Design hotels with pools

Cais de Gaia, Porto $$$

Hotel Tivoli Kopke

Industrial warehouse architecture features skylight guest rooms, tactile wool upholstery, and contemporary art from the Escotet collection. Indoor hydrodynamic relaxation pool with city views and outdoor swimming pool set on the hillside terrace

Cala en Porter, Menorca From $400

Hotel Torralbenc

Whitewashed farm cottages, stacked limestone dry-stone walls, polished sandstone floors, and minimalist pale chestnut furnishings. Outdoor saltwater infinity pool framed by limestone sun terraces; select freestanding cottages with private swimming pools.

Bellosguardo, Florence From $600

Hotel Torre di Bellosguardo

Sparse Renaissance interiors set carved stone fireplaces against original terracotta tile floors. Seasonal outdoor swimming pool on terraced lawns among lemon trees and olive groves overlooking the Florence skyline.

Mid-Beach, Miami Beach From $100

Hotel Trouvail Miami Beach

Eclectic interiors with sherbet-tone walls and vintage fifties-style icebox minibars. Heated outdoor swimming pool open year-round with sun loungers and umbrellas.

Batu Bolong, Bali From $200

Hotel Tugu Bali

Individually styled Javanese timber villas feature hand-beaten copper tubs, stained-glass windows, and private lotus pond pavilions. Outdoor deep blue swimming pool set amidst tropical gardens and antique stone statues, plus private plunge pools in select suites

Bonifacio 1992 $$$

Hôtel U Capu Biancu

Local Bonifacio stone pairs with canisse reed canopies overlooking the gulf. Outdoor lagoon-style infinity swimming pool heated to 29°C, alongside a signature donkey milk soaking bath ritual.

Karagozler, Fethiye $$

Hotel Unique Turkey

Reclaimed century-old beams and salvaged stone terraced directly into the steep Karagözler cliffside. Outdoor cliffside swimming pool on the stone sun deck, plus private outdoor whirlpool tubs on select terrace suites.

Barrio de las Letras, Madrid $$$

Hotel Urban

A six-story glass atrium with an illuminated alabaster column and steel beams. Outdoor rooftop plunge pool, unheated and seasonal.

Val di Sogno, Lake Garda $$$

Hotel Val di Sogno

Lakeside bedrooms detailed in local stone, marble, and custom woodwork by ovre.design. Outdoor heated pool (heated up to 25°C) with whirlpool function, measuring 12m x 7m x 1.30m deep

Santana Row, San Jose $$$

Hotel Valencia Santana Row

Spanish colonial architecture centered on open courtyards with terracotta tiling and textured finishes. Fifth-floor terrace featuring an outdoor heated swimming pool and adjacent hot tub open year-round

Downtown Austin, Austin From $150

Hotel Van Zandt

French horn chandeliers and vinyl record installations anchor Mark Zeff's music-driven interiors. 4th-floor heated outdoor rooftop swimming pool with underwater speakers and private cabanas

Sala Kamreuk, Siem Reap $$

Hotel Vellita Siem Reap

Organic curved balconies wrap around rooms detailed with patterned tiles and local artwork. Free-form outdoor saltwater swimming pool with shallow children's section, poolside cabanas, and sun loungers

Old Town, Phuket $$

Hotel Verdigris

Brass abacus pendants and plush velvet sit beneath lofted ceilings. Ground-floor courtyard outdoor marble swimming pool with sun loungers; private dark green mosaic plunge pool on Copper Junior Suite terrace

Dossobuono, Verona $$

Hotel Veronesi La Torre

Exposed masonry vaults and Verona red marble set beside modernist furniture classics. 25-meter outdoor pool with lagoon entry, indoor heated saltwater pool with hydromassage corner, and outdoor garden Jacuzzi

Santiago, Cordoba $

Hotel Viento10

Minimalist concrete and glass set against original brick arches and sandstone columns. Outdoor saltwater pool and indoor hot tub

Praia do Encanto, Morro de Sao Paulo $$$

Hotel Vila dos Orixás

Detached bungalows feature Brazilian hardwood furnishings, double hammocks, and private whirlpool tubs. Main semi-Olympic outdoor freshwater swimming pool with swim-up bar, separate spa pool, oceanfront adults-only relaxation zone, and bungalows with private plunge pools or whirlpool hot tubs.

Positano, Amalfi Coast $$$$

Hotel Villa Franca Positano

Pure white vaulted ceilings, contemporary art installations, and designer seating overlooking the bay of Positano. Panoramic outdoor rooftop swimming pool at GOLD Sky Pool Club with 360-degree views of Positano

Bonneveine, Marseille $$

Hotel Villa M Marseille

Studio Friedmann & Versace wraps rooms in saffron yellow and raw Mediterranean textures. Landscaped heated outdoor swimming pool facing the Borély racecourse

Barrio de la Presa, Guanajuato $$$

Hotel Villa María Cristina

Roche Bobois furnishings and eclectic nineteenth-century architecture centered around mosaic-tiled interior courtyards. Heated indoor Roman-style pool reserved for guests aged 18 and older, plus a heated outdoor swimming pool and outdoor whirlpool tub on the terrace.

