Ponderosa AirJet Inflatable Hot Tub, 2 to 4 Person Round Portable Outdoor Spa with 120 Air Jets and EnergySense Insulated Cover, 71" x 26"

One of the best purchases I've made in a long time. I ordered it impulsively after hearing word of mouth theat they are great. I've seen these things for years on pallets in retail stores and never thought much about them other then how tacky they must look and how much of a hassle they must be. I was definitely wrong. Arrived quickly, heavy box. Need a hand truck for sure. swept out an empty corner with an outlet on my otherwise unused lanai and opened it up. Setup was simple. Came with the spa itself, the control unit, the regular cover with the cambuckles, a filter and housing, a chemical dispenser and all the hoses to fill it up, and an extra insulated cover. Setup was fast and easy. Hook up the inflator hose to the control unit and connect the other end to the one way valve marked "1" and turn on. You use the bubble motor to inflate it, took only a minute or so. Then you fill the inflatable portion of the cover in the port marked "2". Now your off to filling with water. Water took about two hours for me, but I have a small diameter hose I was using, so your mileage may vary, but heating the water initially took A LONG TIME. Took overnight in fact to get that first time to 104. Usage is fantastic. Went and got some Bromine tablets, Ph up & down, anti foam, and some test strips from a local pool chemical supply store, tossed in some bromine and dove in. I set up a tv on the wall in the corner and I have a new place to relax after work. I unwind in this thing every night and I regret not getting one sooner. I've also since purchased two must have accessories. The cup / snack holder from Lazy Spa (need this for drinks and remote) and the Lazy Spa LED light that screws into place where the discarded chemical dispenser connects. A couple things to note: The blower on the bubble maker is super loud. A vacuum cleaner level of volume right next to you. I think a conversation is doable, though you do have to speak up, but watching tv required earbuds to hear with the jets on. Jets off it's totally fine but what's point of that right? Also the jets will rapidly lower the temperature of your water, especially on cold nights. It has gone down 5 degrees in fifteen minutes on a chili Florida winter night. Just bare that in mind. If you want to prolong your time it's best to start out with them off until your almost ready to get out, then run them until the water gets too lukewarm. It will take a couple hours with the cover on to get back to max temp. The chemical dispenser connector that came with this thing is dumb. You are supposed to use it to put the bromine tablets in the dispenser and then the filtered water that comes back in through the outlet passes through the tablets and back into the spa. The problem though, is that the tablets don't fit so you have to break them up and they make a mess everywhere. After a few days messing with it and not getting a decent bromine reading I gave up and just took a small plastic bottle the diameter of the tablets, drilled a bunch of holes in it, put a few tablets in and tossed it in the spa like a floater. Works perfect. You can't go wrong with one of these. Big quality of life upgrade. It feels like luxury for a very small cost.

Have been running and using this Coleman 2-4 person round hot tub constantly now for 6 months, so thought it time for a review. It's set up in the basement on foam matt. Easy to assemble, is nice and rigid. Heats up from 40ish degrees to 104 in about 36 hours. Pump and heater work very quietly, just a very low hum (nice). Size wise, I'm 6'4" and can sit straight legged on the bottom with my feet comfortable resting against opposite wall. Comfortable for two people, I wouldn't like to see four, there'd be no room for water. Using the insulated cover, there's negligible difference in our electricity bill. I would buy again.

Don’t waste your money. After setting up and filling it, it would start to heat then pop up with an error code. I tried to contact Coleman whose automated message said another company made it for them and gave two phone numbers to call for the other company. Neither phone number was functional. After trying several times to reset it and then contact the maker I finally gave up and took hours out of my life to wedge this junk back in the box. After getting this 70 pound box to FedEx I received an email a week later from the seller charging me a restocking fee, so I am only getting half of what I spent on it back. For something I never even got to use. Garbage and hassle are the words I have for this.

I waited almost 5 months to give this review. I wanted to make sure the hot tub held up with no problems. I installed this Dec 15th and live in Coastal NJ. We went through the " polar vortex" LOL, and the hot tub worked flawlessly even in the extreme cold. I am 6' tall and can't bend my knees due to severe arthritis so i don't fit in a regular tub. This has been wonderful. The height is easy for me to step in and out of but still allows me to soak right up to under my chin. It has worked perfectly with zero issue's since filling it up and using it. I have never had to add more air to it and only have had to add water twice. It has had no real impact on my electric bill either. Now the only negative things about it. The jets, bubble feature it TOO powerful. When sitting in the spa with the jets on it blows water into my ears. there should be a way to tone them down a little. The spa also cools down rapidly withe them on, but is to be expected when injecting cold air into the water. I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND this to anyone considering purchasing one. Jim