Review: Queens Hotel, Leeds, UK

Sarah Kobos/NYT Wirecutter A great cheap coffee maker should consistently produce flavorful, hot coffee and be easy to use and program. To find the best model, we looked for coffee makers with the following qualities: Balanced coffee: The end product of any coffee machine — cheap or expensive — should taste good. This includes brewing…

My son’s girlfriend is an NYC career girl in her late 20s. She wants for nothing. I’ve already done jewelry. Help! — S.P. From gifting expert Mari Uyehara: When I was living in NYC in my 20s, my parents got me a fancy-but-ginormo wine-bottle opener that ended up unused atop my kitchen cabinets because it…

Although Ries bottles are sleek, easy to fill and clean, and hygienic, they put you in a bit of a double bind. Because they only pump out a bit of liquid at once, they’re more suited to products where a little goes a long way. Yet the Ries bottles are designed for toiletries you need…

Michael Murtaugh/NYT Wirecutter Best for… The airiest, smoothest pair we put on our feet, these cotton-blend socks are simultaneously thin and supportive—a rarity—and unusually sweat-wicking. They’re also available in the most vibrant range of colors and patterns—but they aren’t cheap. Stance Icon No Show Socks are a treat for your feet. They’re even lighter than…

In this edition of Clean Everything—the last of our organizing challenge—our experts share a few storage solutions so pretty, they might just double as home decor. Plus, how to banish grout stains and a tiny dog that organizes your cables. Welcome to the last day of our organizing challenge. We’re hoping your space (and perhaps…

Turning 10 — double digits! — marks a milestone. It’s a precipice of childhood: Suddenly the teen years are just around the corner. And they will never be little kids again (weep). Children in this age group are continuing to learn about themselves and to refine their interests. When you give a 10-year-old a gift,…