Design hotels with pools

Kamppi, Helsinki From $350

Hotel St. George

An Ai Weiwei dragon kite anchors Nordic interiors with Klaus Haapaniemi fabrics. Mosaic-tiled indoor dipping and swimming pool.

Uptown, Dallas From $550

Hôtel Swexan

Kengo Kuma mirrored grid tower housing Parisian-inspired carved stone fireplaces. 75-foot outdoor heated rooftop infinity-edge pool with cabanas and skyline views on the 20th floor

Downtown Kyoto, Kyoto From $1,200

Hotel The Mitsui Kyoto

André Fu layered monumental shoji lanterns and clean-lined timber pavilions around a water courtyard. Subterranean communal thermal spring pool requiring swimwear, plus private onsen suites

North Lombok, Lombok From $200

Hotel Tugu Lombok

Temple-inspired villas sit beneath soaring thatched pavilions filled with carved stone deities. Expansive freshwater swimming pools stretching toward the ocean, direct Sire Beach access, and private oceanfront plunge pools at select suites.

Jardins, Sao Paulo From $350

Hotel Unique

A copper-clad inverted crescent structure featuring curved hallway corridors, high lobby ceilings, and oversized circular porthole windows. Open-air crimson-red mosaic-tiled rooftop swimming pool with underwater sound system, plus heated indoor pools with a waterslide entrance.

Arts District, Scottsdale From $300

Hotel Valley Ho

Restored 1956 Edward Varney architecture with patterned precast concrete panels and terrazzo floors. Two outdoor heated pools: the social OH Pool heated to 82°F with hot tub, and the quiet lap-friendly OHasis Pool heated to 82°F

Ferreries, Menorca $$$$

Hotel Vestige Binidufà

Restored red-stone finca interiors featuring limewashed walls, local limestone basins, and bespoke woodwork by Menorcan carpenters. Outdoor infinity-edge swimming pool overlooking the valley, with access to two additional pools at Son Ermità

Pontresina, St. Moritz From $450

Hotel Walther Pontresina

Virginia Maissen pairs bold forest hues and custom textiles with Rolf Sachs's sculptural milk-jug chandeliers. Indoor heated swimming pool with counter-current and waterfall features, whirlpool.

Taos 2025 $$$

Hotel Willa

Hand-troweled terracotta walls, exposed timber vigas, kiva-style fireplaces, and custom ceramics curated by design studio Electric Bowery. Year-round heated outdoor swimming pool shaded by a 40-foot willow tree.

Old Montreal, Montreal From $400

Hotel William Gray

An eight-storey glass tower links two eighteenth-century stone houses around a soaring central atrium. Seasonal outdoor pool with spa access.

Twentynine Palms, Joshua Tree $$

Hotel Wren

Hand-trowelled plaster, Mexican terracotta tiles, and botanical murals frame twelve suites with custom brass kitchenettes. Outdoor heated saltwater swimming pool and hot tub surrounded by desert gardens and lounge seating.

Xcaret, Riviera Maya From $1,000

Hotel Xcaret Arte

Eco-integrative pavilions woven through limestone jungle, housing dedicated artisanal craft workshops. Playful hydrojet recreational pool overlooking the river, rooftop swimming pools at each Casa, and cenote-fed river and cove swimming networks.

Xcaret, Riviera Maya From $1,000

Hotel Xcaret México

Eco-integrative architecture carved into limestone caves and river grottos, appointed with handwoven Chiapas textiles and Puebla tiles. 16 pools, natural river channels, coves, and beach inlets.

Juluchuca, Zihuatanejo $$$$

Hotelito at MUSA

Tropical modernism combining raw concrete and Parota millwork with black terrazzo tiles. Chemical-free freshwater BioPool biological swimming pond, beachfront infinity pool at Club de Playa, Basecamp pool, and private guestroom plunge pools.

Pella, Lake Orta $$$$

HOUSE FANTINI / lake time

Piero Lissoni interiors with slatted timber and beola stone facing the water. Outdoor heated lap pool in the lakefront garden paved in grey beola stone

Gonten 2025 $$$$

Huus Quell

Interlocking nail-less moon wood construction paired with contemporary Alpine silhouettes and custom Jakob Schlaepfer couture textiles. 9 indoor and outdoor pools including an infinity pool with panoramic views of Mount Santis and the Alpstein massif, plunge pools, and floating pools across 2,200 square meters on three levels

Compatsch, Seiser Alm $$$

ICARO Hotel

A saw-toothed larch skin, branching colonnade pillars, and telescopic suites designed by MoDusArchitects frame Dolomite peaks. Interconnected indoor and heated outdoor panoramic swimming pool overlooking the Sciliar and Dolomite peaks

Capri 2022 $$$$

Il Capri Hotel

Pastel pink tones, sisal matting, and custom headboards echoing the facade's gothic arches. Outdoor rooftop shallow dipping and lounging pool lined with sun loungers.

