A necessity: My alarm clock. I once asked for a wake-up call in a hotel, and it never happened. I woke up 20 minutes before my flight, but amazingly I did catch it.

A luxury: Green tea bags, jasmine or Chinese tea. I don't drink coffee, and English tea is usually too strong.

A memento: A bright-orange sarong I got in Singapore. It is so useful as a towel or dressing gown.

If only: I'm studying for my pilot's licence, and would love to have a private plane to ferry myself around the Caribbean.

• Kim Winter is co-editor of the Which? Hotel Guide 2001.