Villeroy & Boch Combipool Invisible

The plumber has sent the offer. For a Combipool Invisible, I pay an additional €7,683 extra compared to the cheap standard tub. Included in this is also the integrated water inlet, a built-in UP fitting, a Grohe Concetto pre-assembly set, a wall connection elbow Fix it, and a shower hose as well as a hand shower. Then it says "2 additional water connections." I can understand that a standard bathtub according to the construction specifications may not include a shower head and thus only one water connection is included as standard, but what the hell are two extra connections for?

This also has nothing to do with the whirlpool function, because even the alternatively offered normal rectangular bathtub Kaldewei Conodui 190x90 is listed with two extra water connections – which then come at the bargain price of €3,898.70 (at Reuter €1,058). The difference is just insane.

According to the floor plan, the bathtub is supposed to go where the two sinks are currently drawn. Therefore, we are still considering whether to take the whirlpool, which would have to be tiled in, or a freestanding tub or a tub as a pre-wall version like, for example, the Duravit Cape Cod, which then looks like a freestanding one from the side....

The Conoduo is also great, though. A steel enamel tub.

It's a pity that there are no user reviews available for such a combipool. Trial bathing is also not possible anymore, since it is no longer allowed in the exhibition in Mettlach.

Purely in terms of the tub, we would otherwise rather choose the steel enamel tub Kaldewei Conodui. But the whirlpool is certainly very appealing..... but still somewhat like buying a pig in a poke. At Reuter, he said, one out of 200 customers asks about it..... even fewer actually buy it.

At €7,600 you really have to think about it. An outdoor hot tub costs about €10,000 plus the base. Of course, that's a bit more money but then you have something real, usable with friends, etc. A nice drink in the outdoor hot tub in winter is just awesome.

You will laugh, Alex. Exactly 10 seconds before I clicked on your post, the same thought crossed my mind.... outdoor whirlpool!

However, I still need to clarify what of the €7,600 for installation, additional materials, and a possible surcharge for the rough installation is included and what is simply far above the Reuter price, which hovers around €4,460. I already have an installation partner. The other things in the bathroom also cost a lot. Overall, it would be just over €20,000 surcharge through the general contractor installer.

Crazy how expensive your general contractor is. I have a Villeroy & Boch Loop and Friends Square Combi Pool Comfort in the bathroom. Unfortunately, I saw too late that the Special Invisible only costs 600€ more, but never mind. I haven’t bathed in it yet, as the move-in is still a bit away. Considering that I paid around 23,000€ for my two bathrooms with complete Villeroy & Boch equipment, Italian tiles, and other frills on my own, of which 10,000€ is for the appliances/furniture, I am very glad I never hired a bathroom studio.

Amazing how expensive your general contractor is.

As it looks, we will probably outsource - at least some parts - of the sanitary ceramics. As mentioned, we have someone who also installs external materials.

However, we are not yet sure if we will take the whirlpool. Maybe a Kaldewei Conoduo made of steel enamel is also a nice option. We'll see.