A portable spa for Kiwi skiers — your back deck, the lodge deck, wherever the weekend takes you. For the soak that closes a long day on the snow.
You sink in until the water finds your shoulders. The cold that's been with you all day — in your hands, your feet, the back of your neck — meets the heat and gives way. Your legs go heavy. Your breath slows. The mountain, the wind, the rest of the day — they all quietly let go. There's just steam, the dark beyond the deck, and the feeling of being properly warm for the first time since morning.
Lives on your back deck through ski season. Packs into the boot when the weekend's at Mt Hutt, Cardrona or Coronet Peak. Either way — ten-minute setup, standard 10-amp plug, no electrician, no consent.
Find a flat patch of deck. No tradies, no consents, no concrete pad. Self-inflates in around 10 minutes, fills in about 30 (water-pressure dependent), and warms to spa temperature in up to 24 hours from a cold fill. Queenstown or Wanaka? Spa Hire Queenstown can install and hot-fill it for you.
Standard 10-amp socket — same as anything else in the house. No electrician, no rewiring, no upgrade to the meter board.
Insulated covers, foam-cushioned floors, and a 20–40°C temperature range hold the heat once it's there — for hot soaks after the lift queues or a cold plunge after the chair.
Packs into the boot. Sets up on the lodge deck, the alpine bach, the back deck of wherever you're staying — same plug, same setup, every time.
Cold-climate ready. Ten-minute setup. Lives on your back deck through the season — packs into the boot when the weekend's at the lodge.
It's not the runs themselves that wear you down — it's everything around them. The 6am alarm. The lift queues you stamp through to keep warm. Hours of edging and braking on tired quads. The drive back in the dark with the heater on full and your hands still not quite warm. By the time you walk through the door — yours, or the lodge's — the day is in you.
What hot water does at the right temperature is simple and old. The shoulder knot loosens. The traverse-day burn in your quads softens to a hum. Toes that haven't been warm since the first chair come back. Even your face — wind-bitten on the long runs, chilled raw on the lift — goes soft again. It's not therapy. It's not luxury. It's the small, repeatable thing that turns a hard ski day into a good one.
Kids feel it sharpest. A snow day on small legs is its own kind of exhaustion, and a warm soak after dinner is the difference between an easy evening and a difficult one. For ski families, the spa is the part of the day everyone wants in on.
The MSpa we'd take to the lodge. At 24.5 kg packed it's the lightest in the range — small enough to lift into the back of the wagon, set up on the deck where you arrive, and self-inflate in around five minutes. Round 4-to-6-person design, 2.04 m external diameter (1.6 m inside), with adjustable water temperature from 20–40°C so you can run it warm after the lift queues or cool for a post-session plunge.
Square 4-to-6-person at 26.5 kg packed, with a 1.85 m × 1.85 m footprint. Same self-inflating setup as the Bergen, more elbow room — the pick when the lodge deck is a square corner.
View the Tekapo MSpa
A bit bigger and built for the family bach. Enhanced insulation, smart WiFi control so you can pre-heat from the road, and a 6-point childproof cover. Ten-minute setup, packs into the boot for the trip down.
View the Mono Eco MSpaBest purchase ever, have used it so much, the whole family (4) fit in there, can stretch our legs out and has been brilliant to warm up after spectating cold winter sports. Reading with a wine, definitely recommend it is so so worth it.
Every portable spa from Portable Spas New Zealand arrives ready to set up in 10–15 minutes — and the team is on the line afterwards if you need them.
Every MSpa is covered by a 12-month warranty for defects in material and workmanship. Accessories are covered for 30 days. The basic chemical and filter routine is worth taking seriously — there's a guide on the site and our team will walk you through it.
Straight answers on heating, running cost, kids' safety, and taking your portable spa to the bach.
From a cold fill, expect up to 24 hours to reach spa temperature. If you've left it on with the cover sealed, it's at temperature when you walk through the door. Headed to Queenstown or Wanaka? Spa Hire Queenstown can install and hot-fill it for you, so the spa's ready as soon as it's filled.
Yes. MSpa standby mode is designed to hold a maintained, low-energy state for up to six weeks. If you're away longer than that, the team can talk you through whether to drain and pack down, or leave it ticking over.
Yes. Insulation and consistent cover use matter most. Select MSpa models also include anti-icing protection that activates when water temperature drops below 1°C, preventing freezing and protecting internal components. Real customers in Canterbury, Otago and Southland run their MSpas through the coldest months without issue.
With full insulation and a thermal cover, a typical MSpa runs at around 4–8 kWh per day — roughly $2–$4 per day at standard power rates, even through the coldest weeks of winter. Use, climate, and how well the cover is sealed all affect the daily figure. Our specialists can run the numbers for your home.
Yes — with the same common-sense rules that apply to any spa: adult supervision, water at the recommended family temperature (38°C), and the cover locked when the spa isn't in use. All MSpa covers include locking clips; the Cocoon-Eco and Mono-Eco 8 ship with a 6-point childproof cover.
Yes — every MSpa in the Verto and Frame series, including the Oslo, Cocoon-Eco, Rova, Denver, Tidal-Eco and the Mono range, includes WiFi and remote management through the MSpa app. Switch the heater on from the car so the spa's at temperature by the time you pull into the lodge.
It's literally portable. The Bergen and Tekapo are the lightest in the range and the easiest to lift in and out of the boot. A portable spa packs down, travels with you, and sets up wherever you have a flat patch of deck and a 10-amp socket. Plenty of customers move theirs between a town home and a holiday bach across the year.
Portable Spas New Zealand is the country's MSpa specialist — proudly Kiwi owned and operated, focused on making spa pool ownership accessible to every kind of Kiwi family. Our team works exclusively with the MSpa range and brings deep product knowledge to every conversation: which model suits your home, what to expect from your first season, and how to keep your MSpa running well year after year.
We don't sell luxury. We sell something better: a smart investment in family time, recovery, and the small rituals that make the week feel less like a treadmill. The team is here to help you choose the right MSpa, set it up well, and keep it running for the long term — phone, parts, video and DIY guidance are all part of the deal.
Whether you ski every weekend or once a season, this is the part of the day worth getting right.
