What's Your Opinion?

[PSBGlass]

Hey everyone,

So I've been doing a good deal of research on a new spa purchase. I know I want a larger tub, that is preferably deeper(I'm a larger fella, tall and heavy, but not huge). A big plus for me in a tub is easy maintenance, with lower to no odor, and minimal skin irritation. I'd like something my girlfriend and myself can stretch out in, but also that will accommodate several people for when we have parties. I intend to build a Sauna in close-ish vicinity to the tub, not that this is all that relevant, but I'm assuming you guys and gals have more experience with this, so who knows, perhaps it's a point to be made. Anyhow, build quality and energy consumption are huge selling points for me, as I'd like a tub that is low maintenance, durable in southern Michigan winters, won't cost me a ton to maintain in both price and time, and will cause me less hassle in the long run. I know that a good relationship with a dealer is extremely important, so that aside, assuming they all give equal service, what are your thought on Models, and brands I should be looking at, methods for getting the best price, and filtration and sanitization methods and add-ons for these models, to make maintenance as easy and cost effective as possible. Also, are there any brands that simply just blow the competition out of the water in terms of any of these specifics?

Thanks for your input, and try not to make this a soap box for disdain.

[yellowdog]

Hopefully you have a few different hot tub dealers you can visit. Set up times that you and your girlfriend can go do a wet test on some different tubs. This is in my eyes one of the most important thing you can do. As far as which is the best. Ask five people on here and you may get 5 different answers. In my area I had Hot Springs, Sundance, Arctic Spas, Jacuzzi and Bullfrog. I went to all of them and narrowed it down to two, Hot Springs and Sundance. Again it was just the best for what i was looking for. I ended up buying a Sundance hot tub. Is it the best? It was the best for what I wanted. I would have had no problem owning a tub from any of the five companies I looked at they all had good points.

You need to find a couple of tubs you like after looking and hopefully wet testing them and then come on here if your still not sure which one will work for you the best. then we can give you our opinions on which would be better for what you are looking to have.

I really enjoyed the shopping experience and learned a lot about hot tubs. The best part is every night getting to jump into a nice hot tub and just relax.

If you could post the companies you could go look at I'M sure you could get a lot of help from people on what they think is the best.