[jhelgesen]

Didn't stay at a holiday inn, but I used to work for a pool equip manufacturer.

Salt systems are great, set them and go. Water stays crystal clear and you don't have to buy chlorine.

Thing to watch out for is how high you set the salt level, too high and you will strip all the chrome off the metal parts in the system.

Watch the pump and other plumbing. If the pools is more than a few years old and starts to leak, you prob needed to replace it anyway.