It’s hard to imagine anything quite as luxurious as stepping out of a nice warm shower or bath and wrapping yourself up in a perfectly warmed towel – especially during those cold weather months.
This fantasy used to be exclusive to high-end resorts and fancy hotels, but thanks to some of the best heated towel rack technology on the market today anyone can add this luxury to their daily routine.
The only trick is finding the right heated towel rack for your needs (and your budget).
That’s where this quick guide comes into play!
Below we highlight the very best heated towel racks money can buy, breaking them down into bite sized reviews so that you can find the perfect option to add to your bathroom.
Electric Wall Mounted Towel Dryer by Kensington
Features of this product:
- How you install it is up to you – hardwire or software, the choice is yours!
- Softwire installation requires only common tools, whereas hardwire installation will necessitate you consult a professional
- Dimensions: 24″ x 5.75″ x 39.5″
Here it is, the ultimate hard wired, electric, wall mounted heated towel rack! It’ll heat up all of your towels, and do so in classic style, with nary a wrinkle or a wet pocket! If you’re looking to have your towels warmed with the ultimate convenience, here is your model! It plugs directly into the wall, and feeds off that good warming electrical juice. It’ll keep your bath time pals toasty and dry, in thirsty anticipation of meeting your wet poolside buns! If you need a less off-putting image, just know you can plug this baby in, and your towels will be warm when you need ’em! Better?
Heatra Classic Towel Warmer by Warmrails
Features of this product:
- Simple assembly may be required.
- Warms and softens your towels while you shower – perfect for wintertime use, but works great in the summer for drying swimsuits as well!
- Dimensions: 26″ x 10.5″ x 37.5″
This unusually shaped new heated towel rack has a bit of a serpentine design. Stylish and comfortable, this little electric heated beauty will toast your towels to a nice crispy, wrinkle free, warmth. Perfect for adjusting your towel temperature to a level that will warm your tired, soggy, old bones as they emerge from the bath or shower! Your saggy bits will revive to attention as they meet the crackling warmth of a finely heated towel! So dive in, flop around, and know that the Heatra Classic heated towel rack will be there to meet you in a warm embrace!
Amba RWH-CB Radiant Hardwired Curved Towel Warmer
Features of this product:
- Made of Grade 304 stainless steel
- Built in on/off switch
- Average temperature range is up to 149 degrees Fahrenheit
- Horizontal and vertical bars are heated
Simple, straightforward, and almost effortless to install (all on your own, even) this heated towel rack is made out of high-grade 304 stainless steel that not only conducts heat very efficiently but retains heat well, helping you to cut down on energy costs.
The electric heating elements that run throughout this towel warmer can get as hot as 149°F, helping your towels to feel as though they just popped out of the dryer – but also helping to dry towels that you have already used after stepping out of the shower, too.
The clean lines and minimalist aesthetic of this heated towel warmer help it to go with any bathroom design. Combine that with its relatively affordable price point it’s easy to see why so many people have fallen head over heels in love with everything this option brings to the table.
SH Naiture 20″ Stainless Steel Hardwired Heated Towel Rack, Oil Rubbed Bronze Finish
Features of this product:
- Material:Stainless Steel
- Finish: Oil Rubbed Bronze
- Dimensions: 20″ W x 31″ H x 4.5″ D
- Dry filament heating element
- Comes as a plug-in model with a hardwire conversion kit
A little bit on the more compact side of things, this is the kind of heated towel warmer you’ll want to attach to walls in smaller bathrooms that just don’t have a lot of available real estate on the floor to dedicate to this kind of amenity.
Made entirely out of high-grade stainless steel construction materials that conducted and insulate heat well, this towel warmer has a beautiful hand rubbed bronze finish that sets it apart from the rest of the pack.
It is incredibly elegant looking, with a minimalist “ladder style” design that fits right in with every bathroom aesthetic imaginable.
Best of all you won’t have to worry about spending a mountain of money on this towel warmer.
