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Quote from @Kevan Clarke:
I am looking for recommendations for Hot Tub's that are great for STR's. It is important I get one that is robust and has an ozone generator as well as remote control in order to control it from Chicago.
Does anyone have any hot tub suggestions or advice?
Before you do it, consider whether your competition has them, whether people have asked for them or you have lost considerable business (that you can quantify) without one, and how much more you expect to make. I have a pretty new tub at my personal house, that is a salt-water tub so I don't need to do anything with chlorine, and honestly it's still a hassle to keep up with. No way would I have one at my STR - in fact my caretakers told me there's a couple of other houses they have that have them, and they are the #1 complaint generator of the guests in all the houses they oversee. I have a pool at my STR and in comparison between taking care of my pool, and taking care of my hot tub, the pool wins hands down. Drop a stack of chlorine tablets in the container by the pump, once a week the caretakers brush down the sides and check the skimmer basket and do any balancing, and that's it. My hot tub is supposed to be drained, cleaned and refilled no less than every 4 months and more if you have more people using it, and because there's built in seats everywhere you need a shop vac to get all the old water out, have to climb in it to clean it, etc.
So my advice would be to really think through if you're going to make enough money to warrant the headache and expense.
You need to balance your pool every day and it is often required by the law in many states. It just look less dirty than hot tub because it is bigger. Your pool is probably giving a lot of unknown issues to many guests. Hot tub requires a lot of work but swimming pool requires way more attention than a hot tub in general.
Um, no. I own both, for a long time, and I spent a good amount of my career in water treatment so I'm pretty sure I probably know more than you on the subject of my own pool & hot tub. The only thing I'm giving my guests is a good time. I have a continuous feed on my pool and a monitoring system. And since I use the pool myself a couple of months per year - the same pool my guests are using - it's a pretty good bet I'd be getting something myself first. But hey, I know you are on an internet forum so you must know things. In general it's better to ask questions than assume anything.
