Jeff Thome was a great salesmen and very helpful on the floor and patient as we were here for…read moreawhile.

Very poor customer service. No customer in the store. Noone asked if I needed help. I was walking…read morearound for awhile.

We bought our CalSpa Swim Spa from Hot Tub Tony's about 5 years ago and we have them come out to…read moreservice it weekly. I recommend this so much because they keep it sparkling clean and whenever I need a new cover or a repair they come right out and take care of everything. What a relief to have a team to count on and they take the worry out of ownership by handling whatever we need. We are super grateful. We are very happy with all of the pricing for service.

I purchased a home that had a hot tub installed by Hot Tub Tonys. The CalSpa brand has limited…read morelicensed service providers in the Chicago area so my support options were limited to them within a 30 mile radius of O'Hare airport. In the past 5 months I have had to have Hot Tub Tony's come to my property 3 times. On each of the occasions, emails and phone calls for support averaged over a week to get any response back. It took nearly 3 weeks to get a response of any kind regarding a blown heater during a recent cold spell. I've had issues with heaters, pumps and temperature regulation. No prices outside of a trip charge were communicated until after the technician left, including requests for warranty repairs that were not honored after I took possession of the property. I am still having issues with the spa and they company isn't standing by the work they have performed either at the original point of sale, or after new equipment was installed at my expense. I have tried to get support from Tony or ownership and told it wasn't necessary for him to follow up. The company can not keep up with the maintenance of the products they sell. The communication is the worst I have experienced with a small business, including using an AI answering service that is not intuitive and apparently goes to no one to answer all inbound service requests. I can't speak for the sales team, although those are the only people that answer the phone. Beyond that the follow up, quality of service, communication and price transparency are all missing the mark. I would recommend buying a product that has more service provider options (not CalSpa for Illinois) and a different company to service and maintain spas.

I have been working with the Great Escape since 1996. I miss my Frank that took such wonderful care…read moreof me. Today I met Rachel. What a wonderful employee with such great help. Guess what she is friends with Frank. Blessing to all

Do not buy from them. Overpriced, non-functional products. Scam warranties, bad service and…read morecompletely unprofessional managers. I bought a cantilever umbrella from them that snapped like a toothpick on a sunny day and they are claiming the umbrella is meant for indoor use so the warranty isn't covering. Absurd behavior - probably fraudulent. Looking into small claims court for this.

We started using Arvidson's for our pool last year. We do the maintenance, so we use them mainly…read morefor testing water and buying needed chemicals. We've gone to a few other pool stores over the years. I found that Arvidson's is the best at understanding what pools need for the right balance, and then following up to ensure everything turned out okay. I went there two days ago, and I had a high level of ammonia in the pool. I have no idea how that would have happened. Rather than sell me an expensive round of chemicals, they told me to drain 1/3 of the water out of the pool and refill it. They said that would mean I would need less to balance the water. When I returned today, the Ammonia levels were low enough that I didn't need to do anything other than add (a lot) of chlorine. More than anything, I trust their judgment in chemically treating pools.

I bought my above-ground pool from Arvidsons about 20--yes, 20--years ago. I have continued to…read morehave it serviced by them all this time. We buy our chemicals from them, have the water tested for free by them, have the pool opened and closed by them. When we needed any kind of new equipment, I have entrusted the knowledge and service provided by their Service Department. I have especially enjoyed working with Peter, ZZ and Sheryl. Recently, I ordered the wrong service and Sheryl made it right without blaming me or overcharging me to get it fixed. I trusted them to deliver and install a pool beloved by my children and now my grandchildren. Thank you.

Another end to a wonderful summer with Arvidson's, closing today with Tim, who did another…read morefantastic job closing the pool, professional and knowledgeable. From service to testing, Arvidson has been our go to place. Great service, great people

Called company over a year ago and had to be put on a waitlist for a new plunge pool. Called and…read moreemailed several times over the year to see when a pool could be completed and after a year of trying to get in contact with the individual who is managing installation, was told that my address was too far in Chicago to have a pool installed. It took them over a year to tell me that and now I'm having to find another company and wait likely another year For installation of a pool. Completely unprofessional. Would not recommend.

I've been using Leslie's exclusively after purchasing my pool because the staff all really is…read moreHelpful. They will test water and suggest what you need to do but don't push product on you. They run good specials as well. You can likely find prices cheaper elsewhere but when I need shock they always have it.