Its compact nature allows it to be very competitively priced compared to some of the larger options on the market right now, all without sacrificing the kind of power and performance you’re expecting from this kind of appliance.
Warmrails Traditional Towel Warmer & Drying Rack
- This handy towel rack can be used as either a free standing towel rack or can be wall mounted, depending on your wall/floor space needs
- Softwire only – plugs into a typical outlet
- Guaranteed to last for years and years – maintenance free!
- Dimensions: 21″ x 34″ x 6.25″ freestanding; 21″x 32.5″ x 3.75″ when mounted on your wall
- Super simple installation – requires only basic tools
Sure, it looks a bit like an old time space heater, but it’s more – so much more! This classically designed, retro-styled, heated towel rack will have you waxing nostalgically for the past, even as you enjoy the fully modern comfort of a toasty warm towel on your wet, wiggly bits! In fact, you might even find yourself sneaking into the shower on more than one occasion per day, just to give yourself a toasty tingle when towel meets skin! This classic heated towel rack can maybe spare you some regrettable social decisions as well!
Sharndy Electric Towel Rack Towel Warmer Orb Wall Mounted Oil Rubbed Bronze
Features of this product:
- Simple wall-mounted installation with 4 heated bars
- Takes only 10 minutes to warm up
- Temperature once heated is stable at 122 F
- Uses only 40 watts
The beautiful thing about this towel rack warmer is that it’s so easy to install, mounting directly to any of your bathroom walls without taking up a lot of space. Measuring 16.5” x 23.6” x 5.1” it can be tucked into any space in your bathroom without feeling like it overwhelms the area.
Incredibly energy efficient, this particular unit is designed to heat towels up to between 104° and 122°F. This means that this towel warmer is going to do a great job at providing cozy, warm towels but isn’t going to do quite as good a job when it comes to actually drying damp clothes or towels that you place on the rack when you are done with them.
The warranty on this unit is top-tier, giving you 36 four months of protection from the day that you buy it. Customer service and support for this company is also some of the best in the business, with customers regularly praising how responsive and proactive this company is when it comes to taking care of any issues customers may be facing.
Brookstone Towel Warmer
Features of this product:
- Plenty of room for even the biggest of towels
- Can hold up to two towels, or more if you really cram ’em in there
- Takes only 10 minutes to get your towels to a nice toasty temperature
- Heating element is made from silicone, meaning it is 100% safe (no worries of electrical shock)
- Can warm more than just towels – use it to warm blankets, quilts, hats, gloves, or whatever you can think of!
- Automatic shutoff feature in case you forget to turn it off
- Plugs into a standard AC outlet
Don’t trash that towel, warm it up in this heated towel bucket instead! Admittedly it’s not precisely a heated towel rack, but it does heat up your towels once you insert them. It’s like a trash can that toasts towels. Full manufacturer’s warranty and instructions are included. We kind of like the idea of dunking your towels in the bucket, and having them pop up fresh, toasty, and minty fresh. That last description may be a bit debatable, but who among us hasn’t chewed a bit on a towel from time to time?
Mr. Steam Polished Chrome Electric Towel Warmer
Features of this product:
- UNIQUE – Has an aromatherapy well which will make your towels smell nice as it heats them.
- Three different choices of finish – match your bathroom decor!
- Sleek, shiny design that’s sure to impress
- Wiring box included
- Has a programmable timer which allows you to heat things in advance. Want some nice warm blankets after you come in from playing in the snow? Hang up your blankets, set the timer, and when you come back, they’ll be warm and ready!
Looks a bit like a space age version of an old hillbilly’s washing board, doesn’t it? Again, the Chrome Electric Towel Warmer may stretch the layman’s definition of a heated towel rail (assuming he possesses one in the first place) but, rest assured, this lil’ beauty is the real deal! Just stretch your towels over the rack, and let the fully modern high technology of this amazing newfangled gizmo do its magic! Yes, we’re aware it’s science, not magic, but let us reiterate: we’re simply in awe of this modern marvel, and you should be as well!
