the night light be not good enough in the dark , send it back . my previous one of this model with the same dim light work for year . if it have a night light that i could read in the dark it would be great . if you have to put on reading glass to read it , and maybe a lamp , it be not good enough . if you never check the time in the middle of the night so do not need to turn on a lamp , then this be a great travel clock .