Jacuzzis: Any Hotels Have One That Works?
Apr 26, 2016, 9:50 pm
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Jacuzzis: Any Hotels Have One That Works?
First, a brief history:
1970's: Whirlpool spas become popular. Kids like me crash them lots. Water is at least 106'. Relaxing, therapeutic.
1980's: Lawyers ruin everything. Too hot! they say. Liability! they scream. Everyone turns the temp down to 102', barely warmer than a mild fever.
1990's-present: Every hotel gets one, but no one cares anymore because they're too cold, too small, never open, never cleaned, never covered.
I never even use the one in my housing community cuz it's all those things. When traveling, nothing I'd like more than a good hot soak, but it seems there's none to be had. At least, not one I can ever count on.
Suggestions?
Everybody into the pool.
1970's: Whirlpool spas become popular. Kids like me crash them lots. Water is at least 106'. Relaxing, therapeutic.
1980's: Lawyers ruin everything. Too hot! they say. Liability! they scream. Everyone turns the temp down to 102', barely warmer than a mild fever.
1990's-present: Every hotel gets one, but no one cares anymore because they're too cold, too small, never open, never cleaned, never covered.
I never even use the one in my housing community cuz it's all those things. When traveling, nothing I'd like more than a good hot soak, but it seems there's none to be had. At least, not one I can ever count on.
Suggestions?
Everybody into the pool.
Apr 27, 2016, 12:55 am
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Apr 27, 2016, 1:19 am
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Apr 27, 2016, 8:23 am
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I generally choose hotels with pools and hot tubs. I can't recall ever having any of the problems listed above. Other than them being too full, which counters the notion that nobody cares about them. YMMV, I guess.
Apr 27, 2016, 9:07 am
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I see them all the time. Not a huge user of them myself, but they're practically brand-standard in a lot of chains from the HIX level on up to large resorts.
I haven't seen any trend away from jacuzzis in new builds. I can see the temperature being lower, of course...
I've always heard that hotel jacuzzis are a big petri dish for bacteria. Partly because of the number of users and partly because most hotels don't have dedicated pool staff checking the chemical levels regularly. Not sure how much of this is truth and how much is germophobia.
I haven't seen any trend away from jacuzzis in new builds. I can see the temperature being lower, of course...
I've always heard that hotel jacuzzis are a big petri dish for bacteria. Partly because of the number of users and partly because most hotels don't have dedicated pool staff checking the chemical levels regularly. Not sure how much of this is truth and how much is germophobia.
Apr 27, 2016, 9:42 am
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Some of the Norwegian Hurtigruten ships have outdoor whirlpools.
I went in Autumn and the whirlpool was very varm and had a fantastic view.
It was great fun sitting in the whirlpool looking at people on deck wearing scarves and gloves (less fun getting out again).
http://www.esys.org/bigship/Kreuzfah...irlpool-hq.jpg
I went in Autumn and the whirlpool was very varm and had a fantastic view.
It was great fun sitting in the whirlpool looking at people on deck wearing scarves and gloves (less fun getting out again).
http://www.esys.org/bigship/Kreuzfah...irlpool-hq.jpg