High Quality Model H Curved Towel Warmer
Features of this product:
- 7 horizontal bars
- 18″ H x 20.5″ W
- Safety cut-out turns the warmer off when it gets too hot!
- Made from 100% stainless steel tubing
- Installation by a professional electrician is HIGHLY recommended!
Seven beautiful bars adorn the tubing of this bronze heated towel rack, letting you know it means business. Your soggy wet towels won’t stand a snowball’s chance in the big fiery furnace when the Model H gets a hold of them. Rest assured, your days of emerging from the shower, only to find a slightly damp and very cold towel waiting for you on the rack, are over with a capital O! The Model H takes no prisoners and honors no plea bargains. Your towels will shape up and dry up, or else! Comes with full manufacturer’s warranty.
Slate Wall Heater with Towel Bars
Features of this product:
- Uses a mere 1/4 of the energythat most other heaters this size would use
- Functional yet stylish
- Installation is super easy – hang ‘er up, and plug ‘er in!
- 2-year limited warranty
This heated towel bar features a very abstract design, reminiscent of the big black rectangle monolith thingie from 2001. It’s got two stainless steel bars that wrap around it, a bit like the rings of Jupiter, maybe. It certainly looks like something NASA would use to keep shower towels warm and dry aboard a modern space station. Perhaps the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise use it to damp dry wet Tribbles? Or to towel off Klingon beards after a particularly bloody duel? In any case, it’s sleek, modern, and looks like it knows what it’s doing.
Amba SAFSB-33 Free Standing Plug-In Towel Warmer
- Heats quickly
- Made of 18/8 stainless steel
- Built in on/off switch
- Ten crossbars allow optimal drying
- Horizontal and vertical bars are heated
A freestanding towel warmer that plugs directly into any wall outlet it’s hard to imagine finding an easier piece of hardware to add extreme luxury to your bathroom or your bedroom.
Made out of high quality aluminum and stainless steel construction materials that prevent rust and corrosion, this material heats quickly and evenly while delivering perfect temperatures to your towels in the clothing that you place atop it.
10 individual crossbars really help to optimize the drying capabilities of this towel warmer, and plenty of people have left reviews stating that they just warm towels on this unit but also try damp clothes or warm bed sheets and blankets in the wintertime.
The standalone nature and easy plug and play capabilities of this unit mean that you don’t just have to use it in the bathroom. You can stand it up in a laundry room, a closet, or even your bedroom (or move it around as necessary) to take full advantage of all it has to offer without headache or hassle.
Hudson Reed Traditional Hydronic Towel Warmer
Features of this product:
- 5 year warranty
- Output: 439 Watts (1,500 BTUs)
- Fixing pack included
- Angled radiator valves included
- High quality chrome-plated finish
Compared to the electric options we highlighted above this hydronic radiator based unit is capable of delivering warmer temperatures, more consistent temperatures, and faster drying/warming times the most anything else – but it is going to be a little bit more of a headache to have installed in your bathroom just because bombing work is necessary.
At the same time, if you’re looking to add these kinds of features permanently to a bathroom, a kitchen, a laundry room, or a cloak room there may not be any unit better to invest your money in than this one.
Very much a traditional unit that features high quality construction materials and a stunning chrome finish, it includes all the hardware necessary for installation to speed things up quite a bit. Capable of putting out 1500 BTUs of heat it can even warm small spaces a little bit, helping to fight back against that late fall/early winter chill, too.
SHARNDY Heated Towel Rack, Polished Chrome
Features of this product:
- Available as plug-in type or hardwired.
- Low consumption rate, uses only 35 watts
- Horizontal and vertical bars are heated
- Made of Grade 201 stainless steel
- Polished chrome finish
Far and away the most modern looking of all the different hot towel warmers we’ve highlighted in this quick guide, if you want to bring a lot of high-end aesthetic into a bathroom space without cutting corners on warming capabilities this is the unit you’ll want to think about getting your hands on.
Specifically designed to take advantage of low power consumption technology while running 24/7 (guaranteeing that your towels, hand towels, bedsheets, and damp clothing are always dry and toasty) this also happens to be one of the most cost-effective units money can buy, too.
