Hot Tub Information

Hot Tub Rules for Safe and Healthy Use 

  • Please refrain from entering a hot tub when you have diarrhoea.
  • Avoid swallowing hot tub water or even getting it into your mouth.
  • Shower or bathe with soap before and after entering the hot tub.
  • Observe limits, if posted, on the maximum allowable number of bathers.
  • Avoid drinking alcohol before entering the hot tub or during hot tub use.
  • If pregnant, consult a physician before hot tub use, particularly in the first trimester.
  • No food to be consumed in the hot tub.
  • No Glassware to be taken into the hot tub.
  • No smoking in the hot tub.
  • No jumping in the hot tub
  • Skin Irritation may occur if this happens exit the hot tub, shower, and refrain from using it.
  • If you have used self-tanning products, please refrain from using the hot tub, a £50 charge will occur if this is ignored. This charge also relates to any spillages, breakages, vomiting, etc.

Guidelines for children (please note guests are required to be a minimum of 14 years)

  • Infants and toddlers should not use a hot tub at all due to the risk of overheating or dehydration.
  • Older children can be allowed in for short periods of time if the temperature has been carefully checked.
  • Most hot tubs are pre-set to reach 104 degrees, but 102 is a safer setting, and 98 is even better if children are going to be using the facility.
  • Recommendations for time limits for children range from 5 to 20 minutes, depending upon the age of the child and the temperature of the water.
  • Children should not be allowed in hot tubs unless their heads are completely out of the water when they stand on the bottom of the tub.
  • It’s safer for young children to avoid immersing the whole body in the hot tub
  • Children (and adults) should avoid dehydration by drinking water while using the hot tub.

Other Hot Tub Hazards

  • Drowning is the most serious hazard connected with any body of water, including hot tubs. Children should never be left unsupervised around hot tubs.
  • Entanglement of hair in the suction fitting of a hot tub is another hazard that can result in drowning.
  • Please refrain from fully submerging yourself in the water.