I wouldn’t take one. My hair isn’t easy to deal with either, but on bad hair days, I’d just do a pony tail or wear a bandana. It’s not like guys pay a lot of attention to this, they are also travelling in precarious conditions, some don’t shave, some never do laundry, some don’t clip their toenails and some have the stinkiest feet ever…

Some hostels advertise that they keep a hairdryer in Reception for the use of guests. Don’t know if this system works but it’s always worth asking.

pfft i am bringing my hairdryer AND flatiron

its not THAT heavy and i just cant enjoy a trip when i have an afro

Hi girls, just a simple piece of advice:
Go on and bring what you want and are willing to schelp around, but make sure you also have a plug adapter, otherwise your hair dryer, iron etc, will be useless. Spain uses the 220V voltage level and a frequency of 50Hz. Check that your electrical appliances will work with this voltage. Depending where you both are from in addition to the plug adapter you may also need a voltage converter. Spain uses plugs with 2 round pins. A helpful website to visit to determine what you may need is:
www.voltagevalet.com
Safe journey to you both.

My advice: Best option is to avoid the weight and hassle of dryer and iron, but it you absolutely, positively feel you need one, buy dual voltage appliances and take the appropriate adapter plugs. DON’T try to use your 110 volt appliances with a converter — converters are a crap-shoot and you’re asking for problems.

Take what you are happy to carry.
I usually take just straightening irons, allow my hair to dry naturally and then tame it with the irons.

You won’t find plugs in convenient places all the time and make sure you have a small mirror.

Voltage point is very important.