LM- Hot Tub use in lousy weather

The house we moved into last year came with a hot tub. From July 2020 to May 2021 we used it maybe 6-10 times. Since June I have been using it almost every night and I really enjoy unwinding in it at the end of the day. I want to be able to use it year round in any weather and I'm trying to figure out a way to keep towels/robes/sandals dry and warm. Now that the weather is turning colder, sitting out in a rain storm isn't as much fun as it was back in July. I experimented with an EZ up for dealing with rainy days but it is too much work to set up quickly and too much in the way when not needed. It looks like an option may be a cantilevered umbrella, anyone else tried this? As long as it isn't a gusty wind I can see this working well. Maybe there is a way to add side curtains if breezy.

My other problem is getting out when it is cold. Right now I have a pair of flip flops, a towel and a bathrobe hung on the back of a patio chair. It isn't even cold out yet 45° and I'm freezing by the time I get back in the house. I read some tricks today about throwing the towels and a bathrobe in the dryer and then put them in some sort of insulated container, the article said a cooler would work, haven't tried that yet.  All the searching I did came up with the same basic things everywhere I went; wear a hat, heated box/ towel warmers,  have someone inside the house bring out warm towels (Yeah ! that might happen),  just jump out and go back out later to cover the tub when dressed better (I'm in pajamas after a shower after the tub, no way I'm going back outside). It's about 50' to the door back into the house. What are your tricks to stay warm after? 

My first thought was a large cooler, put the stuff in and shut the lid. Fast, easy, not in the way when you're not using it. 

Large cooler. Put some hot water bottles in there with it to keep everything warm. 
 

Also, knowing nothing about it, I'd look into these: https://www.swimoutlet.com/products/sporti-comfort-fleece-lined-swim-parka-8117648/?color=redshellnavylining

We hang our towels under the eave and run to and from the house. 

We have a gazebo for our hot tub. Everything stays warm and dry.

Nothing beats sitting there with a cold beer, watching the snow fall and wondering what the peasants are doing.

A cooler makes a good dry box, bags of dry rice or beans make a good thermal mass to keep temps stable. Point a heater at a sack of thermal mass for a few minutes before going out and Chuck into cooler with your stuff. 

We had a hinged arm for the lid for ours and I could get the cover onto the tub in a minute or less. I could get it half on while still in the tub and close it and get in the house before I got too cold with snow on the ground. Call it thermal momentum, took a minute or two for the cold to catch up. Then again, there were a few times I popped out of the tub and made a snow angel and dove back in, which stings a bit on re-entry...

Thanks for the suggestions, I thought about leaving the EZ up over it all the time but I also enjoy star gazing when it's clear, caught two shooting stars last night, would have missed them if I was under a roof.

Roof and shutters you can close make the hot tub more fun...

Our last house had a big hot tub out by the pool.  You had to run across the pool deck, out the gate and across the yard to get back into the house - after putting the cover back on.  We did this several winters when it was well below freezing with snow on the ground.  It wasn't that bad if you were sufficiently overheated and moved pretty quickly.  There's something awesome about having a drink in the hot tub with a light snow falling and the vapor rising.  Rinse off in a warm shower when you get back in.