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The 12 Best Towel Warmers So You Can Have a Spa Treatment at Home, Every Day
Wrap yourself up in warmth with one of our carefully vetted picks!

Whether you're looking for a warm, fluffy towel post-shower or you want to create a spa-like atmosphere right in your home, a towel warmer is a luxurious appliance that everyone deserves. We've researched and evaluated over 30 different towel warmers to help you find the one that's perfect for your bathroom setup.
The Best Towel Warmers
What to Consider
As much as we love finding products that are the best of the best, there's not a singular perfect towel warmer that'll work for every bathroom, given space constraints and everyone’s unique bathroom layout. Here are a few things to keep in mind so you can find the best towel warmer for your space.
Style
First, we recommend determining what type of towel warmer you want. Depending on what style of towel warmer you opt for will affect its look, functionality, and the number of towels it can warm. Here’s a short list of the most common styles of towel warmers you’ll likely come across.
- Bucket — this type of towel warmer looks a bit like a laundry hamper. Since they're freestanding, you can easily move them from place to place. Most bucket-style towel warmers can accommodate two large bath sheets or a pair of pajamas or robes. There are smaller countertop bucket towel warmers for people who don’t have enough floor space or access to an outlet to plug them in.
- Rack — a heated towel rack is typically attached to your wall, so it won’t take up precious floor space, but you’ll likely have to hardwire it to your electric system. This style can be used to heat and dry towels. For those who don’t want to fuss with installation, there are freestanding electric towel warming racks available (our favorite is the KEG towel warmer) and even plug-in wall-mounted racks like the Myson Pearl electric towel warmer.
- Hydronic — this type of towel warmer uses hot water or steam to heat its towel rails and hooks up to your home’s plumbing. Electric towel warmers are a lot easier to install, but hydronic towel warmers like the Hudson Reed Marquis electric radiator heated towel warmer can also serve as supplemental heaters for your bathroom. Liquid-filled units take longer to heat up, but they are easier to repair.
We chose to omit hydronic-style warmers for this guide given their complicated installations — we only recommend this type of towel warmer if you're building a new bathroom or are fully renovating it. If you’re considering a hydronic model in the name of lower energy bills, just know that an electric towel warmer uses the same amount of energy as two lightbulbs, so your savings won’t be that significant.
Size
Just as they vary in shape, towel warmers also range in size. There are compact towel warmers that can be placed on your bathroom vanity, tall freestanding racks, and deep bucket-style warmers. Rack-style warmers differ in the number of racks they have. Be sure to measure your space prior to purchasing one to ensure you have a proper fit.
Capacity
Depending on what size you opt for will determine how many towels you can warm simultaneously. A good rule of thumb is that it takes four racks to warm one towel, meaning you can dry three towels with a model that has 12 racks. As you'd expect, the larger the towel warmer, the more expensive it will cost.
Features
Most towel warmers are simple appliances that only serve one purpose — you guessed it… they warm towels! However, a few models have adjustable temperature settings, timers that switch the warmer off after a certain amount of time to conserve energy, or rather to turn it on at a specific time so your towel is warm when you want it to be.
HEATGENE even makes a smart towel warmer that you can turn on with your phone or smart speaker. If your towel warmer doesn’t have a built-in timer, you could use a separate programmable timer like the ones from Honeywell and Leviton. Basic electrical work is required to install these timers, though.
Whether a wall-mounted option works best for you or you're looking into a freestanding, canister, large-size, or small-sized warmer, we have you covered. Just make sure that you don't purchase a hardwired warmer if you don't plan on hiring a contractor or installing it yourself!
Brandon Carte has been covering technology at BestProducts.com since 2017, where he's been writing about the latest gadgets, appliances, and scouring the internet for the products that make life easier. His reporting has been featured on TopTenReviews.com, Good Housekeeping and USA Today. When he's not researching washing machines or testing robot vacuums, you can find him at concerts, swimming laps, or at the movies. He thinks smartphones are too big, prefers MP3s to Spotify, and misses his iPhone’s headphone jack.
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