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Tuesday Afternoon

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Sun Feb 10, 2013, 08:24 PM Feb 2013

World's most beautiful hotel pools [View all]

Regardless of location—a city center, a dunes-blanketed desert, or a private tropical isle—the heart of a hotel is often its swimming pool. It serves as a social ground zero, where guests can see and be seen, mingle, and relax and recharge: essential pursuits, especially in these post-holiday wintry months.

A well-designed pool is almost as important as the hotel itself, which is why AD has scoured the globe for the most awe-inspiring watering holes. From a desert oasis to a Mediterranean icon to a technological wonder overlooking the Hong Kong skyline, these 10 hotel pools are sure to dazzle and inspire. Dive in!

Built in the traditional Cycladic style, with white-clay walls and a maze of staircases, wood bridges, and terraces, this picturesque Greek resort sits atop a cliff overlooking an extinct volcanic caldera. Despite its intimate size, the 27-room boutique property actually boasts two pools—a small cold-water option inside a cave, as well an extraordinary cobalt blue infinity pool featuring sweeping views of the azure waters of the Aegean Sea.



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http://travel.yahoo.com/ideas/world-s-most-beautiful-hotel-pools-191824913.html

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World's most beautiful hotel pools [View all] Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2013 OP
More pools to add to my swim bucket list... GoCubsGo Feb 2013 #1
Pools are nice however... AsahinaKimi Feb 2013 #2
Beautiful. discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #5
That IS the oldest Hotel in the world.. run by 46 generations. AsahinaKimi Feb 2013 #7
A wonderful... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #8
Have a private spring reserved in Chichibu for this April Godhumor Feb 2013 #11
Ikita-----------------------i! Art_from_Ark Feb 2013 #12
un. AsahinaKimi Feb 2013 #13
The sign in the next-to-last picture Art_from_Ark Feb 2013 #17
I would love to bathe in there .. AsahinaKimi Feb 2013 #18
Those were fun to look at lunatica Feb 2013 #3
That looks like Santorini discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #4
just stoppin' by to say: hi In_The_Wind Feb 2013 #6
Hollywood Beach (FL) Marriott Bertha Venation Feb 2013 #9
Glenwood Hot Springs kwassa Feb 2013 #10
Bleh. Wait Wut Feb 2013 #14
Those "infinity pools" scare me. Denninmi Feb 2013 #15
#7 wins going away Wildflower Hall RedCloud Feb 2013 #16
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