Design hotels with pools

Old Town, Chambery $$$

Petit Hôtel Confidentiel

Monochrome Infinite Black suites contrast with historic stone masonry and suspended walkways. Lower ground floor heated indoor swimming pool tiled in Italian Norr porcelain stoneware within a restored vaulted stone cellar overlooking the inner courtyard garden.

La Lonja, Mallorca $$

Petit Palace Hotel Tres

Scandinavian modernism meets beamed ceilings and an original Renaissance stone courtyard. Outdoor seasonal rooftop splash plunge pool set into a wooden sundeck.

San Pantaleo, Costa Smeralda $$$$

Petra Segreta Resort & Spa

Low-slung stone stazzi farmhouses tucked among wild granite boulders, with whitewashed walls and exposed juniper beams. Main heated freshwater outdoor pool set into granite rocks with hydromassage jacuzzi and waterfall, plus twelve private heated outdoor plunge pools and swimming pools in select suites.

Cala Carbo, Ibiza $$$$

Petunia

Soft-cornered plaster walls, folklore murals, and mid-century furnishings curated across whitewashed garden casitas. Central outdoor swimming pool with terracotta sun deck

Palm Beach Gardens 2022 $$$

PGA National Resort

Sunken 1960s conversation pits and a central bar under a sculpted banyan canopy. Waters of the World outdoor courtyard with Dead Sea high-saline pool, European mineral pool modeled after Salies-de-Bearn, standard heated mineral pool, and whirlpool; resort grounds feature a zero-entry main pool, lap pool, and whirlpools.

Malia Beach, Crete $$$

Phāea Cretan Malia

Rough-hewn walls, Cretan marble, and chestnut woodwork shaped by architect Vana Pernari. Main outdoor heated freshwater pool, extensive outdoor freshwater river and lagoon pool winding through the gardens, and dedicated shallow kiddie paddling pool

Tenderloin, San Francisco From $150

Phoenix Hotel

Red neon tube headboards and striped cabanas revitalize the mid-century motor lodge. Heated outdoor courtyard pool featuring Francis Forlenza's 'Tumbling Waves' mural on the bottom

Lio, El Nido $$

Piece Lio

Japanese minimalism meets raw concrete and polished native timber around a courtyard. Outdoor courtyard swimming pool flanked by a sun deck and loungers

The Rocks, Sydney From $550

Pier One Sydney Harbour

Bates Smart interiors blend maritime detailing, zinc finishes, boat-shaped chandeliers, and glass floor panels over the harbour. Seasonal summer netted harbour swimming pool pop-up on the private pontoon at POOL by PIER BAR

Radda in Chianti, Chianti $$$

Pieve Aldina

Restored pietraforte stone buildings featuring limewash walls, wooden coffered ceilings, and custom wrought iron fixtures. Heated outdoor swimming pool overlooking the Chianti valley and vineyards

Ghent 2018 From $250

Pillows Grand Boutique Hotel Reylof

Empire-style salons with ornate mantelpieces pair with contemporary eggshell-toned rooms and parquet flooring. 25 m² heated indoor wellness relaxation pool

Pine Cay 2022 $$$$

Pine Cay Villas

Whitewashed dune-side rooms with private outdoor showers and screened porches facing turquoise water. Outdoor freshwater swimming pool on the central terrace.

Pine Cliffs Resort, Albufeira $$$

Pine Cliffs Ocean Suites, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Algarve

Contemporary suites detailed with hand-painted azulejo tiles and Moorish courtyards. Multiple outdoor resort swimming pools, heated indoor lap pool, outdoor courtyard Jacuzzi, indoor Jacuzzi, and hydrotherapy pool.

Night Bazaar, Chiang Mai From $150

Ping Nakara Boutique Hotel & Spa

Hand-carved gingerbread fretwork and teak woodwork across seven interconnected pavilions. Central garden courtyard outdoor swimming pool and sundeck.

Dunmore Town, Harbour Island $$$$

Pink Sands Resort

Pastel cottages styled with local batik fabrics and private frangipani-framed terraces. Outdoor freshwater swimming pool with an infinity edge and two-level deck, plus private plunge pools or full pools at select villas.

Chaktomuk, Phnom Penh $$

Plantation Urban Resort & Spa

Architects ASMA restored 1960s New Khmer modernist structures around a slate-tiled pool. Two outdoor guest pools: a large slate-tiled pool surrounded by tropical gardens, and a red-tiled plunge pool with a sundeck.

Borobudur 2012 $$$

Plataran Borobudur Resort & Spa

Hand-carved teak joglo pavilions blend traditional Javanese timbercraft with contemporary outdoor living. Outdoor main pool overlooking the forest canopy, Maya Devi indoor swimming pool, and private plunge or 7m by 3m swimming pools at all 21 villas.

