"Hotel with a hot tub" can mean three very different things: a tub in your room or on your own terrace, a tub you can book for a private session, or a tub in the spa that every guest shares. For a minimoon, the difference matters.
The three kinds
- Private, in or by your room. On a balcony, terrace, veranda, garden or inside the suite. Only you use it. Of the 58 hotels we have checked, 15 have rooms like this, and usually only a few of them.
- Private, but bookable. A tub elsewhere in the grounds that you reserve for a set time. Good for one special evening.
- Shared. In the spa or leisure club. Nice to have, but you may share it with other guests and, at some hotels, with children during family swim times. 15 hotels on our list have only a shared hot tub.
Questions to ask before you pay
- Which room has it? Ask for the room type by name and check that the booking confirmation shows it. A hotel "with hot tub suites" may also sell standard rooms with no tub.
- Is it yours alone? Ask whether anyone else can use it during your stay.
- Is it covered or outdoors? An outdoor tub in a Lake District winter is part of the fun; a tub in the bathroom is warmer.
- When is it filled and heated? Some are filled fresh for each stay and need time to heat.
- Are there rules? Some hotels set hours, ban glass or add a charge.
- What is the cancellation policy? These rooms tend to be the most expensive in the hotel.
Where to find one
Every hotel in our UK private hot tub list shows the room to book and a link to the hotel's own page that describes it.
- Carbis Bay Hotel & Estate, St Ives: Spa Pod
- Gilpin Hotel & Lake House, Windermere: Spa Suite or Spa Lodge
- Damson Dene Hotel, Lyth Valley: Woodland Hot Tub Cabin
- Dormy House Hotel & Spa, Broadway: Hot Tub Courtyard Suite
- Glencoe House, Glencoe: Strathcona Lodge
- Isle of Eriska, Benderloch: A Hilltop Reserve
- Middleton Lodge Estate, Middleton Tyas: Dairy Hot Tub Room
- Polurrian on the Lizard, Mullion: A self-catering villa or suite with a hot tub
- Portmeirion, Portmeirion: A hot tub cottage, such as Borthwen Bach
- Storrs Hall, Windermere: Lakeside Hot Tub Suite
- Linthwaite House, Bowness-on-Windermere: Lake View Hot Tub Suite
- Monachyle Mhor, Balquhidder: In The Trees
- The Fish Hotel, Broadway: Hilly Hut or Hideaway Hut
- The Manor House, Castle Combe, Castle Combe: Bullmead suite
- Windermere Boutique Hotel, Windermere: Ti Amo Suite or Honey Suite