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How To Make The Perfect Mocha … In A Hotel

Hot coffee cup with a lid on at a coffee bar in a hotel.

One of my favorite hotel amenities is when there’s a coffee maker in the lobby. I like to check in, grab a cup of coffee, and go to the room to relax for a while. And, because of some trial, I’ve figured out how to make the perfect mocha in a hotel.

It’s a lot cheaper than a coffeehouse mocha, plus you can make it in the hotel lobby. So you don’t have to find a coffeehouse in a new city because enjoying a relaxing drink.

It’s my favorite hotel hack.

Four large coffee carafes.

This mocha coffee hotel hack works when you’re in a hotel that has a complementary coffee bar in its lobby or in its breakfast section that also has hot chocolate.

If the hotel only offers complementary coffee in the hotel room, this hack won’t work because hot chocolate packets aren’t generally offered in the hotel room.

How To Make The Perfect Mocha … In A Hotel

A mocha is a drink that combines chocolate and coffee, so as long as your hotel offers both, you can make this delicious concoction at the hotel’s coffee bar.

Then, take it up to your room, kick your shoes off, put your feet up, and enjoy your night away from home.

Hotel Mocha Ingredients:

How To Make The Perfect Mocha In A Hotel:

Hot chocolate packet being poured into a hot cup.

Add the entire content of the hot chocolate mix packet into a hot cup (which the hotel will have near the coffee).

Coffee pouring into a hot cup.

Pour in 10 oz. of hot coffee (out of the hotel’s carafe).

Creamer being poured into a cup of coffee.

Add two French vanilla creamers. If the hotel doesn’t have French vanilla, you can add half and half creamers instead, but the French vanilla adds a little bit of extra taste to this.

Stir (with a coffee stirrer if that’s what the hotel offers; with a spoon if you’re lucky enough to get one outside of breakfast hours).

Put a lid on and let the coffee sit for three to five minutes.

Stir again and enjoy.

Hotel Mocha Hack: Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of coffee works best in this?

Whatever your hotel has available works best in this. You don’t need a specific brand or variant.

Personally, I prefer using regular coffee over decaf when I make this, but if you like decaf, you can use that instead.

Can you make this at home?

This mocha recipe uses ingredients found in the coffee bar of a hotel’s lobby. If you’re not in a hotel, but you’re craving this, you can just use these ingredients to make the perfect mocha at home.

An individual creamer is .375 oz. You need two for this recipe, so that’s .750 oz., which is 3/4 of an ounce — or 3/4 of a shot glass.

So if you’re at home and using a full bottle of creamer when you’re making this, measure 3/4 of a shot glass and add that if you want to keep the same proportions.

Hotel waffle maker with the words "Hotel Waffle Maker Hack" digitally written on top.

More Hotel Hacks:

Another one of my favorite hotel hacks is our hotel waffle maker hack. Combine these two hotel hacks for a delicious hotel breakfast.

Coffee in a mug on a counter.

More Coffee Drinks:

If you’re a fan of coffee, and drink it at home, we have a few more coffee drinks you can make. These are ones that you’ll need to make at home, though, not coffee drinks you can make at hotels.

Yield: 1 Mocha Coffee

Hotel Mocha Coffee

Hot coffee cup with a lid on at a coffee bar in a hotel.

One of the best hotel hacks is making a mocha using ingredients found at the hotel's complementary coffee bar.

Prep Time 2 minutes
Additional Time 3 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 packet hot chocolate mix
  • 10 oz. hot coffee
  • 2 individual French vanilla cream containers

Instructions

  1. Add the entire content of the hot chocolate mix packet into a hot cup.
  2. Pour in 10 oz. of hot coffee.
  3. Add two French vanilla creamers.
  4. Stir.
  5. Put a lid on and let the coffee sit for three to five minutes.

Nutrition Information

Yield

1

Serving Size

1

Amount Per Serving Calories 687Total Fat 16gSaturated Fat 8gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 7gCholesterol 319mgSodium 1283mgCarbohydrates 116gFiber 1gSugar 71gProtein 20g

Have you used this How To Make The Perfect Mocha In A Hotel hack? Let us know in the comments.

Elizabeth

Monday 4th of March 2024

So helpful! Definitely using this tip when traveling!

DK Park

Tuesday 27th of February 2024

I can't believe that in just a few ingredients you can now make a delicious mocha coffee at a hotel. Yum!

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