3 Best Walk-In Tubs Reviewed by Buyers in 2024

Safe Step Walk-In TubAuthorized Partner

15% OFF + Free Shower Package

Safe Step offers three walk-in models for seniors and individuals with limited mobility: a tub, a shower and a hybrid shower-tub. Its tubs are all-inclusive for luxury and comfort, with built-in therapy features, anti-slip flooring, heated seats and backrests and hand-held shower wands.

The price of your walk-in tub from Safe Step depends on tub size, add-ons and installation requirements. If you find a cheaper tub that’s equivalent in quality, materials, features, workmanship and other factors, however, Safe Step will refund the difference plus $100 within 30 days of your sale agreement.

Safe Step provides a lifetime warranty on the tub (including any manufacturing defects), door seal, faucets, water pumps, heaters, blowers, parts and labor. There’s also a two-year warranty on caulking.

Safe Step reviewers on our site frequently mention loving the various standard and add-on features that come with their tubs, including the bidet jets. “Safe Step was the best quality brand. They had come with excellent reviews. I did a lot of background research, and it was the way to go,” James in New Mexico said. “I can't say enough good about it. ... I like the bubble features, the back heater, and the rear end heater.”

“I feel a lot better with my walk-in tub,” Laverne from Georgia said. “I like the lights and the microbubble feature is really helpful. My husband had some distortions with the rash stuff and it's really helped him. …There's the bidet too, which I never had a bidet before. These things make you feel luxurious. We prepared for our water bill to be really high but it has not gone up significantly.”

She also likes SpaSound, which lets you listen to music through Bluetooth while you bathe. “I can choose my music before I get into the bathtub. You just turn on your music, you sit down, and you're heated. When you hit your water feature, you get a back massage with the water. You can do your feet and your back or just your feet or your back,” Laverne explained. “I would suggest Safe Step from the standpoint of economy. It's a great upgrade to your home and it adds value.”

James of New Mexico, who was very happy with his Safe Step tub overall, said, “One thing I am gonna have to do is get one of those quick return hot water heater things and install that instead of the regular hot water heater because my standard hot water heater will not fill the tub all the way.”

With any walk-in tub, a water heater upgrade may be necessary — but your rep or installer should address this upfront. We’ve received a few reports of the company’s reps assuring customers their existing heater was adequate, only for the buyer to realize later they’ll have to upgrade after the installation.

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