Bio-ethanol fire

[LadyBitterSparkles]

I have an empty fireplace with a grate that used to be a gas fire but we had the gas pipes taken out as they were old and unsafe.

I like the idea of having real flames occasionally, as I love the cosiness of a real fire, but I don't need a fire all the time for heat or anything as we have gch.

I'm not very keen on using coal or wood in the grate as it seems a lot of effort and mess for a very occasional treat. I had thought about just putting those smokeless log things you get from centerparcs in when I had the urge for a real fire. But I've just heard about bio-ethanol fires which are non-harmful to the environment and not messy, and I could just pop one into my fireplace, and seem ideal really. Like this
www.gardenstreet.co.uk/bbqs-outdoor-heating-c10/outdoor-heating-c242/bio-ethanol-fireplaces-c139/grate-bio-ethanol-fireplace-p3270/s7295?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI48nZk9j11QIVzr_tCh3FZgA1EAQYAyABEgIyffD_BwE

Can anyone talk to me about the pros and cons? Thanks!

It doesn't actually look or smell much like a real fire though, does it?
If I were fortunate enough to have a grate I’d go to the trouble of building a wood fire now and then.

My friend has one of these and it's lovely. She gets a real flame and even has an oil that smells like wood smoke and none of the mess. Meanwhile I have a real log burner with all the mess, but I wouldn't be without it.