Integrating a hot tup or spa into your landscape creates a spa environment, multiplying the time in and around the spa. You relax and feel more secure with more privacy without sacrificing – or perhaps even improving – the view from the tub. And entertaining no longer requires shivering in the wind. Your guests can enjoy themselves with or without hopping in.

No matter what you use your spa for, you owe it to yourself to create an environment that takes advantage of all its benefits. So the next time you’re soaking up your spa life (Or thinking about adding a spa to you outdoor living), consider these elements to enhance your lifestyle and spa enjoyment.

1. Privacy

You got the spa to relax, not entertain your neighbors.

Positioning the spa in the optimum location and adding custom, semi-solid privacy screens can eliminate prying eyes.

2. Safety

Increase ease of access to your tub.

You don’t want to feel like you’re climbing onto a horse when you’re getting in and out of the hot tub, especially when you’re using it with other people. Providing more than one point of access makes it easier for you and others to get in and out of the tub without disturbing or climbing over each other.
Men, women, and children all heat up and cool down at different rates. It’s nice to be able to sit on the edge of the tub to cool off a little without fear of falling. Surrounding your spa with different levels diminishes this concern.

3. Provide protection from wind & weather

It can be exciting to sit in the tub and watch the snow fall and melt on your nose, but even the smallest amount of wind throughout the year can really bite and diminish the comfort & enjoyment of your spa experience. Providing glass or semi-solid rails or walls will minimize discomfort.

4. Create an environment around your tub

Ultimately, you’re going to spend much more time looking at your spa than you will be in it. For many, relaxing around the tub with the cover up and the colorful lights & gurgling water, increases your time and enjoyment around your spa. The experience gives you the same relaxing sensation as a beautiful aquarium.

5. Integrate with other outdoor living spaces

Like any other room, the more appealing it is, the more time you’ll want to spend in it as well as share it with others. This is true for your entire outdoor living area, but your spa in particular. Artistically integrating your spa with your other outdoor living spaces, furnishings, and amenities creates the place that you’ll love to use and share with others.

Need inspiration for your own Unique Spa Deck? We’ve got a few to show you!