Any Hot Tub owners amongst us ?

[macabethiel]

We go away next week to our favourite UK destination so I can do a spot of fishing and her indoors can relax as she works long hours as a hotel receptionist.
http://www.eyekettlebylakes.com/lodges.php

I know it's a Marmite thing "Hot Tubs" they can be seen as a bit Chav to have one in your back garden but we spend a lot of time using one when we are away.

I expect the running costs to be between £40-60 pcm, we have been to A5 Spas near Tamworth last year to look at some but I am still unsure. The wife suffers with back pain and has found it theraputic when we are away. I am effectively retired working around 6 hours a week but her indoors does not get her OAP for another 6 years.

It's not the cost that bothers me, we have reached the stage in our lives when we have few want's left so a little pampering for her indoors is well deserved it's just I have a fear it will become a "One Summer Wonder".

Anyone got one and prepared to be honest as to if it was worthwhile and would they buy again with hindsight ? We do not intend it to be used by anyone except just us as we have no children.