Design hotels with pools

Guguan, Taichung $$$$

Hoshinoya Guguan

Timber duplex pavilions with tatami living spaces, set within canal-threaded water gardens facing Mount Malun. Outdoor swimming pool framed by the Water Garden; 24-hour continuous-flow semi-open-air private natural hot spring bath in every guest room.

Yomitan, Okinawa From $1,100

HOSHINOYA Okinawa

Architect Rie Azuma shaped low-slung oceanfront villas behind modernist concrete gusuku walls accented with vibrant bingata textiles. 24-hour heated tiered oceanfront infinity pool stepping down toward the coral reef with submerged shallow lounge chairs, plus private 20-meter pools in Tida Suites

Taketomi 2021 From $1,100

HOSHINOYA Taketomi Island

Single-story pavilions with red-tiled roofs, shisa guardian figures, deep soaking tubs, and breezy south-facing sliding windows. 24-hour central outdoor elliptical swimming pool surrounded by sun loungers

Centro-Sagrario, Granada $$$

Hospes Palacio de los Patos

An alabaster lattice screen stands opposite the restored palace's nineteenth-century marble staircase. Heated thermal vitality pool with hydromassage circuit.

Langscheid, Sundern $$

Hotel & Restaurant Seegarten

Werner Aisslinger interiors shaped with local quarry-stone terrazzo and clay plaster walls. Year-round heated outdoor rooftop infinity pool cantilevering from the top floor with glazed ends.

Baie-Saint-Paul, Charlevoix $$$

Hôtel & Spa Le Germain Charlevoix

Five farm-inspired contemporary pavilions feature loft-style bunk rooms, monastic courtyards, and clean wooden silhouettes. Seasonal heated outdoor swimming pool overlooking fields and gardens

Casco Antiguo, Seville From $500

Hotel Alfonso XIII, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Seville

Neo-Mudéjar architecture featuring intricate azulejo tilework, carved plasterwork, marble colonnades, and coffered wood ceilings. Outdoor saltwater swimming pool surrounded by landscaped Mediterranean gardens

Dreta de l'Eixample, Barcelona From $400

Hotel Alma Barcelona

Brushed concrete and herringbone oak floors meet a soaring ten-story stone central atrium. Heated indoor swimming and relaxation pool inspired by Japanese onsen design

Pucon 1950 $$$

Hotel Antumalal

Mid-century Bauhaus architecture by Jorge Elton, framed in native timber and glass. Heated indoor-outdoor pool carved into volcanic cliff rock, connecting the interior relaxation lounge to the lakeview gardens.

Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro From $250

Hotel Arpoador

Bernardes Arquitetura crafted timber-framed facades, triangular balconies, and custom nautical woodwork woven with taboa straw and linen. Triangular rooftop dipping pool overlooking Ipanema Beach and the Atlantic Ocean.

Yeongjong, Incheon From $200

Hotel Art Paradiso

Moody gallery corridors showcase spotlighted sculptures by Nam June Paik. Glass-enclosed whirlpool in Private Spa. Access to adjoining Paradise Hotel indoor and outdoor pools.

La Barceloneta, Barcelona From $500

Hotel Arts Barcelona

Bruce Graham's exposed-steel superstructure meets renovated Meyer Davis interiors featuring Lorena Canals handwoven headboards and panoramic glazing. Two outdoor swimming pools including an infinity pool and family pool set in landscaped gardens overlooking the beach promenade.

Puerto Varas 2022 From $550

Hotel AWA

Angled concrete and glass architecture lined with native alerce wood, volcanic stone, and woven Mapuche textiles. 25m heated indoor semi-Olympic lap pool at 28°C and a separate 38°C hydro-massage relaxation pool.

Barranco, Lima From $500

Hotel B

Soaring ceilings, traditional Lima teatinas, and Italian marble house over three hundred original Latin American artworks. Rooftop plunge pool on the ocean-view sundeck

Old Town, Munich From $450

Hotel Bayerischer Hof

Axel Vervoordt shaped the interiors with clay plaster and rare Hungarian Red stone. Multi-level Blue Spa featuring a heated swimming pool beneath a retractable sliding glass roof and an adjoining sun terrace.

La Croix des Gardes, Cannes $$$

Hotel Belle Plage

Sculptural plaster curves and terrazzo floors by Raphael Navot frame the undulating facade. Indoor warm-water aquatic therapy pool designed for Watsu and Janzu sessions.

Bad Tolz 2023 From $250

Hotel Bergeblick

A structural timber grid celebrating raw regional wood imperfections, floor-to-ceiling glass, and panoramic alpine views. Heated indoor pool with relaxation lounge, heated chlorine-free outdoor bio pool, and a traditional cold immersion plunge pool.

