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Nicker, I have an above ground pool. It is wonderful in that it was relatively inexpensive (whole thing with deck around 5000.00), it warms up fast in the summer and it is very easy to maintain...However...it somehow doesn't "go well" with my beautiful new hot tub. Talk about a contrast...And I haven't found a good way to integrate the two so that they look like they belong together. I am not trying to discourage you, because above ground has benefits, but next to the hot tub...my set up kind of looks like Sanford and Son get a hot tub, if you know what I mean. Maybe if you plan the layout, you can make it look nice. I am going to try painting my decks with gray stain (all 3 of them) because the tub is gray, as is the pool. I don't know if that will tie them together but I am hoping it will help. good luck, like I said we just love the pool, just now it seems a little mismatched!
Something like this, and have the tub sunk into the deck.