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Whether you’re completely new to hot tubs and buying your first spa or if you’re researching the market and looking to upgrade from an existing model, we can help.

WhatSpa? magazine will be your expert guiding hand, full of valuable advice on how to buy, what to buy and even preparing for delivery day and planning your grand unveiling to your family and friends at your first spa party!

Advice you can rely on

A key tenet for WhatSpa? is its independence, which ensures you receive informed, unbiased and impartial advice.

WhatSpa? has a team of respected experts who are on-hand to provide sound, independent advice and hot tub reviews.

We also have a team of ‘Spa Doctors’ who are happy to answer any technical questions and queries that our readers may have.

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Best Buy Awards

Since 2006, WhatSpa? Best Buy Awards have become the industry-standard recognition for hot tubs that achieve the best scores in our rigorous tests for quality and value across all price brackets.

Caldera Spas Vacanza Series Marino

Seats 6

WhatSpa? Verdict

The Marino by Caldera Spas® is an eight-time Best Buy Award-winner and is the smaller sibling to the Palatino, both of which are best-selling models in the Vacanza Series of six models. Like the Palatino, the Marino oozes quality, with a stylish ergonomically sculpted shell, a beautifully contoured lounge seat and roomy non-slip footwell. Barrier-free seating makes moving from seat to seat easy and finishing touches like the Acquarella waterfall ensure a sensory experience that is guaranteed to relax! Built in Spa Frog® tops off the package for easy water maintenance. An amazing spa by a manufacturer of good repute!

Artesian Spas Artesian Elite Dove Canyon

Seats 6

WhatSpa? Verdict

The new ELITE range by Artesian Spas has really raised the bar for this Las Vegas-based manufacturer. The bright lights of Vegas are reflected in their latest design cues and the ELITE range delivers with an awe-inspiring after dark light show with an array of underwater and exterior lighting plus backlit water fountains and a branded 20-inch waterfall. The scope of the specification and design is also first rate, particularly the unique Direct Flow® system, which puts each bather in control of their own massage experience. The lounger with armrests is super comfortable and Spa Frog® tops off the high-end spec on the best-selling ELITE Dove Canyon.

Riptide Spas Tranquility Uptown

Seats 5

WhatSpa? Verdict

Riptide® Spas followed up on its remarkable success in the swim spa arena with its launch into the hot tub market in 2016. A growing network of stores under the Hot Tub Barn umbrella now retail Riptide® Spas models, which have been completely upgraded for 2021. For those wanting the convenience and low running costs of a good quality, family-sized acrylic 13-amp ‘plug & play’ hot tub, the Tranquility Uptown is just the ticket! The Uptown is a spacious five-seater with comfortable lounger plus a range of barrier-free seats, all with different rotary or directional jets. Sure to be a top seller again this year and the three-year warranty is a rare luxury!

Our Best Buy Awards cannot be purchased or influenced by third parties, such as manufacturers and retailers, and we take great pride in their independence, which is why they are now held in such high esteem by hot tub buyers.

For a full breakdown of our 2020 Best Buy Award winners across all price brackets, request your free copy of WhatSpa? magazine now and look out for these prestigious logos in showrooms as you start shopping.

Seal of approval

When making any purchase of this size, trusting the manufacturer and retailer is essential. The WhatSpa? Approved scheme is a unique hallmark of quality and is only awarded to companies who meet our exacting high standards.

The Approval Scheme offers the customer peace of mind that comes from knowing companies are reputable, well established, have a professional infrastructure and a good track record within the industry, so they are the logos to look out for.

In order to win coveted WhatSpa? Approved status, hot tub retailers must have a minimum number of display spas and prove that they have all of the insurance requirements and trained staff in both water hygiene and safety as well as technical backup and maintenance.

WhatSpa? Professional retailers also have to pass a stringent extra set of criteria, including professional training accreditation by attending industry-recognised hot tub technician courses.

Trusted traders

When you request your free copy of WhatSpa? magazine, you will also receive a complimentary 40 page UK Retail Directory that lists all of the WhatSpa? Approved showroom-based hot tub retailers across every area of the UK.

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