Bestway Spaceship Above Ground Pool

With the heatwave we desperately needed a little pool for the kids to play around in. This one has been great. It's the perfect size for two or three kids to play in without it becoming overcrowded. It is easy to inflate but I would recommend an electric pump, it blows up very quickly and is sturdy once fully inflated.The water is easy to release once used.We found this pool very reasonably priced in comparison to some of the others we view on Amazon. It's been a good buy and I think it should last a few seasons if correctly looked after.

Great little pool for the kids. Mine are aged 7 and 8. Perfect size for them. Quick to blow up and not too long to fill. Would recommend.

Pros and Cons:Pros:1) Three separate air compartments mean it is easy to inflate. I blew it up myself with no problem quickly.2) It is a sturdy design so it doesn't flop about when inflated and send a flood of water into the garden.3) It is a nice size. Small enough that I can clean it easily and big enough that my two boys can play in it happily.4) It looks cool.5) It comes with one repair patch (you'll have to but glue yourself).Cons:1) It was clear the top tube had a leak from the start and within a few hours the top tube was completely deflated, meaning I had to keep blowing it up. (This was before the children had played in it)2) It became clear later the bottom tube also had a leak! Howbeit a much slower one.3) I cannot find the leaks for the life of me. It isn't obvious where they are so I cannot patch something I cannot see. Furthermore, I have one patch, not two. I could buy some patches, but to be honest the pool isn't very expensive and for the time and effort it will take to get patches/glue, find the leaks, and repair, I might as well buy a new pool. We've used it now so sending it back would be a real pain due to the effort involved.So, 4 stars, because if it wasn't full of leaks I would have given it a 5 due to the design, size and look. Not sure why it came to me full of holes. I don't know if I would order another one. If it had only one leak, maybe. But two? I might have to look elsewhere.

Not sure how long it will last but for the price I’m happy if it does one year.Has the same one a couple of years back and it split within six months but for the great price of £11 I’m happy with getting a new one each summer.

Pool is such a good size for toddlers, I got this for a garden day for my children and nieces but it had a hole in the bottom ring which is so disappointing

This is great. I have a 3 and 5 year old who love it as it's plenty big enough for them but not so big that it takes ages to fill up. It took about 20 minutes; I pumped up the bottom ring using a bicycle track pump then immediately got the hose going so by the time I had finished pumping up the sides and the top ring it was about half full and then a bit longer to full.It's had a good run this summer with three two week periods of being full and no pumping up in between. I use a tarpaulin over the top (tucked in underneath) when the kids have finished for the day which keeps the water reasonably fresh. It's easy to empty by pulling the plug then I put it away in the shed until the next sunny day. It'll need a good clean at the end of the summer but is keeping in good condition and feels sturdy.

Bought this pool for my four year old daughter last year (2018) and it truly is great for the price. She used it all summer with plenty of room for splashing around and a friend in there! Plenty of compliments on it from my mum friends that had their kids over for outside play dates.However, it seemed to develop a small hole or a leak in the valve in the middle section after a couple of weeks - so the pool would ‘flag’ in the middle after a few hours. Left out overnight it would look like a trod-on jam tart foil casing! It came down so much we found a little frog had managed to get in it one time! It was a real pain to have to inflate it, time after time. When this happened, it was in the midst of the UK heatwave so getting a replacement pool anywhere would have been as rare as finding rocking horse doo-doo so I was stuck with the chore unfortunately.This year I’m having to look for a new paddling pool for the summer as the spaceship one has definitely taken its last flight in our garden. Shame, as it was a good size and a real bargain (others are so much more expensive but I’m put off of simply getting another of these incase we get the same issue!)

Superb price for this paddling pool and its a really decent size too. Enough room for little ones to sit in and splash around. Holds its shape well when filled with water.