Installation is effortless as this unit screws directly into any bathroom wall and then can be plugged directly into a wall outlet. You can route this power cord behind your walls, too, for a wireless aesthetic without a lot of headache or hassle.
Because of the relatively compact nature of this unit you’ll be able to save space. It measures 16.6” x 17.7” x 4.3” but can still accommodate full-size bath towels and larger bedsheets/blankets without any difficulty.
INNOKA Freestanding & Wall Mounted Heated Towel Rack
Features of this product:
- Can be wall mounted or used as a freestanding towel rack
- Dimensions (freestanding): 35.3 x 21.7 x 13.2 inches
- Dimensions (wall-mounted): 33.5 x 21.7 inches
- Input voltage: 110 -120V.
- Power consumption: 105 watts
Combining the very modern aesthetic of the option that we just highlighted a moment ago with a standalone base unit that can be converted into a wall hanging system without any trouble, there may not be a more flexible option on this list than this one.
Set up to provide temperatures of between 110°F and 122°F inside of between 30 minutes and 40 minutes of powering it on, you will want to try and plan out how you hope to take advantage of this towel warmer and drying rack – but it works wonders once you get that schedule down pat.
The built-in internal thermostat helps regulate temperatures effectively while conserving electricity, allowing you to maintain high temperatures without having to spend a mountain of money when it comes to your overall energy bills.
Built-in safety features and automatic shutoff switches also give you a little bit of peace of mind knowing that this unit isn’t going to run 24/7 if you forget to turn it off on your own.
BestComfort Wall Mounted Heated Towel Warmer
- Free up floor space while also looking sleek and stylish. Offer more flexibility as they can be moved from place to place as needed.
- This spa towel warmer is not limited to keep the towels, coats and cloths warm and dry,also be used for the entryway, mudroom, basement, laundry room to help regulate the temperature and the moisture in the room, reducing the mold-inducing dampness.
- The bath towel warmer is made of durable 304 stainless steel with mirror polish finish.And you may just use a soft dry cloth to wipe it after it is not warm.
- With 100 watts of heating power, this electric towel warmer reach out its constant temperature 131°F within 30 mins.which saves energy.
Slim, chrome, and dropdead gorgeous when it has been mounted to any of your bathroom walls this unit is also relatively cost effective to purchase and to operate.
Ten individual bars really helped to increase overall drying and warming capacity, but it’s the internal 100 W heating elements that are run through the 304 stainless steel construction materials (with beautiful chrome finish) that handle the heavy lifting of warming and drying your towels, your clothes, and your bed sheets and blankets.
Temperatures of 131°F can be reached inside of 30 minutes of powering this unit on, and the internal heating elements and thermostat work together to maintain that temperature for the duration of it being in use.
Automatic safety shutoffs prevent overheating and excessive energy use, too, helping you to get a lot out of this system without having to fret over whether or not you turn it off when you left the house in a hurry.
At the end of the day, you really can’t go wrong with any of the towel warming options we have highlighted above.
Each and every one of the eight options we broke down in this quick guide are worthy of your investment, are quality pieces of warming technology that you can count on day after day for years to come, and aren’t going to break your bank account into tiny little pieces going forward, either.
Some of them may be better suited to the bathroom space you are looking to dedicate to a towel warmer, and others are going to require a little more in the installation department than most, but all in all each of these choices are worthy contenders.
You’ll want to consider how you plan on using these towel warmers in the future, how often you’re going to be taking advantage of them, and how much time (and money) you want to spend installing them on the wall – or not, in the case of the freestanding units that are a lot more flexible.
With a little bit of extra research and due diligence you’ll be able to narrow down your options to one of the units we’ve highlighted above. There are plenty of reviews and testimonials out there for each and every one of these pieces of hardware that will give you even more inside information and insight into which one is best for you.
Don’t be surprised if you find yourself leaving your own glowingly positive review of that towel warmer after you have tried it out a couple of times, either!