I took water from my pool to be tested over lunch one day. Their location is difficult to find. The…read moregoogle map shows them about 1/2 mile east of their actual location. When I did find them, the store looks nice on the outside. Inside it is very cluttered. They did test my water and I had a brief chat with the service advisor. I typically go to their location in Palatine and find that store more well laid out, cared for, and the associates seem to be more knoweldgeable.

Jim has been taking care of all of our pool needs since the late 90's! he did a complete rehab of…read moreour 48 yr old pool last year! it looks amazing! Jim, Kevin, Bob and the staff are wonderful to work with. From opening the pool to closing they provide A+ service!

Jim and Kevin did a great job on my heater install…read more Great people to do business with and reliable.

I recently bought a Hot Springs Spa from Arvidson's Pool's and Spas. After looking at American…read moreSale, The Great Escape, and Arvidson's we decided to go with Arvidon's. I am so glad we did. Not only did I get a great price (I shopped around) but the service from the locally owned company was AMAZING. The store manager, Jim McLernon has been great to work with and really cares about his customers satisfation. Buy from this company! You won't be sorry!!!!

Where do we start? I live in St Charles and basically we ordered an above ground pool filter…read moreCartridge on 5/16/25 and provided the specs and details to the staff member in the St Charles office. (bear in mind that they currently service our pool and really should have a database with all these details). Nonetheless, we wanted the filter for our pool opening at the end of May as we had family coming to town and were informed that it would arrive Thursday of the following week, May 22nd. It never arrived and I was informed that it 'missed' the large order that goes out 'once a week' and was informed that 'hopefully they will have it next week, May 29th at the St Charles office. Never arrived!! We waited another week but this time, having lost faith in the staff member in question, I called the Crystal Lake office and spoke with Dan from the service/stock room only to be told that they were having trouble sourcing the cartridge and he assured me that he would have a temporary onefor me by Friday, as they had ordered me the 'Top of the range' filter that is the best out there. And yes, you guessed it.....I never got a call Friday or anytime after that from Dan. In fact, the weekly service team arrived to my house on Monday, June 2nd only to ask if had received my filter, to which I said no. To make matters worse, I arrived home later on that Monday to discover that the service team had taken my dirty 2 year old filter that had been sitting out in the rain for weeks, washed it down and put it in the pool filtration system as an alternative. In the process, he washed the filter on my lawn and left about a 20 sq ft of white acidic residue on my grass that I am unable to remove. Fast forward to Wednesday and I received a call from Arvidson's Crystal Lake office to come pick up my temporary filter that day at the St Charles office. I happily drove there the same day only to meet the same staff member with a deer in headlights look and no idea what I was referring to and unable to locate a filter cartridge. I did receive a call yesterday from St Charles alerting me that the cartridge (original one, not the Temporary one) was finally here for pick up. I picked it up today, went through the process of emptying my filtration system only to discover that it was the wrong cartridge and nothing like what we ordered. Not even compatible to the same system. I have not reached out yet as I am too upset! What I did do was go on google and found my cartridge in two minutes and was shocked to discover that they retail for $72.99 (Hurricane model) and not the '$216.99' I was charged by Arvidsons. The incorrect one they sent retails for $92.99. That is a 233% mark up. Are you kidding me?? Needless to say my experience this year with Arvidsons has been a hugely inept one and extremely disappointing to say the least. The fact that I felt like I was being lied to on a number of occasions upsets me most, given that my background is in corporate client facing environments. Please tell me you can do better guys!

Gerry the manager is great but the customer service he relies on is subpar to say the least…read moreIf everything goes well you may get a deal but if you have a problem you are basically on your own. I'd recommend stay clear of this business

nightmare. ordered July 1 2023 received 8/16/23…read morefirst leak noticed 9/21/23 second leak noticed 11/28/23 third leak 4/12/24. this tub is inside A room specifically built for a hot tub. Didn't notice last leak until underneath the floor in crawlspace . Now they say it is out of warranty and I have to pay for the labor myself and will not take back. Checking in to small claims court now do not waste your money with this company. Even the tech said they are not very good.

This company deserves 5 stars and service cannot be beat. We never have issues or dread opening the…read morepool or closing it for the short Chicago summer because we just give Rich a call for prompt and courteous service. Thanks so much for your help over the years.

From the owner: Personal service - openings & closings above ground pools Repair services-filters & pools --…read moreliner repair & installation - same day service available.