Arebos Spa Whirlpool 2400W

Is the Arebos Spa Whirlpool 2400W worth buying?

Yes, the Arebos Spa Whirlpool 2400W is worth £399.99 for a household of four to six that wants six seats and a tub with a proven owner base: 543 buyers rate it 4.2, the deepest record of any six-seater on this page after the Tenerife. Buy it for the room inside it and for the fact that 543 people have already lived with one, not because the water inside it is cheap.

It is a less obvious choice for a couple who soak twice a week. A 910 litre tub takes longer to reach 40 °C than a 180 cm one and holds that heat against more exposed wall, so the running cost follows the size. If most soaks are for two, a smaller tub does the same job for less money.

Is 910 litres good value at £399.99?

Divide the price by the water and the Arebos Spa Whirlpool 2400W works out at 44p a litre: £399.99 for 910 litres. The Nordivale carries 90 litres more in a 208 cm round shell for £251.79, which is 25p a litre, so this tub asks 19p a litre more for slightly less water. What you get for the premium is the square 185 x 185 cm body and 543 owner ratings instead of 60.

The 910 litres are warmed by a pump that totals 2400 W, split into 1800 W for the heater and a 600 W air blower for the bubbles. That is why the temperature dial runs from 20 °C to 40 °C: the heater climbs rather than jumps, and the blower rings 130 jets around the water while it works.

What comes with the Arebos Spa Whirlpool 2400W?

The box is complete enough to fill and run on the first day: an insulating thermal cover, a floor mat, the filter pump, a filter cartridge and a repair kit. It inflates at the touch of a button and arrives with no assembly to do, which is why the tub can be up and filling within the hour you unpack it.

Empty it weighs 25 kg, so one person can shift the boxed tub and two can walk the inflated shell into place. Once filled it holds 910 litres, roughly 910 kg of water, and at that point it stays where it is. It stands 65 cm tall on a 185 x 185 cm footprint, and the square shape needs a flat, level slab or deck rather than a slope, because the floor mat is the only thing between the PVC and the ground.

Where does the Arebos Spa Whirlpool 2400W fall short?

The water is expensive per litre. At 44p a litre it sits well above the Nordivale's 25p, and the 90 extra litres that tub carries mean the cheaper spa also gives you more water to sit in. That gap is the single biggest reason to think twice before ordering this one on price.

The square footprint claims more patio than it looks like it will. A 185 x 185 cm body covers a bigger rectangle of ground than a 180 cm round tub, and its corners stop it tucking into the curved gaps a round spa slides into. There is also no lighting built in, so an evening soak is dark unless you bring your own.

The temperature stops at 40 °C and starts at 20 °C, so there is no hotter setting for cold days. Anyone who wants a hot plunge rather than a long warm soak should look at a tub that runs above that ceiling.

Arebos Spa Whirlpool 2400W vs Nordivale and Tenerife: which to buy?

Against the Nordivale Inflatable Hot Tub 208X208CM, this Arebos costs £148.20 more and holds 90 litres less, 910 against 1,000. In per-litre terms that is 44p against 25p, and the Nordivale also weighs 5 kg less empty at 20 kg. The Nordivale is the value buy for anyone who only wants water and jets; the Arebos is the one to take if 543 ratings at 4.2 mean more to you than 60 ratings at 3.8.

Against the Arebos Whirlpool Tenerife, this Barcelona is £30 cheaper for the same 910 litres and the same 130 jets, and it scores 4.2 against 3.9. The Tenerife spends that £30 on a remote-controlled LED strip and brings 835 owner ratings with it, nearly 300 more than the Barcelona's 543. Choose the Barcelona if you want the higher score and the lower price, and the Tenerife if you want the lights and the biggest review base of the two.