I am building a 7 X 8 ft gunite spa parallel to my pool. The 8 foot side of spa is parallel to pool separated by coping. I am trying to figure out how to do seating and if I should put any steps. My builder is trying to talk me into doing seating along 3 sides of hot tub only and not the side that is next to pool because of cramped leg room. I feel like I would be losing valuable seating. It would be nice to have steps or some configuration that allowed you to sit higher up in the water if hot. Does anyone have any opinions or pictures?