We have a swimming pool, and I was considering adding a hot tub but I was not fully committed and not sure if we would use it enough. This was a great compromise! It set up super fast and was hot and ready to go after the second day. Make sure you go and get the salt to add to the water to make the chlorine to keep it clean and fresh. I aslo recommend buying extra filters when you buy this as well. Overall, it looks good, works great, and we can store it at the end of the season.