic machines. I never had a problem in 16 years. If you are thinking of changing from classic to virtuo, don’t

My husband and I love this machine. Our previous filter coffee machine was too bulky, needed filter papers, with a thermal jug that held up to about 10 cups. There’s just the two of us, and we have just one coffee each, every morning. Also, the water tank was fixed, which became a real pain for cleaning and accessing. We decided to go for a Pod machine so we could have really good quality coffee, one cup fresh each time. I know, I know…… the pods are expensive in comparison to loose coffee, but crikey, you get what you pay for! These virtuo pods are big, and there’s a very good range of strengths and sizes. We both agree, it’s the best cup of coffee we’ve ever had. We were nervous it might be too big and unsightly (it’s quite long) , but certainly not, it’s very neat indeed. We have absolutely no regrets.