But this is just my 2 cents!Īre they a pain? YES. Had we done that, we felt we could have gotten more in the $250/night range.Īs travelers, my wife and I will pretty much only stay at vacation rentals that have hot tubs (unless it's something like Thailand where it's 100 degrees day/night). Coincidentally, we were just talking about it today that if we could have done it over again, we would have gotten a huge common-area hot tub for all guests to share. $150/night on average and it also ran 100% for all 4 units. We had a 4-plex several years ago (urban, all 1BR apartments) and rented all 4 units separately like a little hotel. I realize all markets are different though. The hot tub there has been a pain too! But everyone loves it, and you must have it in order to be competitive. Our second property (3 BR, desert highlands) you absolutely MUST have a hot tub just to be considered by most guests. When my wife and I see the typical “hot tubs can earn you up to 20% more” drivel, we laugh. But it’s just so, so, so much more lucrative. We have to pay to maintain it, we have much higher electricity bills, and there have been at least one instance where the tub went down and we had to give a small refund to the guests ($100 of their $300/night stay). It ended up being the best investment we ever made (was maybe $10K start to finish to add it). Now we're doing around $300/night on average. Then, after about 8 months, we added the hot tub and a couple other little amenities (hammock, better outdoor seating). We ran 100% booked but were doing about $125/night on average. Our first listing (small 1BR mountain cottage) started off without a hot tub. A hot tub (at least for our 2 listings) has proven to be absolutely crucial. However, I have to disagree with pretty much everyone. Stay well,, , have been some good points made on here. Its much more intensive maintenance with rotating guests than a pool and unless your doing the things that make them safe and clean constantly, you might be better off adding a nice patio with BBQ to the listing. The thing is, Hot tubs aren't good or bad the day they are delivered and put into service but they could be either from that point on. I think there are hot tub listings and listings with hot tubs, one makes sense due to its destination type of stay, the other just checks a box cause most travelers don't have time to Hot tub anyways. Lots of great thoughts here! A buddy of mines wife almost died from their 6 month old tub even with the suggested shock treatments, some type of fungus got into the lines and infected her lungs with a strange pneumonia, he sent the tub to a proper grave, his wife took 2 months to recover! That said, we have a single person walk in / sit down spa tub in our "Access Suite" bathroom but that is far less maintenance as its emptied every time its used and flushed out between guests.
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