The Best Hotel Pools in the World: 15 Pools by Type, Size and Access

The longest hotel pool on this list is the SkyPark Infinity Pool at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore: 150 metres long, 57 storeys up, and open to hotel guests only. The two highest-rated hotels here are Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc on the French Riviera, whose seawater pool was carved into the rock in 1914, and Amangiri in Utah. Both hold Three MICHELIN Keys and both are on The World’s 50 Best Hotels 2026 list.

The 15 pools are our selection, carried over from the 2020 version of this guide and re-checked. They are ordered by the hotel’s MICHELIN Keys, then by our choice. Facts are as of 9 October 2026. Most hotels do not publish pool dimensions. Where a size is missing below, the hotel has not published one.

The 15 pools compared

MICHELIN Keys from each hotel’s guide.michelin.com page. “Listed, no Key” means the hotel is in the MICHELIN Guide selection without a Key. Forbes ratings from each hotel’s forbestravelguide.com page. “Resort guests” means the hotel publishes no day-pass or outside-access option. It does not mean non-guests have been confirmed as refused.

Quick answers

• Longest: Marina Bay Sands, 150 m, which the hotel calls the world’s largest rooftop infinity pool. The Chedi Muscat’s Long Pool is 103 m, which the hotel says is the longest in the Middle East.
• Oldest: Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc has drawn seawater into its rock pool since 1914.
• Day pass: The Joule in Dallas is the only hotel here where we found pool day passes on sale, through ResortPass, from $60 (price seen 9 October 2026).
• Adults only: Grace Hotel (whole hotel), 1 Hotel South Beach rooftop (21+), Hualalai’s Palm Grove Pool (21+), Chedi Long Pool (16+).
• Families: Four Seasons Hualalai (eight pools, a family pool and a kids’ club), Villa d’Este (separate children’s pool), The Mulia (kids-only Splash Pool), Caruso (the hotel says the pool suits children). For more, see luxury family resorts.

Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, Antibes

• Pool: seawater infinity pool cut into the cliff in 1914. The hotel says the pool idea came from American Red Cross nurses when the hotel was a convalescence centre in the First World War. The water is drawn from the Mediterranean and filtered.
• Extras: vintage springboard, trapeze over the bay, poolside bar, Eden-Roc Restaurant and Grill next to it.
• Access: hotel guests only. The pool is seasonal: the published 2025 season ran from 18 April to 16 October, 8am to 7pm.
• Hotel: 118 rooms. Three MICHELIN Keys, Forbes Five-Star, No. 44 on The World’s 50 Best Hotels 2026.

Amangiri, Utah

• Pool: Aman’s 2023 fact sheet says the resort is built around its central pool, which sits in a sunken courtyard, curves around the rock escarpment and ends at a hot tub, with king-size daybeds on the terrace. The spa’s water pavilion has a separate heated step pool and a cold plunge pool.
• Private pools: the fact sheet lists 34 suites. The Amangiri Suite (348 m²) has a 72 m² pool with floating steps, the Girijaala Suite a 56 m² pool, and the Desert Pool and Mesa Pool Suites 20 m² plunge pools. Each of the 10 pavilions at Camp Sarika, a five-minute drive away, has a plunge pool.
• Hotel: Three MICHELIN Keys, Forbes Four-Star, No. 45 on The World’s 50 Best Hotels 2026.

Villa d’Este, Lake Como

• Pool: a teak-decked platform floating on the lake, joined to the shore by a wooden walkway, holding up to 45,000 litres. The hotel’s Sporting Club opened in 1966 with the first floating pool on the lake.
• Other pools: an indoor pool reached by a passage from the Cardinal Building, and a children’s pool next to the floating pool.
• Access: floating pool from age 12. Under-12s must be with an adult and are directed to the children’s pool.
• Hotel: 152 rooms. Two MICHELIN Keys, Forbes Four-Star.

Grace Hotel, Santorini

• Pool: 22-metre infinity pool facing the caldera. The hotel calls it the largest infinity pool in Imerovigli. It offers poolside drinks and dining around the clock. The MICHELIN Guide lists the outdoor pool as seasonal.
• Access: the hotel is adults only.
• Private pools: the MICHELIN Guide says most rooms have plunge pools. The top accommodation is a three-bedroom villa.
• Hotel: 23 rooms. Two MICHELIN Keys, Forbes Four-Star. Now branded Auberge Collection.

One&Only Reethi Rah, Maldives

• Pool: a 2021 description from the travel agency Foray Travels lists three pools: one for adults, one for children and families, and a 30-metre lap pool running out into the lagoon. We did not find pool details on One&Only’s own site, so check before booking.
• Private pools: pool villas on the beach and over the water, plus two-bedroom villas and residences with pools.
• Hotel: 118 rooms in the MICHELIN Guide listing. Two MICHELIN Keys. Forbes Five-Star, confirmed on both Forbes’s page and the resort’s site.

Four Seasons Resort Hualalai, Hawaii

• King’s Pond: a saltwater “aquarium” pool holding 1.8 million US gallons, cut from lava rock. It has more than 1,000 fish from more than 60 species and a resident spotted eagle ray. The 2020 version of this guide said 4,000 fish and 98 species. The resort’s current figures are lower. The pool was renovated and now has a Marine Activity Center and a separate King’s Pond Infinity Pool above it. Hours 10am to 4pm.
• Other pools: eight pools in all. Palm Grove Pool is 21+ with an infinity edge and an in-pool bar. Sea Shell Pool is a saline/chlorine infinity pool designed for families. Beach Tree Pool is closed from 8 September 2026 until mid-November for maintenance.
• Families: kids’ club. The one- or two-bedroom Kahuwai Suite has an infinity pool.
• Hotel: 249 rooms. Two MICHELIN Keys, Forbes Five-Star.

