A Yorkshire pub is breaking the mold when it comes to licensing innovation by craning in four hot tubs to add a little something extra to its seating offering.
Punters drinking at Showtime on Zetland Street will be able to order a beer to their hot tub – and even smoke a cigar, if they so choose.
The new hot tubs have set owner Ian Snowball and his son Adam back over £60,000 – but they’re hoping it will all pay off, after taking a gamble that the pandemic has left people “more than happy to spend their hard-earned cash in the pursuit of something new and exciting.”
After spending thousands on the new equipment, they also had to hire a crane to lift the hot tubs over Showtine’s roof and into the pub’s beer garden out back.
All four of the new state-of-the-art Canadian Hot Tubs will have interconnecting doors between them and, according to Adam, have a total capacity of “between 34 and 60 people” dependent upon how you are using them.
They are also the only hot tubs in the world that have a self-cleaning system, which the pub’s owners felt was important given that they will be used by a lot of different groups of people
Every fifteen minutes, the entire pool contents are recycled, cleaned, and purified automatically, meaning that things are kept hygienic for punters who want to have a bit of fun whilst enjoying a pint.
As high-end hydrotherapy pools, they are also capable of offering massage therapy to, say, sportspeople – or alternatively can be hooked up to foam, bubble, or snow machines to add a bit of extra pizazz to a hen party or other special occasion.
And the owners are even happy to hook up a cinema screen for those who really want to relax in style.
Whilst there are a few legal matters to complete first, they hope to be open for the public to enjoy in a couple of weeks.
Whilst bookings are being taken now by phone or email, they are currently only booking slots in the evenings for now whilst they find their feet with the new offering.
Feature image – Showtime
