Hot Tub Journal

Eight wood fired hot tubs on the shore of St. Margaret's Bay, each drained, cleaned and refilled with Atlantic sea water pumped straight from the bay for every reservation. How a small cottage resort thirty minutes from Halifax runs the most demanding tub program we know of.

A new-build cabin on Lake Sylvan in the Brainerd Lakes, designed around a Standard Electric AlumiTub sunk into a teak deck beside a glass-walled cedar sauna. Joel Gaalswyk on building it in, hiding the equipment, and turning it over in 90 minutes between guests.

A glamping camp outside Golden, BC, where the tub sits beside a sauna and a wood fired pizza oven. Why fire-heated suits a winter property, and what a December opening weekend asks of the insulation.

Five years of guest cabins on a Rocky Mountain ranch. Leo Downey on cleaning between guests, leaving the tub empty through winter without damage, and the booklet he leaves in the house.

A wood fired AlumiTub on the Ten Mile River in the western Catskills: four years at a busy guest cabin, refilled from the river every week, with a cold plunge down the bank. Owner and photographer Jennifer MacFarlane in her own words, with her photographs.

A backcountry lodge in the BC outback built around mountain biking, fishing and moto recreation. Why a tub that needs no power suits a property at the end of a long road.

Ten thousand acres of open range, a Condé Nast listing and a National Geographic write-up. Why a Star Gazing Camp chose a wood fired tub over a conventional spa, and what siting one at a remote camp actually involves.

A wood fired hot tub can be a premium Airbnb amenity that makes a stay feel more memorable and more bookable. This guide shares founder-led tips on guest safety, water care, winter use, and how to make hosting with a wood fired hot tub easier.

Two remote kayaking basecamps on the BC coast, and humpbacks passing at eye level. Breanne on why Spirit of the West chose AlumiTubs, and the modifications that made them accessible to every guest.