Caruso, A Belmond Hotel, Ravello

• Pool: heated infinity pool on the hotel’s clifftop site, run as La Piscina Pool Club with poolside dining at Caruso Grill.
• Families: the hotel says the pool suits children if an adult supervises. It has connecting rooms, and Villa Margherita has two Signature Suites in the gardens.
• Hotel: a former 11th-century palace with 50 rooms (17 rooms, 33 suites). One MICHELIN Key, Forbes Five-Star. The original guide called it “Belmond Hotel Caruso”. Belmond now uses “Caruso, A Belmond Hotel, Amalfi Coast”.

Marina Bay Sands, Singapore

• Pool: SkyPark Infinity Pool, 150 metres long, spanning the tops of the three towers 57 storeys up. The hotel calls it the largest rooftop infinity pool in the world.
• Access: hotel guests only. The hotel keycard must be shown. Poolside food is served 12pm to 11pm and drinks 8am to 11.45pm.
• Hotel: 1,850 rooms in the MICHELIN Guide listing, down from the 2,561 in the 2020 version of this guide. One MICHELIN Key, Forbes Four-Star.

The Chedi Muscat, Oman

• Pool: the Long Pool, 103 metres of black-tiled water running almost the length of the resort towards the Gulf of Oman. The hotel says it is the longest pool in the Middle East.
• Access: guests aged 16 and over, according to the booking agency Private Upgrades. Children can use the Chedi Pool and the beachfront Serai Pool. The Long Pool Cabana restaurant is listed as currently closed.
• Hotel: 151 rooms in the MICHELIN Guide listing, in 21 acres of gardens. One MICHELIN Key, Forbes Four-Star.

1 Hotel South Beach, Miami Beach

• Rooftop Pool: 18 storeys above the beach with ocean views. Guests aged 21+ only. Cabanas can be booked.
• Other pools: four in all. The Center Pool covers 30,000 sq ft and has a hot tub the size of a pool. The Cabana Pool, on the 2nd floor, has 10 cabanas and two “ultra cabanas”. The South Pool, also on the 2nd floor, faces the beach.
• Hotel: 426 rooms. One MICHELIN Key, Forbes Recommended.

The Mulia, Bali

• Pools: the Mulia Bali complex lists six pools: Oasis, Aqua, Ocean, Courtyard, Ladies Courtyard and the kids-only Splash Pool. The Oasis is the beachfront infinity pool lined with Balinese statues, on Geger Beach.
• Access: the Oasis and Aqua pools are exclusive to guests staying at The Mulia (the all-suite part of the complex) and Mulia Villas.
• Hotel: Forbes Five-Star (The Mulia). It is not in the MICHELIN Guide’s Bali selection.

Hanging Gardens of Bali, Ubud

• Pool: two-level infinity pool. The MICHELIN Guide notes that each level ends in a point above the Ayung River valley. TravellerMade’s hotel profile describes it as heated and chlorine-free, with natural filtration.
• Private pools: every villa has its own pool. There are Two-Bedroom Pool Villas and a five-suite annexe, The Hidden Palace.
• Hotel: 40 rooms. In the MICHELIN Guide without a Key, Forbes Four-Star. For more jungle hotels, see rainforest resorts.

The Joule, Dallas

• Pool: 10th-floor rooftop pool cantilevered 8 feet beyond the building over Main Street, with a clear end wall. Designed by Adam Tihany. The hotel is in a 1927 Gothic bank building.
• Access: open 8am to 8pm. Non-guests can buy ResortPass day passes from $60, with VIP daybeds from $150 (prices seen 9 October 2026).
• Hotel: 160 rooms, suites and penthouses. In the MICHELIN Guide without a Key, Forbes Soon-to-be-rated.

The St. Regis Lhasa Resort, Tibet

• Pool: the Golden Energy Pool, an indoor heated pool lined with gold-plated tiles (per the travel agency Tibet Vista). Five Star Alliance gives the water temperature as 28 to 32°C. It is a relaxation pool: no running or diving.
• Hotel: 162 rooms, suites and villas at about 3,650 metres, with views of the Potala Palace. In the MICHELIN Guide without a Key. Marriott now names the region “Xizang” on its site.

Laucala Island, Fiji (closed until 2027)

• Pool: a 2,000 m² lagoon-style pool in three areas, with man-made islands and a 25-metre glass-sided lap pool. Each of the 25 villas also has its own pool.
• Status: closed since mid-January 2026 for renovation. COMO Hotels’ management contract ended at the same time, and the owner now runs the resort. LATTE reported a provisional reopening date of 1 February 2027. The resort has not confirmed a date.
• Change: the 2020 guide listed it as “Laucala Islands”. It traded as COMO Laucala Island from 2021 to 2026.

What changed since the 2020 version

• Kept: all 15 hotels. All are open except Laucala, which is closed for renovation.
• Corrected: King’s Pond fish counts (now 1,000+ fish, 60+ species), Marina Bay Sands room count (now 1,850), the Chedi Long Pool’s age limit (16+, not adults only), and 1 Hotel’s rooftop pool (21+, 18 storeys up).
• Renamed: Belmond Hotel Caruso is now Caruso, A Belmond Hotel. Grace Hotel is now Grace Hotel, Auberge Collection. Laucala dropped the COMO name.
• Removed: claims we could not source today, including Eden-Roc’s 700 m² pool deck and the Hanging Gardens pool’s awards history.

For more resort pools, see luxury island resorts, overwater villas and hotels with water slides.