Wood-Fired Hot Tub Kits Review: Understand the Differences between Gardenvity, Skargards, Royal Tubs and Other Top Brands

A glimpse into a brand’s hot tub kit contents

Here’s a quick summary:

• Gardenvity offers all the essential parts as standard in their all-inclusive hot tub packages (unless you are choosing from their premium models, where you select most components yourself). The price will only be slightly altered if you add on additional accessories. 
• Royal Tubs allow you to choose from their special offers with a fixed price as they keep those models in stock with the most necessary parts packaged and ready to load onto the delivery truck. Only minor additions are possible to that, or you can design your own hot tub and obtain a personal quote based on your chosen specifications.
• Kirami (The Log Company) hot tub kits have many parts included to meet your basic hot tub needs. For the ultimate relaxation and comfort, you’ll need to add on massage and water filtration systems at extra cost.  
• TimberIN’s starting prices may be very low, but you’ll soon realise that the basic kits for some models do not include a heater, for example. There are variations between different product lines when you are customising your ideal hot tub kit. Have patience as you browse through the various options since you’ll only see the total price once you have a complete hot tub kit. 
• Lastly, Skargards’ product prices almost double after you select all the necessary parts to use your hot tub as a modern spa properly.

Comparing the essential hot tub components included in wood-fired hot tub kits at initial price. You can download and print the comparison table below for your needs.

Gardenvity

This brand is our clear favourite in terms of showing the customer the price in the clearest and fairest way. What you see on the product page is how much you’re going to spend on your hot tub with the essential parts included in their “all-inclusive package”. That kit is built to contain all that you will need – just have a look at the screenshot from one of their product pages below:

Super Offer Wood Fired Hot Tub with Jets and Sand filter | Quick Delivery | Verta™

From the base model, you can then add accessories such as a minibar, glass holders, hearth plate and chimney extension, depending on your needs. Unless you add on these extras, the price shown is pretty much the final price you’re going to pay. 

With Gardenvity’s premium models, however, you get the hot tub with an fibreglass liner, heater and chimney with heat guards and rain cowl, insulated cover and high-flow tap already included.

Royal Tubs

On the Royal Tubs website, you face two paths when it comes to your hot tub kit: You can opt for a pre-packaged special offer with a fixed price which is almost instantly ready to ship to your backyard, or you can click on the “Design Your Hot Tub” option to select each component separately then receive a personal quote. 

Royal Tubs’ special offers include all of the parts you need to use your hot tub safely and comfortably, except for a water filter, which you are offered and can add on before you checkout, same as a minibar. 

Here’s a snapshot of the parts that are included in one of Royal Tubs’ special offers:

Deluxe Premium

Kirami (The Log Company)

When buying a wooden hot tub from Kirami, the basic kit may be all you need. Below is an outline of the parts that are included as shown on their website:

Kirami Family L Thermowood Hot Tub Package

What’s missing for your complete relaxation and comfort that you can expect from a modern wood-fired hot tub, we believe, are the massage and water filtration systems. You can add these, of course, for an extra fee that will increase the initial price of the hot tub kit.

TimberIN

Ugh… It takes a bit of time to get to grips with TimberIN’s user experience and pricing approach, but we believe we’ve finally managed it to be able to provide you with this summary. 

TimberIN’s initial price (“from £XX”) includes a hot tub with or without a liner (depends on the model), wooden stairs, a stirring paddle and a fibreglass or a wooden lid. If you find yourself wondering why this price would not include the heater (we’re talking about a hot tub, not a cold one, after all), then you’re not alone – it’s quite weird to us, too. 

BUT! That’s not the case with all models, since if you start customising, for example, their Wellness Royal model, the heater is there, included in the initial price. The Royal model will also include a heat guard and a minibar (not included for some other models). 

So, you have to play around with the options and accessories for each TimberIN hot tub model since there’s no uniform approach when it comes to their offered wooden hot tub kits. After patiently checking the parts included in the hot tub kits or that have to be ordered as accessories for different models, the hydro and air massage, electric heating, water filtration systems and water discharge valves have to be added to the cart for any model, which increases the initial price. 

As mentioned in our previous article, TimberIN’s specifics are that their prices are shown in Euros (lucky us – conversion rates are in favour of the Pound sterling), but they do not include shipping, VAT and UK customs fees, so the final bill will be quite different from the tempting prices shown initially on their product pages. 

Skargards

Visiting Skargards’ glamorous e-store, you’ll see the “from £XX” prices shown with each model, but this isn’t the price you’ll ultimately pay for your complete hot tub kit. 
The price of the basic package only covers the hot tub with a liner and the heater and chimney (but without a heat guard or rain cowl). Any other components, from an insulated lid to water filtration or massage systems, have to be added to your cart as extra items – for nearly double the initial price. As you’re unlikely to be able to enjoy the full relaxing, comfortable, safe and enjoyable hot tub experience without stairs, a water filter, massage system, cover or heat guard, our conclusion is that Skargards’ hot tub kit is not complete without paying extra for those essential parts.