The World’s Most Amazing Hotel Pools

What makes us to chose certain hotel for our next vocation? Some want to relax next to the pool area most of the time, some want to do shopping, some want in the middle of the city, and so on and so forth. Well if you want to chose a hotel because of its amazing pool, this article is for you as a guide of the world’s most amazing hotel pools. If it is a summer vocation, you will definitely need to take attention on their pool area. Therefore, here you go! Check the list, and have a fun before summer ends.

1.  Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, Cap d’Antibes, France

2. Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea, Hawaii

3. Amangiri, Canyon Point, Utah

4. Qasr Al Sarab, Abu Dhabi

5. Park Hyatt Tokyo

6. San Alfonso del Mar, Algarrobo, Chile

7. Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur, India

8. Viceroy Miami

9. Golden Nugget, Las Vegas

10. Hotel Caruso Belvedere, Ravello, Italy

Here you can see more details about each hotel.

1.  Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, Cap d’Antibes, France

When this hotel reopened in April 2011 on the Côte d’Azur after a $64 million renovation, it unveiled a new, guest-only outdoor pool, which had been dynamited out of the adjacent cliff face. From their perch here, 13 feet above the Mediterranean, guests swim in seawater heated to a temperate 82°F, and have a perfect view over the infinity edge of fellow visitors tying their yachts off on the hotel’s private landing stage. If for some reason one tires of ordering poolside cocktails from the two roving attendants, a nearby set of trapezes hangs over the sea (near the ocean-diving boards, of course) for an adventurous dip in the Med.

2. Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea, Hawaii

The Four Seasons Maui was the only Hawaii resort to get a spot on the lead list of the Top 100 Luxury Hotels in the World, coming in at No. 64. The resort also ranked No. 6 on the list of Top 10 Best Luxury Hotels in the United States, No. 3 on the Top 10 list of most romantic U.S. hotels, and No. 2 on the list of Top 10 for best service in the U.S.

Spectacular pools are a dime a dozen in Wailea, the southwestern shore of Maui with prime beach real estate, known for glamorous resorts. So it’s saying something that the Four Seasons, which opened in July 2009, has one that really stands out. The $9 million infinity-edge pool seems to roll out into Wailea Bay 53 feet below, while underwater speakers play contemporary Hawaiian tunes. Open only to guests who are 21 plus, this 120-foot-long saltwater pool has four inlets that perpetually bubble, and its swim-up bar delivers thirst-quenching treats like vodka mojitos. In the early evening, the glass mosaic tiles on the bottom of the pool glitter in the flames cast by surrounding fire bowls and tiki torches.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Amangiri, Canyon Point, Utah

Amangiri, in Sanskrit, means “peaceful mountain” — and the most peaceful of those found here may be the 80-foot-high, Jurassic-period sandstone escarpment that rises from the middle of the resort’s U-shaped pool. Guests can take in panoramic views of Utah’s dramatic mesas from either the 84-degree water or one of the surrounding lounges and king-size daybeds. Order a prickly-pear margarita to enhance the desert flavor during the day, or test the tranquil waters anytime of night you please: The pool is open 24 hours.

Order a prickly-pear margarita to enhance the desert flavor during the day while you swim in the pool at Amangiri in Canyon Point, Utah.

4. Qasr Al Sarab, Abu Dhabi

 

No, it’s not a mirage. The Qasr Al Sarab resort, which opened in November 2009, materializes in the middle of the tall, curling dunes of the Liwa Desert. It’s a spectacular backdrop for the resort’s amoeba-shaped pool that rivals a football field in sheer size. Guests often stand in the shallow end of the curvy oasis, next to the bar, and observe the pool butlers bringing cold towels, iced fruit popsicles, and other treats to sun-worshippers on the 140 chaise lounges that line the sandstone patio. During the day, the pool is kept at a refreshing 70°F. Linger until 9 p.m., when lights glimmer along the pool’s edges and the stars come out over the date-palm trees.

5. Park Hyatt Tokyo

Sure, Bill Murray took a dip here in Lost in Translation, but it’s the view from this sleek, 47th-floor swimming pool that’s truly remarkable: Floor-to-ceiling windows frame jaw-dropping vistas of Tokyo, and even venerable Mount Fuji, while the steel-and-glass pyramid-shaped ceiling floods the pool with natural light. The 65-foot-long, four-lane pool is striking at night, too, when the city’s skyscrapers light up.

6. San Alfonso del Mar, Algarrobo, Chile

You can take small sailboats out on this saltwater pool that Guinness World Records calls the largest in the world. At two-thirds of a mile in length, the massive stretch of water has room for several man-made sand beaches. For nighttime swimming, head to the temperature-controlled beach inside the pool’s centrally located glass pyramid—the water and the sand are heated.

7. Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur, India

 

In a massive, 347-room palace overlooking the Blue City of Jodhpur in the Indian state of Rajasthan, this serene, temperature-controlled swimming basin takes advantage of natural candlelight — with rose petals sometimes strewn on the surface. The hotel is run by the Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces, which shares the property with the palace’s owner, the Maharaja of Jodhpur — who has been known to swim laps with the guests from time to time.

8. Viceroy Miami

 

In a city loaded with cool pools, the pool at the Viceroy stands out. The two-acre pool deck—with Japanese blueberry trees and swanky chaise lounges and beds—features three types of pools: an 80-person hot tub, a wading pool, and a football-field-size swimming pool. Perhaps coolest of all, it’s 15 floors above the street, with sweeping views of downtown Miami and glimpses of Biscayne Bay in the distance.

9. Golden Nugget, Las Vegas

 

You’ll swim with five species of sharks (16 sharks in all) at the Nugget’s $30 million pool complex. The Tank, as it’s called, houses a three-story waterslide, waterfalls, and the pool’s pièce de resistance, the 200,000-gallon shark tank. You’re in more danger at the Golden Nugget’s roulette wheel: The sharks, stingrays, massive Queensland grouper, and silvery jack crevalle are separated from the swimming pool by a six-inch clear acrylic wall.

10. Hotel Caruso Belvedere, Ravello, Italy

The Hotel Caruso Belvedere is set at the highest point in the sun-splashed Amalfi Coast town of Ravello, so the open-air infinity pool offers unobstructed, panoramic views of one of the world’s most dramatic coastlines—and the sea beyond. It doesn’t hurt that the pool itself is flanked by 11th-century Roman ruins.