Upgrade your property with a little bit of luxury!

[Jaccuzzi Tom]

I just recently sold a couple of jaccuzzi´s in lagoa. they were a pet project because i wanted a jaccuzzi for myself! Now i am the proud owner of an XL22000 Catalina hot tub.This particular spa has a 42 inch pop up plasma screen and dvd player. So when the footie is on i jump in with a cold beer and relax! If anyone is interested in this kind of thing feel free to E-mail me because i believe there is a huge market out there and potential for small business.www.catalinaspas.co.uk

[piglet]

Hi Tom

My hubby is continually wittering about a hot tub.....until I saw the price of them
It was as much as a swimming pool

[kteee]

We used to have one in the uk and went in it every night - not sure about having one out here though - you wouldn't use it much in the summer

[Gambrinus]

This particular spa has a 42 inch pop up plasma screen and dvd player.

Waterproof, I hope - otherwise an evening with footy could well turn into an unexpected BBQ

You may be right about the market, but bear in mind that an accessory that expensive is more for your personal benefit. From a rental perspective, well, let's just say you have to rent out a lot of weeks before it is paid off and it is not really an argument for a higher rate - like kteee said, not something that people look for in summer.

[Sandy]

What we're after is one suitable for outdoor use using ceramic tiles rather than moulded plastic.

[Moni]

I think in a bout a month, there will open a new shop next to Sulcave in Lagôa (close to Fatacil) where you can buy all that kind of things

[Jaccuzzi Tom]

Chill out in your Spa
Watch a DVD in your Spa
Listen to a CD in your Spa
Watch Sky T.V in your Spa
Get a massage in your Spa
Enjoy Hydrotherapy in your Spa
Learn Aromatherapy in your Spa
Relax in your Spa
Enjoy the Art of Luxury.........

[shanagarry]

For those of us who rent our property the risk of damage due to misuse is considerable.While the return on your investment is one issue the misuse issue would be our biggest concern. I don't think there is a damage deposit large enough to replace one of these.

How do insurance companies view such fittings?

It's a nice thought and when the day arrives when we move to Cvo permanently it is certainly a luxury that will feature highly on the 'essential' list.

On a dreary UK day with temperatures averaging 4 degrees - wouldn't it be nice.......

[Barry]

We are back over on Saturday, to continue the refurb on the villa we bought at the end of last year. We don't have a pool, although one is in our medium term plan. (Kitchen, bathrooms etc first) We don't intend to rent, and a number of people have questioned if a pool is really necessary, especially since we are on QDP within 100m of a resort pool. An alternative would be something like we had when we lived in California - some time ago now! We had a fairly small pool with a jacuzzi attached to it. You could divert warm water heading for the pool into the jacuzzi and recirculate, or let it overflow into the pool. The jacuzzi was fairly simple, a shelf to sit on and a few jets, but it was great for autumn and spring, when we didn't want to heat the whole pool. Anyone seen anything simlilar in Algarve?

[charlie]

does anyone know if there is a show room in the algarve where i can actually see a spa or hottub in action?

[Jaccuzzi Tom]

Well from personal experience i would say its very hard to abuse the spa system itself as the only access to the pump and internal fittings are under lock and key! If someone was to keep your spa serviced and clean they could keep the key.

Barry I have seen the most awesome pool/spa combos by Pebblepools also heat retaining pools with thermal walls by polypools portugal

[malrc]

I bought mine from Chris Goldman at Sol Ambiente in Lagoa. They had a couple of spas on display. You could phone and ask if they still have them (+351282340520).