What the difference between a hot tub and a jacuzzi?

Jacuzzi is a brand name, and so strictly speaking describes only those hot tubs and spas manufactured by the Jacuzzi company. In most use a hot tub is often seen as distinguished from a Jacuzzi or spa by its lack of jets. In this sense any hot bath or basin of water could be correctly referred to as a hot tub. More often, however, it is used specifically when discussing such things as wooden barrel hot tubs, often with wood-burning stoves or other alternative forms of heating. ... more

Hot tubs are made of redwood and jacuzzi of fiberglass or concrete ... more