Summer is here and we all want a refreshing swimming pool. But do you just want a pool, or one of the world’s best hotel swimming pools?
You want somewhere cool for new swimsuit right? We’ve rounded up the world’s ultimate hotel swimming pools, from the tip of Africa to Santorini, Fiji and the Alps.
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1. Best Sunset Infinity Pool – Katikies Santorini
Santorini does hotel pools better than anywhere else. Like this one at Katikies Santorini. They’re usually built into the cliffs, overlooking the famous Santorini sunset, the water looking more turquoise than the sea.
2. The Floating Pool at Grand Hotel Tremezzo, Italy
Grand Hotel Tremezzo has three amazing pools, including a floating oasis on the waters of Lake Como. You’re cast adrift, surrounded by the Grigne Mountains, staying at one of the most grand and opulent hotels in northern Italy.
3. The Pool Shared With Elephants at Royal Malewane, South Africa
Elephants can drink a lot and they know where to find water at Royal Malewane. Herds regularly visit the private plunge pools of the lodge’s luxury suites. Fortunately, they don’t also climb in for a swim with you.
4. The Best Instagram Pool – Calilo, Greece
Nowhere does dreamy private swimming pools quite like Calilo, a newcomer to the five-star hotel scene in Greece. On the island of Ios, this hotel is trending on Instagram but definitely worth a visit. Check out more of their Instagram to see what we mean.
5. Best Infinity Pool View – Caruso, A Belmond Hotel, Amalfi Coast
All the best Amalfi Coast hotels are about the views. And there’s nowhere better than the infinity pool at Belmond’s Caruso.
Everything will melt away as you dive into the sublime pool and gaze out at the view to end all views.
6. The Ultimate Spa Pool – Burgenstock Resort & Alpine Spa, Switzerland
High in the hills above Lake Lucerne, this alpine retreat is world famous for its 10,000 square metre spa. Among the facilities is this divine spa pool, with daytime and nighttime views across the Alps.
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7. An Amazing Rooftop Pool That’s Not Just Hype – The Silo, Cape Town
The world’s highest infinity pool is in Dubai, at the top of a shabby and disappointing four-star hotel, Address Beach Resort. And there’s the world’s largest rooftop infinity pool at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. Which is old news.
Our choice is The Silo, a contemporary art hotel on Cape Town’s waterfront. To one side you have uninterrupted views onto Table Mountain and the city. And to the other you have the Atlantic Ocean.
8. The Best Indian Ocean Swimming Pools – One&Only Reethi Rah, Maldives
Indian Ocean resorts typically prioritise overwater villas over swimming pools. One&Only Reethi Rah has both and is the best Maldives resort in terms of pools. There’s the tropical adults-only pool, dedicated kids pool, and spectacular private pools that come with a water villa or beach villa.
9. The Glass Cube Pool on COMO Laucala Island, Fiji
Laucala Island is a hideaway for millionaires, the converted holiday home of Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz. Private villas are located in the forest and on the beach, almost all with dazzling private pools. The most original is the Glass Cube Pool, a lap pool stretching out into a lagoon.
10. Best Private Pools in the World, Andronis, Cavo Tagoo and Canaves Oia Santorini
How do you make a Santorini sunset pool better? Make it private. Just picture yourself staying at a villa with a pool at the adults-only Andronis Luxury Suites.
Or watching the sunset from your own cave pool at Canaves Oia Santorini.
Or perhaps best of all, a pool suite at Cavo Tagoo.
What’s Your Perfect Hotel Pool
Andronis Luxury Suites, Cavo Tagoo and Canaves Oia Santorini are three of the most popular boutique hotels in Europe right now. Many of Europe’s best hotel are almost sold out for summer 2022.
Where are you going? Where will you be swimming? Act fast, because travel is back and if you want one of the world’s best swimming pools this summer, you need to book soon.
