How do you take care of the hot tub in your STR?

[Jhosdyn Barragan]

I recently purchased a cabin in the Shenandoah Valley that came with an existing hot tub. I plan on having it inspected and serviced before our first guest arrives, however, I am soliciting advice from other STR owners with hot tubs. I have never had on in my personal home and I'm not sure the best way to maintain them. Do you have your cleaners perform specific tasks after each check out? What do you use to test the hot tub for safety and to adjust any chemical levels? Do you contract this out to a third party and if so how frequently? Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advanced.

[Collin Hays]

Out of caution, we empty our hot tub between guests, and add two tablets of bromine.