Salviatino, Florence $$$$

Il Salviatino

Interiors feature trompe l'oeil artistry alongside vintage Italian furnishings collected by Alessandra Rovati. Heated multi-level outdoor swimming pool; indoor heated plunge pool / whirlpool.

Noto 2021 $$$$

Il San Corrado di Noto

Architect Corrado Papa pairs restored 18th-century Modica stonework with restrained cubic pavilions and sculptural marble bathtubs. One Hundred Blue Pool (100m lap pool), The Green Pool (heated central oasis pool), and private plunge pools in select suites and villas.

Laurito, Amalfi Coast $$$$

Il San Pietro di Positano

Cliff-stepped suites built one room deep, accented with handcrafted Vietri ceramics and cotto tilework. Cliff-edge outdoor semicircular swimming pool with panoramic coastal views, private sea cove rock platform with direct swimming access reachable by cliff-carved elevator

Torno, Lake Como $$$$

Il Sereno Hotel

Suspended walnut staircases and regional stone loggias framing unobstructed lake vistas. 18-meter heated freshwater infinity pool extending over the lake with an integrated underwater sound system, adjoining sun deck, and private shoreline pebble beach

Santo Isidoro, Ericeira From $250

Immerso

Low-slung concrete and timber pavilions embedded in the valley slope overlook the Atlantic. Heated outdoor panoramic swimming pool with sun deck overlooking the valley and sea

Gion, Kyoto $$$$

Imperial Hotel Kyoto

Disciplined interiors pair textured volcanic Oya stone with dimpled naguri wood floors. Subterranean heated indoor swimming pool.

Baixa, Porto From $200

Infante Sagres Porto

Vibrant drawing rooms and discovery murals match bold, shifting parquet floor patterns. Outdoor rooftop plunge pool with panoramic views over the city rooftops.

Natai Beach 2013 $$$$

Iniala Beach House

Sculptural beachfront villas shaped by eleven international designers across the quiet Andaman sands. Private 10 to 20 meter swimming pools on private oceanfront timber sun decks

Accord, Catskills From $850

Inness

Monochromatic Scandinavian-minimalist timber cabins and Dutch vernacular farmhouse interiors designed by Post Company. Geothermal-heated indoor tranquility pool, heated rectangular saltwater hybrid pool, and heated circular adult saltwater pool

Ekas, Lombok From $400

Innit Lombok

Stilted cubic beach houses feature open sand-floored living rooms and facades wrapped in vertical timber slats. 35-meter beachfront black-tiled infinity swimming pool facing Ekas Bay.

Zaandam 2010 $$

Inntel Hotels Amsterdam Zaandam

Stacked green timber facades replicate nearly seventy regional houses beneath Monet's blue cottage. Indoor heated swimming pool.

Ferradura, Buzios $$$

Insólito Boutique Hotel & Spa

Recycled-rubber rugs and Brazilian modernist woodwork fill the hillside rooms. Freshwater swimming pool, heated pool, and seawater pool set into stone terraces, plus private plunge pools or whirlpool tubs in select suites

Bai Bac, Da Nang From $400

InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort

Terraced across four hillside tiers, whimsical black-and-white pavilions connect via a funicular railway above the bay. Family pool, adults-only serenity pool, private plunge pools in villas, and 700 metres of private beach on Bai Bac bay.

Khao Yai 2023 From $350

InterContinental Khao Yai Resort by IHG

Upcycled vintage railway carriages transformed into suites with Thai silks and copper tubs. Main outdoor tropical swimming pool; outdoor roll-top and copper soaking bathtubs and private plunge pools in select railcar villas

Songjiang, Shanghai From $250

InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland

An eighty-eight-meter subterranean structure built into quarry cliffs featuring a cascading glass waterfall elevator core. Lakeside indoor heated pool on the lower quarry floor with floor-to-ceiling glass windows facing the rock face and waterfalls

Tolentino 2024 From $200

Interno Marche

Interiors showcase mid-century and radical Italian masterworks beneath restored Liberty-era frescoes and graphic architectural ceilings. Heated indoor swimming pool equipped with counter-current swimming jet system and hydromassage water jets.

Nesjavellir, Selfoss $$$

ION Adventure Hotel, Nesjavellir, a Member of Design Hotels

Minarc's concrete and glass structure cantilevers cleanly over mossy volcanic lava fields. 10-meter outdoor geothermally heated soaking pool on a stone terrace

Isla Palenque, Boca Chica $$$$

Isla Palenque

Thatched beachfront casitas hold carved driftwood furnishings and outdoor tubs in the sand. Main freshwater infinity pool by Playa Palenque and a split-level cascading infinity pool at the Villa Estate.