We use it at home every day, and take it on road trips to make "real" coffee in hotels that make weak coffee or provide the awful little pods. I am not a fan of not being able to tell how much coffee is left in the pot (like with our old glass pot), and the lid does not open easily to check. The filter pod in the water resevoir seems kind of lame, but you don't have to use it. So far, it works really well and is great for us.