but they give you the little very convenient, self-contained coffee filter pods that you just pop in the filter holder, not measuring, no mess. Makes a "full" pot which is actually about 2 mugs of coffee (like 2 twelve ounce sized.) And you can just ask for extra coffee, specifying if you want more caff or de-caff. We left a note nearly every day asking for extra coffee at POFQ, and housekeeping never let us down on it.