A rooftop hotel pool, housed in a former residence of Papa Hemmingway? Not sure Hemmingway himself ever swam in the pool, but the literary genius must still be lurking on property, right? Or, isn’t it pretty to think so?
Contemporary and innovative, Meliá Barcelona Sky is a pretty big-deal hotel in Barcelona. It’s tall—29 floors and big—258 rooms and is one of the tallest and most symbolic buildings on the Barcelona skyline. It’s centrally located and an icon of the city of Gaudi. Designed by the famous French architect …
Hotel Mas de Torrent is a beautiful property in the Spanish countryside in the Emporda region or Costa Brava. About 90 minutes from Barcelona, the hotel is actually a restored 18th-centruy farmhouse. The rooms are spread out around the property–39 in the main farmhouse building and another 20 or so …
Okay Huffington Post, we take back everything negative we ever said. This Monday morning piece on hotel pools with waterslides absolutely made our day! Some highlights of the list: Hard Rock Bali with a three-lane slide reminiscent of those old beachside amusement park slides that every kid ever dreams of …
The cutting edge in Hotel Pool technology. The Sol Wave House Hotel in Majorca has come up with a new way to hook up—or at least flirt with—the hottie in the next chaise. They’ve developed their own hotel-only App and use Twitter and a numbering system on the lounge chairs …
Really? We’re all sick of the Top 10 Hotel Pool lists that flood the internet come August, but we expected more from The Huffington Post. They recently published their list of the Top 10 hottest hotel pools and they’re all the expected picks. Nary an original photo or first-hand account in …
We’ve seen the world of high fashion and upscale design meet the hotel industry—hotel suites by famous fashion designers and all of those Kelly Wearstler designed properties. But we’ve never seen this before: A hotel pool designed by Karl Lagerfeld. It’s in Monte-Carlo—at the Hotel Metropole. The mural is made of …
With triple-digit temperatures all over the west this week, this is where we want to be: Hotel Villa Honegg in Switzerland, in the Alps, above the town of Ennetbürgen. The resort hangs off the side of an ice-crusted mountain and reaches arctic temperatures mid-winter. There’s an indoor pool too, with heat …
It’s Wednesday and we so wish we were here: Cambrian Hotel, Switzerland. It’s often on the best of lists–both for views as well as design. It’s smack dab in the center of the Swiss Alps. With an outdoor heated infinity pool, and an indoor spa, both of which look amazing. Enjoy …
This is the best “best hotel swimming pools in the world” round-up we’ve seen yet. It’s from a design blog, so the focus is on design and form instead of service and function. Most of the properties are small, boutique type offerings in Asia or Europe—no lazy rivers or kids …