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The most beautiful swimming pools in the world, as chosen by our editors
From iconic horizon-edge pools to private plunge pools with a view

By Sophie Knight and Sarah James
25 October 2023​

Much like the old tree falling in the forest adage, if you go on holiday and don't swim or lay by a beautiful pool, was it really even a holiday? The world's best hotels have long known the value of a picturesque swimming pool. New openings and renovations seek to create that ultimate bucket-list swim, whether sky-high in a city or hidden amongst natural oases. Our editors have seen (and swum) it all and, after much-heated debate, have put together a definitive list of the world's most beautiful hotel swimming pools.


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Miramonti Boutique Hotel, Merano, Italy​

An Alpine spa retreat with jaw-dropping valley views, this mountain hideaway is one of the best-looking hotels in Italy. Set in the Dolomites, overlooking Merano, Miramonti Boutique Hotel is more clean-cut Scandi than trad chalet, with easily one of the prettiest pools in the region.


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Cowley Manor, Cotswolds, UK​

The Experimental Group – the hospitality brand that started out by excelling at exceptional cocktail-making in London and Paris – have given the former Cowley Manor more than just a fresh lick of paint. Think glossy lava stone in cherry reds, paisley blues and stony browns, stripy tubs to soak in for days, low slinging seventies sofas and swirly-curly chairs. Rare for the UK, the property has not one but two pools, one outdoor and indoor.


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The Dolli, Athens, Greece​

Originally a shipping magnate’s mansion and later a famous fabric emporium, this 1925 landmark has been reimagined as a Athens hotel-Maison by Grecotel, Greece’s largest hotel chain. The real scene-stealer of The Dolli is the roof terrace: the infinity pool creates the illusion that you’re floating in the Parthenon, which is just overhead.


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Soho Warehouse, Los Angeles, USA​

Sitting on a corner in a gritty neighbourhood (although not as gritty as it used to be) on the outskirts of downtown Los Angeles, Soho Warehouse is exactly that – a seven-storey former industrial warehouse that’s been wholly transformed into the largest members-only Soho House in the United States. The rooftop pool is a little slice of heaven. Sunny and bright with unreal views of Los Angeles and the mountains beyond, the pool is a relaxation haven with plush chairs and cabanas lining its perimeter, each with its own baby-blue cooler to keep drinks ice cold on hot days.


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Cali Mykonos, Greece​

Hidden on a craggy fortress on the shores of the secluded beach town of Kalafati, Cali Mykonos is worlds away from the madness of Mykonos Old Town. The place is mighty pretty, with a secluded umbrella-flecked private beach and sexy curvaceous pool of epic Olympic proportion.


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Alila Kothaifaru Maldives, Maldives​

Situated on a lush, natural private island with pool villas and wonderfully friendly and professional staff, Alila Kothaifaru is easily one of the most charming hotels in the Maldives, with one of the most beautiful pools in the world.


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Cap Rocat, Mallorca​

A former military fort, Cap Rocat in Mallorca sit on a spectacular cliffside on the Bay of Palma, with lookout points converted into rooms with private plunge pools.
 

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Kahani Paradise, Gokarna, India​

Along the coast from Goa, in the laid-back beach town of Gokarna, is Kahani Paradise – a villa on 20 acres of land that has a beautiful infinity pool looking out onto the hills.


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Omaanda by Zannier Hotels, Namibia​

At smart lodge Omaanda by Zannier Hotels in the Savannah, the infinity pool looks out over Namibia's stark mountainscape.

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Boucan by Hotel Chocolat, St. Lucia, Caribbean​

Chocolate martinis are served poolside overlooking the pointed peak of Petit Piton, at six-room boutique property Boucan by Hotel Chocolat, set in cocoa groves high in St Lucia's rainforest.


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Amangiri, Utah, USA​

Amangiri in Utah is built around its swimming pool, which in turn is built around the base of a rock stack in the desert.

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Chiva Som, Thailand​

Chiva Som is the undisputed grand dame of spas, overlooking the ocean on Hua Hin.

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Belmond Cap Juluca, Anguilla​

The Moroccan pool at the Main House at Caribbean island hideaway Cap Juluca, which was renovated in 2019.

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Amanpuri, Phuket, Thailand​

Guests at Amanpuri get a sophisticated, A-list retune in a classic Thai setting.

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Erosantorini, Santorini, Greece​

The tiered pool terrace at Erosantorini, where the main event is watching the sun slip into the Aegean.

