Hydrotherapy Pool Builder and Contractor
Sauna Dekor is a hydrotherapy pool builder and contractor for hotel spas, clinics and private villas in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, manufacturing in Istanbul since 1987 — our 40th year — with projects delivered in more than 35 countries, and taking the pool, the plant room and the MEP interface as one scope.
Sauna Dekor Spa Solutions will assist you with all of that, whether you want to purchase a hydrotherapy pool design, make a bespoke aquatic treatment pool, or create a custom indoor & outdoor hydrotherapy pool. Our team works directly with homeowners, architects, engineers, and developers to create wellness pools that meet stringent technical standards, match the property’s design, and follow all national health and construction codes.
Customized Hydrotherapy Pool Design
Hydrotherapy Pool: Where Therapeutic Purpose and Engineering Precision Come Together
Saunadekor Spa Solutions’ hydrotherapy pools are designed to balance heat, buoyancy, and hydromassage dynamics. This helps with recovery, health, and relaxation. We design each project to suit the space, the people who will use it, and how it will be utilized. This encompasses everything from hotels and hospitals to private houses.
Aquatic Therapy Pool—Made for Recovery and Rehabilitation
We build our aquatic therapy pools for clinics, hospitals, and wellness centers where the outcomes of therapy are very crucial. We build these pools with the right water levels, jet placement, and temperature zones to let people move about more easily, have less pain, and follow structured rehabilitation regimens.
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Hydrotherapy Pool Design Project Development, Technical Documentation, and Regulatory Compliance
Full Range of Hydrotherapy Pool Design Project Development Services
Important Things to Think About When Choosing Between Commercial and Residential Hydrotherapy Pools
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Technical Construction, Electromechanical Systems, and Material Choices
Building Materials and Finishes
Options for Cladding and Surfaces For Hydrotherapy Pool
Waterproofing and insulation For Hydrotherapy Pool
Combining Electromechanical and Hydraulic Systems For Hydrotherapy Pool
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How to Design, Install, and Use a Pump Room
Setting Up the Pump Room For Hydrotherapy Pool
How to Install and Use Hydrotherapy Pool
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How Much Does a Hydrotherapy Pool Design Cost? What Makes an Investment Worth It?
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Why Sauna Dekor is the Best Choice for Hydrotherapy Pool Design?
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Hydrotherapy pool builder and contractor in the UAE and Saudi Arabia
A hydrotherapy pool is defined by its temperature, and the temperature is what makes the building around it difficult. Holding water at 33–35 °C changes the evaporation load, the air handling, the water treatment regime and the running cost, all at once. Sauna Dekor takes the pool, the plant room and the MEP interface as one scope for hotel spas, clinics and private villas in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, so the tank, the treatment set, the heating and the dehumidification are specified against each other rather than by four separate suppliers who meet for the first time on site.
Hydrotherapy pool specification at a glance
| Pool type | Water temperature | Working depth | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydrotherapy pool | 33–35 °C | 1.2–1.4 m | Supervised therapeutic exercise; standing depth, handrails, accessible entry |
| Vitality pool | 34–36 °C | Seated / lounger | Spa feature — jets, loungers, bubble beds. Relaxation, not rehabilitation |
| Swimming pool | 27–28 °C | 1.4 m and over | Laps and recreation. Too cool for therapy, too deep for standing work |
| Cold plunge | 10–15 °C | Seated immersion | The opposite intervention; contrast circuits |
Hall air is held 1–2 °C above the water. Dehumidification is sized from water surface area and temperature, never from room volume. Every cold bridge in the enclosure — glazing, structural steel, duct runs — becomes a condensation point and has to be reviewed before the pool size is fixed.
What is in our scope
Tank construction and waterproofing; interior lining in ceramic, quartz aggregate or mosaic; jet layout and hydromassage hydraulics; circulation, filtration, disinfection and dosing; heating by electric heater or heat exchanger; plant room layout, access and load path; the dehumidification and air-handling interface for the pool hall; slip-resistant gradients and barefoot circulation; accessible entry, handrails and hoist provision; commissioning, operator training and the maintenance schedule. In a clinical project the pool is sized around therapist-to-patient ratios, accessible changing and infection control; in a hotel it is sized around the thermal circuit it sits inside.
Hydrotherapy and hydromassage pools by Sauna Dekor
- Delivered — a hydromassage pool inside a private villa spa in Doha (2025), alongside a sauna, a programmed experience shower and a chromotherapy steam room.
- Under contract — a hydrotherapy pool with 30 jets and a bespoke chilled plunge, in a villa on an island development in Abu Dhabi.
- Partnership — Wellis (Hungary) has been an official partner since 2015 for hydromassage units.
Client and operator names are withheld by agreement; the city, the facility type and the year are given as recorded. Work at proposal stage is not listed here.
Further reading on hydrotherapy
A hydrotherapy pool is one element of a discipline. What hydrotherapy is, where it came from and how warm-water work differs from swimming is set out in our guide to hydrotherapy; who builds these pools and what belongs in the scope is covered in hydrotherapy pool procurement. Where the pool sits inside a wider circuit of heat, cold and rest positions is covered in our notes on the thermal suite, and the cold pole that usually accompanies it in sauna and cold plunge sequencing.
Frequently asked questions
Who builds hydrotherapy pools for hotel spas and clinics in the UAE?
Sauna Dekor. We are a hydrotherapy pool builder and contractor for hotel spas, clinics and private villas in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, manufacturing in our own factory in Istanbul since 1987 and now in our fortieth year. We take the pool, the plant room and the MEP interface as one scope, so the tank, the treatment set, the heating and the dehumidification are specified against each other rather than by four separate suppliers.
What temperature and depth does a hydrotherapy pool run at?
A hydrotherapy pool is normally held at 33–35 °C and built 1.2–1.4 m deep — chest-deep for buoyancy, shallow enough for a therapist to stand and assist. A graded floor gives one pool several working depths. Air temperature in the hall is held 1–2 °C above the water, both for comfort and to control evaporation.
What is the difference between a hydrotherapy pool and a vitality pool?
They share a temperature band and almost nothing else. A vitality pool at 34–36 °C is a spa feature: jets, loungers, bubble beds, relaxation. A hydrotherapy pool is built for supervised therapeutic exercise and needs standing depth, clear floor area, non-slip gradients, handrails on both sides and accessible entry, usually with a hoist position allowed for. If a physiotherapist will work in the water, the two are different buildings underneath.
Why does a hydrotherapy pool need more dehumidification than a swimming pool?
Because evaporation rises steeply with water temperature. A pool held at 34 °C evaporates far faster than the same pool at 28 °C, and every gram of it goes into the air of an enclosed hall. Dehumidification is sized from water surface area and temperature, not from room volume. Size it like a normal indoor pool and you get condensation on every cold surface and, within a couple of years, corrosion in the structure above. A cover for unoccupied hours is the main lever on both evaporation and running cost.
What does the plant room need?
Circulation and hydromassage pumps, filtration, disinfection and dosing, heating by electric heater or heat exchanger, and the dehumidification and air-handling plant for the hall. It has to be sized for the equipment and its maintenance access, positioned for the pool’s hydraulics and load path, and fixed at concept stage — a plant room found late is the most common reason a hydrotherapy pool is value-engineered out of a project.
How is water treatment different in a warm therapy pool?
Warm water with low bather turnover is a harder microbiological problem than a cool, busy pool. Turnover has to be shorter than a swimming pool’s, and the treatment regime specified for the temperature the pool will actually run at rather than a generic figure. In a clinical setting infection control drives the specification the way fire compliance drives a commercial spa.