Ramatuelle, Saint-Tropez $$$$

Hôtel Villa Marie Saint-Tropez

Jocelyne Sibuet decorates the rooms with painted Florentine antiques and seashell mosaics. Heated outdoor freshwater swimming pool carved into hillside rock, finished in celadon to resemble a natural lagoon.

Cap d'Antibes, Antibes $$$$

Hôtel Villa Miraé by Inwood Hotels

Oscar Lucien Ono interiors feature soft pastel tones, Jean Cocteau-inspired frescoes, and private sunlit balconies. Outdoor heated swimming pool in the gardens; private seafront solarium at Anse de la Garoupe

Linguaglossa 2012 $$$

Hotel Villa Neri Resort & Spa

Minimalist interiors pair Arco lamps and floating beds with black lava stone. 20-meter outdoor saltwater pool and an indoor heated saltwater hydromassage mini-pool.

Barrio de las Letras, Madrid $$$

Hotel Villa Real

Ancient Roman mosaics and Greek Apulian pottery line hallways and public lounges. Unheated outdoor rooftop plunge pool open seasonally during summer months.

Kampen, Sylt $$$

Hotel Village, Kampen Sylt

Eclectic rooms styled with art and antiques by Keitum interior designers. Indoor swimming pool.

Trancoso 2018 From $1,000

Hotel Villas de Trancoso

Tropical Bahian chic featuring exposed hardwood timbers, breezy white drapery, four-poster beds, and local artisan crafts. Two outdoor swimming pools, including a central white-marble pool with shaded pergolas and swim-up bar; select villas feature private outdoor jetted tubs

Arcachon Bay 2009 $$

Hôtel Ville d‘ hiver

Striped Moorish brick arches and Spanish tilework fill the restored nineteenth-century pump station. Outdoor heated swimming pool built inside the original semi-sunken industrial water reservoir, lined with Strandkorb wicker beach chairs

Larrede, Sabinanigo $$

Hotel Viñas de Lárrede

Reclaimed manor-house stone and Siberian larch wood meet expansive mountain valley windows. Outdoor unheated swimming pool open seasonally from June to September with valley views.

Diagonal Mar, Barcelona From $150

Hotel Vincci Bit

Hallway murals by international illustrators like Alex Trochut and Brosmind contrast with minimalist white guest rooms. Seasonal outdoor rooftop plunge pool (6.15 m x 2.65 m, 1 m depth)

Baixa, Porto From $100

Hotel Vincci Bonjardim

Mercado do Bolhão influences appear in colorful ceramic azulejos, Portuguese marble accents, and custom wrought-iron window fixtures. Seasonal heated outdoor plunge pool on the fifth-floor rooftop terrace (8.1m x 3.1m x 1.1m)

Centro Historico, Malaga $$

Hotel Vincci Larios Diez

Mirrored ceilings, stone pillars, and a covered interior patio filtering natural light. Seventh-floor rooftop solarium plunge pool; private terrace hydromassage hot tubs in select Essence suites.

Centro Historico, Malaga $$$

Hotel Vincci Selección Posada del Patio

Vibrant murals and fan-shaped art installations frame the central sunlit Andalusian courtyard. Outdoor rooftop swimming plunge pool measuring 12 meters by 4.5 meters

Kiserdo, Balatonfured $$$

Hotel Vinifera Wine&Spa

A light-filled glass atrium connects three modern wings overlooking Lake Balaton. 10 pools across a 2,000-square-meter facility, including four indoor adult pools, four outdoor adult pools with one heated pool, one indoor children's pool, one outdoor children's pool, a floating pool, a Kneipp walking pool, and an indoor plunge pool.

Canyelles Petites, Costa Brava $$$

Hotel Vistabella

Rooms span minimalist monochrome quarters to a surrealist suite lined with melting clocks. Indoor heated swimming pool and outdoor jacuzzi

Milano Marittima $$$

Hotel Waldorf

A circular seafront building lined with custom mosaics by Ravenna artist Marco Bravura. Outdoor 90-square-meter designer pool with color-shifting LED lighting, private rooftop pool in the Diamond Suite, private rooftop hydromassage terraces on multi-level suites, and access to a 25-meter semi-Olympic outdoor pool within the Premier Resort grounds.

Old Town, Warsaw $$$

Hotel Warszawa

Exposed steel girders meet raw concrete pillars across the guest rooms. Subterranean heated indoor swimming pool with lounge seating.

Burgusio, Malles Venosta $$$

Hotel Weißes Kreuz

Minimalist concrete and sober grey furnishings set against historic Alpine timber paneling. 20-meter heated outdoor infinity pool, indoor bathing pool, outdoor whirlpool