JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa approved two HomePlunge H3 units in September 2026, one of them for guest rooms and suites. No construction, no plumbing, no room out of service.
A cold plunge needs a vessel, a drain and privacy. Desert Springs already owned all three: the baths in the spa, a treatment room with a tub, and more than 300 guest rooms with soaking tubs. The only missing piece rolls in on wheels.
Capital approval, a contractor, floor space gone for good and a room offline during the build. Then it is fixed in place whether guests book it or not.
Rolls in, quick-connects to a bath the property already has, chills to the set temperature and rolls back out. Nothing mounted, plumbed or permanent.
Spa size, treatment rooms and amenities per the Marriott.com property spa page. Soaking tub rooms per Lodging Magazine.
Desert Springs did not buy a box. It reviewed a plan built around its own spa, rooms and events, with every desk that has to say yes in the room.
The Spa Desert Springs team saw HomePlunge at the Live Love Spa conference.
A plan for this resort specifically: the spa baths, the soaking tub rooms and group business, priced against the menu the spa already runs.
Spa leadership and Engineering went through the plan together. Engineering checked tub access and hose reach on the property's own tubs.
Phase one: two HomePlunge H3 units, one of them for guest rooms and suites.
Onsite setup and a full training day with the team come with every order.
The spa sits a long way from the guest towers, so each team runs the version that fits its operation. One of the first two units serves guest rooms and suites.
In-room, delivered and chilled in the afternoon, retrieved on the morning Housekeeping round. Billed per night like an in-room amenity. Proposed at $199 to $299 a night.
Cold added to a treatment already on the menu, so hot and cold run as one circuit. Proposed as an enhancement at $25 to $50 a service.
Recovery programming for incentive groups, wellness retreats and athlete teams in the valley for tournaments.
We travel to the property, unbox, set up and commission every unit in the tubs the team chooses.
Hands-on training for Spa, Engineering and Rooms leadership, for as long as they need us.
Setup and sanitation procedures, so Engineering owns day-to-day upkeep, with remote support after the visit.
A projection from public data, not hotel results. Every property sets its own rate, and pilot actuals replace every assumption.
nights sold and one unit is paid for. After that, every night it sells is margin.
| Units | Spend once | Take in, year one | Keep, year one |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | $8,997 | $68,774 | $59,777 |
| 5 | $14,995 | $114,624 | $99,629 |
| 8 | $23,992 | $183,398 | $159,406 |
In-room only, $199 a night, each unit selling 12 nights a month. "Keep" is revenue after the 20 percent staff charge, less the one-time cost of the units. Occupancy of 62 percent per CBRE Hotel Horizons for the Palm Desert and La Quinta submarket, 2023. The spa enhancement is extra and not counted.
A night in-room, or cold added to a spa treatment. Same booking channels, same rate sheet.
Fill the tub, quick-connect the hose, drop the free end in. Chilling starts before the guest arrives.
A private, timed immersion at the guest's chosen temperature, with a robe, hydration and one card of guidance.
Drain, sanitize, inspect, log. Fresh water for every guest, none shared.
Photographs from live HomePlunge spa installations and HomePlunge studio sessions.
The same configuration in each: an existing tub, chilled on demand, run by spa staff.
A wellness resort built around a hot and cold hydrothermal circuit. HomePlunge runs on the spa floor.
A private country club spa. An oversized whirlpool tub, chilled on demand.
The same ones Spa, Rooms and Engineering asked at Desert Springs.
$2,999 per H3, list, bought once. There is no installation, construction or plumbing cost. Multi-unit pricing and commercial terms are agreed in writing before delivery.
A tub, a standard outlet and a dry spot beside the tub. The unit is about two feet by two feet, rolls on castors and stores in a linen closet. Engineering confirms each room or bath before it goes on the list.
45 to 60 minutes in an average tub, so chilling starts before the guest arrives. It cools down to 34°F, with precise control above it. We measure tap temperature and tub volume onsite before anything goes on a menu.
Fresh fill for every guest, drained after, and the tub sanitized between uses. No water is shared between guests. The filter is reusable and rinsed, not replaced.
Your Engineering and Risk teams approve before any guest use. We provide guest acknowledgement language and published temperature and time guidance, and every room or bath is validated onsite first.
Warranty terms for revenue-generating use are confirmed in writing before delivery. Your Engineering team handles day-to-day upkeep from the written SOP, with remote support and an optional field service plan through Main Line Brands.
Nothing is permanent. A unit that is not earning in-room moves to the spa on quiet weeks, or rolls into storage. There is no built facility to carry.
A 15-minute call on which tubs qualify and who leads, then an onsite session where we chill a tub in your own rooms and you set the criteria for a first phase.
Fifteen minutes on which tubs qualify, how a first phase is structured and pricing for multi-unit deployments. Or ask for the full Desert Springs deck and we will run the same model on your numbers.
Or write to the founder directly: Christopher Francis, Founder and CEO, [email protected]