Looking for pool/spa advice (Jacksonville: sales, home, buy)

[HollyinJAX]

We would like to have a hot tub/spa - but rather than go buy the freestanding box type that you plug in and fill with water, we would like to install an inground spa with natural rocks (tropical lagoon style). Both serve the same purpose - but we think the inground spa would be a more longterm beautiful addition/improvement to the home (even though more expensive. I would appreciate any recommendations for pool/spa builders in JAX. (We do NOT want or need a pool...just the spa!) Thanks!

[cricketfan]

Originally Posted by HollyinJAX

We would like to have a hot tub/spa - but rather than go buy the freestanding box type that you plug in and fill with water, we would like to install an inground spa with natural rocks (tropical lagoon style). Both serve the same purpose - but we think the inground spa would be a more longterm beautiful addition/improvement to the home (even though more expensive. I would appreciate any recommendations for pool/spa builders in JAX. (We do NOT want or need a pool...just the spa!) Thanks!

We opted for a huge hot tub with all the bells and whistles instead of a pool and we've never regretted that decision. We use it all year round and love it especially during those cool nights. I agree with you that the inground type with the natural rocks is more appealing and nice to look at and may even lend some resale value to the home the way a pool does. The box type however is much more practical and more therapeutic than the inground spa in my opinion.

[JagFan27]

Originally Posted by cricketfan

We opted for a huge hot tub with all the bells and whistles instead of a pool and we've never regretted that decision. We use it all year round and love it especially during those cool nights. I agree with you that the inground type with the natural rocks is more appealing and nice to look at and may even lend some resale value to the home the way a pool does. The box type however is much more practical and more therapeutic than the inground spa in my opinion.

We got a Hot Springs spa nine years ago and love it. I like it better than an inground, because if we were to move (which we are not!!), we could take it with us. Also, I like the feel of it much better than the inground ones. The seats are such that they are more comfortable. I can slouch (I can't think of how I want to describe it.) in the seats, where as the inground ones seem to have straight lines and ninety-degree angles.
We keep ours on our screened in porch, so the bugs don't bother us. That's another advantage to the stand alone spa.

Also, I have lower back pain, and I took the pamphlet to my doctor and asked if he thought it would help with the pain. He said yes, so I asked him to write a prescription for it. That way, I didn't have to pay sales tax on the purchase. I just gave the prescription to the salesperson at Hot Springs, and she did the paperwork.
I don't know if that is still in existence.

[Led Zeppelin]

Originally Posted by HollyinJAX

We would like to have a hot tub/spa - but rather than go buy the freestanding box type that you plug in and fill with water, we would like to install an inground spa with natural rocks (tropical lagoon style). Both serve the same purpose - but we think the inground spa would be a more longterm beautiful addition/improvement to the home (even though more expensive. I would appreciate any recommendations for pool/spa builders in JAX. (We do NOT want or need a pool...just the spa!) Thanks!

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Hi Holly. I would recommend you contact the Master Pools Guild for a recommendation on a good builder in that area. They are the one that all the reputable luxury quality builders join up. Here's the link, and I know they have members in Jacksonville.

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