Wae Rana, Labuan Bajo $$$$

Plataran Komodo Resort & Spa

Handcrafted Javanese joglo and limasan pavilions built with certified teak and ironwood. Outdoor freshwater resort pool along Waecicu Beach, plus private plunge and infinity pools in select residences

Vaxjo 2014 $$

PM & Vänner

Architect Jonas Lindvall shaped interiors with local Småland oak and Öland limestone. Outdoor heated rooftop lap pool

Karteros, Crete $$$$

Pnoé Breathing Life

Earth-toned Greek Modernist pavilions in Milatos stone and timber, centered around an almond-shaped outdoor pool. Large central outdoor swimming pool, hydrotherapy pool in the spa wet zone, and private pools or swim-up access across all 60 suites.

Hlavice 2025 $$$

Podhlavický mlýn

A turning water mill wheel with wooden buckets shaped by traditional axemen. Small outdoor infinity pool and a natural bathing biotope pond bordered by the forest canopy.

Montemarcello, Ameglia $$$

Poets Gulf Relais & Spa

Stepped hillside levels sheltered beneath a wave-contoured timber roof structure. Two outdoor heated swimming pools along the panoramic terrace edge and two outdoor heated Jacuzzis on terraced stone platforms

Lev HaIr, Tel Aviv From $200

Poli House Tel Aviv Hotel by AFI Hotels

Karim Rashid interiors bring neon palettes and curvilinear pop-futurist furniture into a preserved triangular Bauhaus envelope. Heated outdoor rooftop swimming pool with city views.

Portals Nous, Mallorca $$$

Portals Hills Boutique Hotel Mallorca

White Streamline Moderne architecture with gold-accented interiors channeling classic South Beach glamour. Outdoor infinity swimming pool on the sun terrace overlooking the Mediterranean.

Ribeira, Porto From $200

PortoBay Flores

Samuel Torres de Carvalho joined a minimalist contemporary annex to the sixteenth-century manor. Heated indoor swimming pool with natural daylight from an overhead skylight

Jose Ignacio 1991 $$$

Posada del Faro

A Mathias Klotz conversion with whitewashed wood ceilings and a green-tiled pool. Outdoor swimming pool finished in green tiles, flanked by wooden sun decks and loungers.

Dapia, Spetses $$$$

Poseidonion Grand Hotel Spetses

Belle Époque architecture with Ionic columns, trompe-l'œil tiles, and a central marble staircase. 17-meter outdoor lap pool set in Mediterranean garden, plus secondary spa pool

Baixa, Lisbon From $250

Pousada Lisboa Praça do Comércio

Jaime Morais interiors blending preserved neoclassical moldings with loaned museum paintings and tapestries. Indoor heated plunge pool with loungers.

Centro Historico, Paraty $$$

Pousada Literária de Paraty

Colonial spaces updated by Jacobsen Arquitetura with Sergio Rodrigues Mole armchairs. Outdoor heated swimming pool in the inner courtyard garden

Flor da Rosa, Crato $$

Pousada Mosteiro Crato

Architect Carrilho da Graça set minimalist white concrete against medieval granite cloisters. Outdoor swimming pool with waterfall feature, children's pool, and an indoor hydrotherapy pool with two air beds and eight venturi massage jets.

Estoi, Faro $$$

Pousada Palácio Estoi - Faro

Architect Gonçalo Byrne set starkly modern rooms behind gilded staterooms and frescoes. Outdoor swimming pool with sun terrace, along with a heated indoor pool featuring hydrotherapy whirlpool functions.

Picinguaba 2003 $$$

Pousada Picinguaba

Whitewashed colonial walls open onto private terraces slung with cotton hammocks. Outdoor freshwater swimming pool overlooking Picinguaba Bay.

Viseu 2009 $$

Pousada Viseu

Gonçalo Byrne enclosed the granite cloister with skylights, adding a recessed fourth floor. Heated indoor swimming pool on Floor 2; seasonal outdoor swimming pool set in lawn gardens with wooden deck.

Livadh, Himare $$$

Prado Luxury Hotel

Greige palettes and clean architectural lines frame open views across Livadh Bay. Seasonal outdoor swimming pool with sundeck and private gazebos, indoor jacuzzi tubs, and private outdoor balcony jacuzzis in select suites.

Praialonga, Isola di Capo Rizzuto $$$

Praia Art Resort

Interiors shaped by Crotone woodworkers, finished with hand-painted terracotta tiles. Outdoor pool approximately 15 meters in length with integrated hydromassage tub and depths from 20 cm to 1.5 meters, plus private plunge pools in select master suites.

Thonburi, Bangkok From $200

Praya Palazzo Hotel

Period Siamese furnishings meet Italian neoclassical archways, vaulted ceilings, and a riverside pool tiled in green Sukabumi stone. 15-yard outdoor riverside swimming pool lined with green Sukabumi volcanic stone tiles.