I think I've decided on the Marquis Mirage, which has an odd shape.
Now I am working on where it will go. The spot is against the house where I now have a partly demolished planting bed and sod. My plan is to extend our deck to include the hot tub but I am quite flexible.
Is it best to have an odd shaped hot tub sit on the deck (the Mirage has two straight sides so it could tuck into a corner), so that the shape/style is appreciated, or to have it recessed into the deck? Its a low deck, so I could have it sit on the ground at the corner of the deck, with the two curvy sides exposed and the two straight side recessed it into the deck....but that may look odd.
In general, do people prefer to have a hot tub sit on the deck, with people climbing in ....or recessed into the deck so that you lower yourself in. I think if you lower yourself in and the deck has a rail, then it may block your view.