Las Playas, Acapulco $$

Hotel Boca Chica

Frida Escobedo's sculptural concrete parasols cast geometric shadows across a mint-green pool deck. Hourglass-shaped outdoor freshwater swimming pool flanked by granite boulders, a natural salt-water sea pool in the rocky cove, and an anchored floating platform

Ribcev Laz, Bohinj $$

Hotel Bohinj

A larchwood exoskeleton wraps the facade, framing corridors inspired by traditional hayracks. Heated outdoor pool and whirlpool on the wellness terrace.

Martigny 2025 $$

Hôtel Borsari

Raw concrete rooms house vintage Braun audio units and shelving by Dieter Rams. 2,000-square-metre subterranean thermal bathing circuit fed by mineral water from the Marioty spring.

Soho, London From $1,400

Hotel Café Royal

David Chipperfield paired minimalist Portland stone walls and fumed oak with restored nineteenth-century gilded moldings throughout the salons. 18-meter heated indoor lap pool, Jacuzzi, and a dedicated private Watsu hydrotherapy pool

Lower State, Santa Barbara From $650

Hotel Californian

Custom Moroccan tiles across twenty-seven patterns, designed by Martyn Lawrence Bullard. El Mirador 1,300-square-foot heated rooftop pool and jacuzzi on the fourth floor.

Duomo, Florence From $250

Hotel Calimala Florence

Exposed masonry meets velvet headboards, brass accents, and chevron-patterned terrazzo bathrooms inspired by the nearby Baptistery. Seasonal outdoor rooftop plunge pool on the Angel terrace.

Palombaggia, Porto-Vecchio $$$$

Hôtel Casadelmar

Weathered cedar pavilions by Jean-François Bodin frame terraced Mediterranean gardens and gulf views. 25-meter heated outdoor infinity pool overlooking the bay, 18-meter private pool at standalone villa

Cognac 2018 From $300

Hotel Chais Monnet & Spa

Contemporary glass pavilions and ironwork set against restored nineteenth-century timber distillery warehouses. Heated 25-meter indoor-outdoor swimming pool with an open-air pool deck

Le Grand-Luce 2022 $$$$

Hotel Château du Grand-Lucé

Restored 1760s Pillement chinoiserie murals complement Pierre Frey fabrics and antique boiserie. Heated circular outdoor swimming pool styled after a garden fountain in the exotic garden

Palma Old Town, Mallorca From $300

Hotel Convent de la Missió

Whitewashed minimalist interiors framed by exposed pine beams and rotating contemporary sculptures. Subterranean heated indoor relaxation plunge pool with waterbeds, plus an open-air rooftop plunge pool.

Place Vendome, Paris $$$$

Hotel Costes

Opulent crimson velvet boudoir interiors contrast with sleek travertine and smoked oak across two distinct wings. 20-meter heated indoor swimming pool with oxygen-enriched water, lagoon-toned mosaics, and poolside wooden daybeds

Centro Historico, Queretaro From $80

Hotel Criol

A three-story staircase library and glass floor looking down into a subterranean reading room. Outdoor heated plunge swimming pool set within a sun terrace and garden patio.

Sapa 2024 From $150

Hotel de la Coupole Sapa - MGallery Collection

French haute couture pairs with northern hill-tribe embroidery patterns across theatrical interiors. Le Grand Bassin, a heated indoor swimming pool on the 7th floor framed by emerald green columns and arched windows.

Campo Marzio, Rome From $1,500

Hotel de la Ville

Grand Tour aesthetics by Tommaso Ziffer pairing Piranesi-inspired wallpaper with bold velvet furnishings and a geometric courtyard. Hydrotherapy pool and cold plunge pool.

Cas Catala-Illetes, Mallorca $$$$

Hotel de Mar Gran Meliá - The Leading Hotels of the World - Adults only

José Antonio Coderch’s modernist chocolate-tiled exterior houses original Milá and Correa furniture and sea-facing private terraces. Main oceanfront outdoor pool, elevated Sky Pool with sun loungers and Bali beds, and direct stepped access to La Calita private cove

Unter den Linden, Berlin From $300

Hotel de Rome

Tommaso Ziffer's contemporary interiors bring velvet banquettes and neon art to neoclassical halls. 20-meter heated indoor lap pool surrounded by restored marble pillars in the former jewel vault.

Campo Marzio, Rome From $2,200

Hotel de Russie

Interiors by Olga Polizzi blend vibrant palettes, Robert Mapplethorpe prints, Roman mosaics, and terraced gardens. Indoor saltwater hydropool with mosaic tiling.

District 3, Ho Chi Minh City From $200

Hôtel des Arts Saigon

1930s Indochine aesthetic filled with the owner's personal collection of oil paintings. Open-air rooftop infinity pool on the 24th floor

Illhaeusern 2016 $$$$

Hôtel des Berges et Spa des Saules [Haeberlin]

Timber-framed pavilions by Jouin Manku feature seven-meter vaulted ceilings, raw stone, and hand-blown glass river reeds. Indoor-outdoor heated chlorine-free lap pool connecting to a hydrotherapy jacuzzi pool