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Grace Santorini, Greece​

At Grace Santorini, the asymmetric infinity pool's sweeping caldera view looks out over the rolling glitz of the Aegean Sea and craggy Skaros Rock.

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The Other Side, North Eleuthera, Bahamas​

This sleek pool made the cover of the magazine in September 2017. Read more on Harbour Island in The Bahamas here.

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Six Senses Yao Noi, Thailand​

Looking out over Thailand's James Bond-worthy Phang Nga Bay, the Six Senses Yao Noi pool has incredible views of the limestone formations jutting out of the Andaman Sea.

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Alila Villas Uluwatu, Bali, Indonesia​

At Alila Villas Uluwatu, the 50m-high clifftop infinity pool has views out over the ocean on Bali's southernmost tip.
 
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Casa O'te Miti, Pacific Coast, Mexico​

This villa is situated on a rocky point with clear blue views of the Pacific.

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Chedi Muscat, Oman​

Set in the desert in Oman, the Chedi Muscat has a 21-acre oasis of a garden complete with three temperature-controlled swimming pools to cool down in.

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The Brando, Tahiti, French Polynesia​

Marlon Brando first clapped his eyes on Tetiaroa island when scouting locations for Mutiny on the Bounty in 1963. Today, The Brando is home to 35 private villas with plunge pools, but it's the island's main pool that has the best views of the surrounding coral reef.

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Laucala Island, Fiji​

The pool-within-a-pool at Laucala Island, a 25-villa private-island resort in Fiji, in the South Pacific Ocean.

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Singita Sabi Sand, South Africa​

The candlelit pool at Singita Sabi Sand, a set of three elegant safari lodges on the Sabi Sand Private Game Reserve in South Africa.

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Faena Hotel, Miami, Florida​

You can't miss the red and white umbrellas at the Faena Hotel's palm-lined swimming pool.

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Four Seasons Maldives Private Island, The Maldives​

The picturesque pool at Four Seasons Maldives Private Island at Voavah, Baa Atoll.

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Tri, Lake Koggala, Sri Lanka​

It's tempting to spend days horizontal beside the sparkling infinity pool overlooking Lake Koggala at Tri.

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Al Baleed Resort Salalah by Anantara, Oman​

The seemingly never-ending infinity pool stretches as far as the sea and the sweep of powdery palm-lined beach at Al Baleed Resort Salalah, by Anantara in Oman.

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Amangani, Jackson Hole, Wyoming​

The heated pool and whirlpool hot tub at the Amangani sit on a sandstone terrace overlooking the Teton National Park in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

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The Enchantment Resort, Sedona, Arizona, USA​

A stunning colour-clash-splash of turquoise against the rich-red sandstone formations at The Enchantment Resort, near Sedona, Arizona.

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The Cambrian Hotel, Swiss Alps​

The infinity pool at The Cambrian Hotel, high in the Swiss Alps in Adelboden where the air quality is so good that you can see – and swim – for miles.

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Tortuga, Mustique, Mustique Island​

The two-level pool at Tortuga, a traditional gingerbread-style villa in Mustique, which overlooks Britannia Bay and the surrounding islands.

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The Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur, India​

One of the pools, accessible only via the suites, at The Oberoi Udaivilas on a shore of Lake Pichola in Udaipur, India.

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Belmond Hotel Caruso, Amalfi Coast, Italy​

On Italy's ridiculously beautiful Amalfi Coast, the Belmond Hotel Caruso is set at the highest point of Ravello. Its elliptical-shaped, infinity-edged swimming pool is found down a pathway flanked by roses.

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Chongwe River House, Zambia, Africa​

The pool at safari lodge Chongwe River House overlooks the mountains of the Lower Zambezi and the Chongwe River, where animals come to bathe and drink.

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Canaves Suites, Oia, Santorini​

A heavenly swimming pool in a cave – formerly part of a 17th-century winery – which overlooks the Aegean Sea at super-chic hotel Canaves Suites in Oia, on Santorini, Greek Islands.

 
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I'm sure there are some rich ass moguls' houses out in Hollywood that would belong on that list.
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A lot of them houses got panoramic views like this (that last one is Drake's).

Edit: never mind it said hotel swimming pools. fukk it, some of these houses are like hotels :heh: :mjlol:
 
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I'm sure there are some rich ass moguls' houses out in Hollywood that would belong on that list.

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A lot of them houses got panoramic views like this (that last one is Drake's).

Edit: never mind it said hotel swimming pools. fukk it, some of these houses are like hotels :heh: :mjlol:

Yeah the ones listed are ones regular folk can go to. (If they can afford it.) :pachaha:
 
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