Good news: this week is a scorcher, and next week looks promising too. Even better news: somehow, despite claiming to have 'low stocks' for the last 3 months, somehow Argos is still seemingly able to sell you a Lay-Z-Spa inflatable hot tub.
Argos and a few other online shops still have cheap hot tub deals lined up. And also somewhat less cheap hot tub deals, if you want to get serious about your outdoor spa action. To save you any further reading, these are by far your best options.
• Buy Lay-Z-Spa St Moritz 5-7 Person Hot Tub at Argos for £600 (opens in new tab)
• Buy Lay-Z-Spa Bali at Argos for £400 (opens in new tab)
• Buy Lay-Z-Spa Cancun at Argos for £320 (opens in new tab)
Browse more hot tubs at Argos (opens in new tab)
• Amazon has the Lay-Z-Spa Hawaii 6-person square inflatable spa from £1,287 (opens in new tab)
Bigger spenders might also enjoy this non-inflatable but allegedly 'portable' hot tub from Argos' range.
• Buy Canadian Spa Co Swift Current at Argos for £1250 (opens in new tab)
This lockdown summer, hot tubs – especially the more convenient and affordable inflatable hot tubs – are as sought after as toilet paper and hand sanitizer, as people behold their featureless gardens and think, 'I really must buy a hot tub… and one of the best barbecues while I'm at it.'
The question however, is where can you buy a hot tub? There are a few places left with online ordering and delivery, but er… do get a move on. Unfortunately both the shops themselves and our pricing widgets are unable to keep pace with the hot tub buying frenzy that has taken place.
For that reason, my big recommendation is you cross your fingers and head to Argos. However, Wayfair does also have a few hot tubs left – but even its cheapest one costs £4,700 (opens in new tab)– although Wayfair does have cheap garden swimming pools left.
Wayfair had loads of the best hot tubs a month ago; there's been something of a hot tub shopping frenzy.
Browse inflatable spas, pools and more at Wayfair – from just £52.99 (opens in new tab)
Amazon or B&Q? Forget about it, unless you live near a B&Q store that has re-opened – and only then if that branch has stock.
Buy hot tubs at Argos
Until recently, Argos had a bizarrely massive selection of hot tubs (opens in new tab) available for delivery ‘within 21 days’.
Its range includes tubs from Lay-Z Spa (opens in new tab), which is like the Volkswagen of tubbage – all other shops seem to have sold out of them. Even Lay-Z-Spa online (opens in new tab) has a permanent queue of at least 10 minutes, and no stock when you finally get in.
Argos, however, has two Lay-Z-Spa tubs left, from £320. Specifically, the Lay-Z-Spa Bali 2-4 person hot tub for £400 (opens in new tab). Argos also has the Lay-Z-Spa Cancun for £320 (opens in new tab). Whether it can deliver them to you depends where in the UK you are. If you want the Lay-Z-Spa Miami, that has sold out everywhere. The Paris? No. Any Lazy-Z-Spa tub named after any other party town? Uh-uh.
• Shop all remaining Lay-Z-Spa hot tubs at Argos (opens in new tab)
Argos also stocks the wares of Canadian Spa Co (opens in new tab), which is like the Mercedes of outdoor heated aquatics. The good news here is that in certain areas the relatively affordable Swift Current Portable spa (opens in new tab) seems to be back in stock.
• Shop all remaining Canadian Spa Co hot tubs at Argos from £1,249 (opens in new tab)
Buy hot tubs at Wayfair: stocks are LOW
Until recently, you could also choose from a wide range of the world's best hot tubs, cheap at Wayfair. However, we now have bad news for you if you're looking for a bargain: the cheaper ones all sold out. Right now the most affordable hot tubs you can buy at Wayfair cost over £4,000 and since you missed their sale last month, this is your current entry point:
Please note that Wayfair brackets hot tubs, spas and pools together under one heading – all the more affordable options are what we would call pools rather than hot tubs.
• Shop all remaining pools and hot tubs at Wayfair from £55 to £29,400 (!) (opens in new tab)
The fact that Wayfair still has some stock – albeit a lot less than last month – and the ability to deliver it, free (on orders over £40) is still not to be underestimated.
Buy hot tubs at Amazon
Well, you probably can't actually. Amazon has sold out of tubs under £1,000 although it does have this nice family pool for £250 (opens in new tab). But hey – you can get some more expensive tubs (£1500 to £5000+) and some great hot tub cleaning products!
• Shop the rest of Amazon.co.uk's hot tubs and pools (opens in new tab)
In the USA?
Home Depot has an awesome selection of the very finest hot tubs (opens in new tab)
As does Lowes, which also does a nice line in overground pools (opens in new tab)
Alternatively, scroll down to the bottom of the page for more US-specific deals from all our retailer partners.
Today's best hot tub deals around the web
- Shop all hot tubs at Wayfair (opens in new tab) – lots of expensive ones but selling out fast
- Shop all hot tubs at Argos (opens in new tab) – 'we're working hard to get more in for you'
- Shop at Lay-Z-Spa online (opens in new tab) – please join the queue. They have no stock but various models are available for pre-order when stock comes in
- Shop all hot tubs at Amazon (opens in new tab) – basically sold out
- Shop for hot tubs at eBay (opens in new tab) – plenty in stock, pricing a tad challenging
The Spaceship Spa: really taking off right now
• Shop other remaining Lay-Z-Spa hot tubs from £320 at Argos (opens in new tab)
