Four Things I Wish I Knew Before Buying a Hydrotherapy Bath

Alan Jones
Aug 28, 2017 · 3 min read

I love my hydrotherapy bath — especially where I get to call it a hydrotherapy bath, because everyone then thinks I bought it for some reason beyond indulgence! Otherwise known as a hot tub, my bath is one of the best purchases I’ve made. I use it often and it always helps me to calm down and unwind.

There have been a few issues along the way, and these are the topic of this article. I think it’s important to discuss these issues because it will help some of you avoid them. I had these problems in the early days with the original bath…

Always Buy a Top-End Bath

…I had to buy two baths. The first one I sent back because it suffered with numerous problems. This was a cheap tub, costing around £700. Yes, that is a lot of money to spend in one go, but as far as hot tubs go, that’s at the cheap end and it shows.

Instead, I bought a Villeroy and Boch bathrooms London. Villeroy and Boch is one of the best designers of hydrotherapy baths, and it’s evident in their design. They’re unbelievably comfortable and they don’t suffer the same issues as the cheaper brands.

Always Buy a Bath with Bluetooth Speakers

Right, some of you will consider this over-indulgent, but I don’t care. I bought this bath as a means of stress reduction. It needed to have as many features as I needed it to have in order to relax, and the Bluetooth feature is brilliant.

I can sit in the bath for hours listening to music or podcasts. I also own a projector that I can use to watch movies on the wall. I feed the sound through the Bluetooth speakers and it’s like having a cinema in the bathroom! Plus, because the speakers are built into the bath, I can hear everything above my own splashing.

There’s nothing better than relaxing in the bath after a long day at work and chilling out to some meditation, music, or a good pod cast…oh, and don’t forget the glass or two of wine!

Make Sure You Buy an Easy-Clean Bath

One of the irritating issues I had with the first bath was that the nozzles would block frequently. When this happened, they’d start to develop that black mould you find in bathrooms — no thanks!

It was horrible. With my Villeroy and Boch bathrooms London, the nozzles are wide and never clog. The entire bath is super easy to clean, which is what I’d expect for the price!

It’s important that it’s easy clean, because you could easily ruin the bath if you don’t take the time to clean it, and if it’s hard to clean, finding the time you need will be difficult too. What happens then is that the bath becomes a burden rather than something to enjoy.

Don’t Put Too Much Bubble Bath In

This is something that all hot tub owners do at least once. What happens is that the entire bath fills with foam, but not only the bath, the room too. The bubbles come out over the top and they get everywhere! That’s another cleaning job! It is fun though!

I’m so glad that I bought the better quality hot tub in the end. If you’d like to browse a collection of similar hot tubs, then check out http://www.kallumsbathrooms.co.uk/.

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