Citiz Automatic Pod coffee machine for Americano, Decaf, Espresso by Krups in Silver

I paid £120 for the Citiz machine in September 2025 and that included 50 coffee pods from Nespresso. It seemed expensive to me because I remember at one point these were basically free. However, it is an excellent machine. It makes great coffee, requires almost no maintenance, isn’t too loud, looks ok and takes up relatively modest counter space. I’m happy with it.

Bought this in December 2023, so about two and a half years ago ago. My main concern when it first arrived was indeed longevity. Wasn’t sure if it would last a year. Delighted to say it’s still going strong despite the fact that I completely failed to remember to clean it for the first two years. It was only after the chamber started leaking too much water into the pod capture tray that I got round to doing that. A food clean and it’s been right as rain ever since. Agree with some reviews on here that it’s a bit noisy, but I have nothing to compare it with other than the machines they use in coffee shops, which are way louder. All I can say is it isn’t any noisier than I expected. All in all, a great product that performs exactly as I’d hoped.

Quiet, looks great, easy to use, takes up little or no room, makes proper hot coffee. Well worth the price.

The coffee machine, made by Krupps is straightforward excellent quality and was a good price on Amazon. It holds 1 litre and works well just like the similar one we are replacing after many years which is also Nespresso. There are ten pods in the box. The reason I have knocked a star off is because it comes with info stating that there are 100 free pods on registering. This didn’t work out for us as it became complicated and was a way of getting us to sign up and buy some first with no info forthcoming as to what we would buy or what we would get. It kept glitching so i gave up. I am happy with the machine and DIDN’t APPRECIATE BATTLING WITH THEIR WEBSITE TO BUY AND GET SOMETHING THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN SOMETHING WE DIDN’t WANT. I JUST WANTED A COFFEE MACHINE WITH NO COMPLICATIONS.

1 week in, i'm using it (having retired my 18 year old Gaggia Classic). So far, so good. I have not noticed any issues of leaks or sputtering on Aldi generic pods (i have also used Nespresso). Heats up quickly, as most systems do. I use it for Lungo shots, I make them up to long coffee's with a touch of milk. I have emptied the pod catch tray just once so far, and although there is a small amount clear water in there, having used a mix of Nespresso and Generic, I don't know if this is 'spill' from use of generics or if it is clear water run off drips from the release mechanism, as it does dislodge some trapper water from the spout, so no reason to imagine it wouldn't from the rear either? Doesn't appear to any hassle to me, so far. So far, I like it. Neat and tidy on the bench top, larger tank than some, but not as large as my Gaggia.

Grate just love it

We had the older 'pixie' model for about 5 years at it was exactly what we needed. Unfortunately a cheap internal part failed rendering it useless so we needed a replacement that took the older classic pods. This is an upgrade in so many ways. In terms of looks, it's much more elegant and refined, with the materials feeling solid and very well put together. Noise wise it's a little quieter but definitely vibrates less that our older one. Very easy to use and we find that we can get more coffee out of each pod that the older model too. The only minor issue I had was trying to claim the 100 free pods when you place an order with Nespresso. I tried the day it arrived but has a message saying 'the product and / or vendor are not eligible for this offer'. When I tried again the next day it worked. Not sure why, but that meant buying 10 pods got an extra 100 free, which makes the overall cost of the machine even better value!

Great machine!!

It came with a European plug

Machine is provided with type F schuko plug, not a UAE-compatible plug. While not a big issue, this should be clearly listed and it isn't. It should really be illegal to sell incompatible appliances in UAE without mentioning that fact.