A guest complained her room kettle kept tripping the socket, and maintenance found the element had been failing for weeks. Nobody had tested it since the welcome tray went in two refurbishments earlier. A hotel kettle is a portable appliance under the same duty of care as any other guest-room equipment, which means it needs PAT testing even though nobody owns it the way an electrician owns a consumer unit. This guide covers why welcome trays get overlooked on testing schedules, what the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 actually requires, and what a sensible, risk-based testing interval looks like for daily-use hospitality kettles.