Following the disappointment of my Bosch vacuum cleaner I thought I might try and research a bit more into floorcare appliances and "see where brands are going," where models are concerned and oh how the prices of even the cheap bagless or bagged vacuums have suddenly risen due to the economy! Up until now if you wanted a basic Miele cylinder vacuum with a larger bag you could buy the cheaper Miele S2 series that does away with the robust durability factor that the Miele S5 exudes, not to mention a very handy flush fitting door that releases at the touch of a button revealing three very small cleaning tools that hide on board the vacuum. The S2 doesn't have ...  Read the complete review

I help my partner clean houses (she cleans about a dozen a week) and I do the Vacuuming for her. I have used many Dysons, uprights, cylinders.. you name it I've used it. This Vacuum is by far the best I've used! It's light, easy to handle, long lead, quiet and DAMN powerful! I only ever set to the 5th power setting (out of 6) as the highest setting will suck the carpet up! Remarkable quiet for the power, and the power settings are really useful. I would recommend this Vacuum to everyone. Next vacuum I buy will be this one. The price is value for money, the hose is long and it cuts time cleaning, a pleasure to use. Great on all ...  Read the complete review

Miele S 5211 Now if the Miele 5211 was your girlfriend, she would be Charlotte Church.............quite good looking, has the voice of an angel, you can't fault the performance but you'll have to change the bag once in a while! Joking aside, this is a fantastic vacuum cleaner from Miele. SPECIFICATIONS Standard Cylinder Wattage 2200 W Colour Deep Black Special Requirements Sealed System for optimum filtration Discharged Air is cleaner than the ambient room air. Motor protection Filter Super Air Clean Filter Dustbags Supplied 2 Automatic hygiene shutter Standard Floorhead ...  Read the complete review

====The Item==== I have a black Miele S5221 full size vacuum cleaner, which I just received today with great anticipation. Even though it's full size and not "compact" it is not as big as their older models (my mother in law has one which is 15 years old). It is 2200W and goes as low as 300 W for delicate furnishings. It comes with a standard floor head and three "on board" tools - a crevice tool (useful), a round brush and an attachment for soft furnishings (both of which I haven't used yet). It has a 10m electric cable so you can hoover upstairs too (depending on your house of course!) and is very quiet until you put it on maximum ...  Read the complete review

Not my words, originally at any rate, but I can heartily endorse them. Over the years I have occasionally been called a snob for my insistence on finding the best available item, whether shopping for food, a car, hi-fi, or, in this case a household appliance. Over the past 42 years I have purchased Miele appliances for a number of homes and three businesses, and they have never, ever, let me down. The only downside is that when Miele bring out an improved model, as they regularly do, there are still many years of useful life left in the original machine. So now the faithful fifteen year old cat-and-dog cylinder cleaner is relegated to the garage for car cleaning duties -  Read the complete review