Check out this piece in the New York Times about The Aqualillies. They’re a California-based synchronized swimming troupe. Cute girls paying homage to Esther Williamsall over Southern Cal, often at hotel pools (but in other private and public pools as well). We absolutely love them and are happy they are …
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 …
There’s a Wall Street Journal piece this week on hotel pools catering to local residents. These are places that for a monthly or yearly fee, allow locals to be “members” or have day-use access of pools, spas, health clubs. They mostly talk about the Rosewood Sand Hill resort in Menlo Park, …
The Discover Los Angeles blog has a nice round up of L.A.’s best when it comes to pools. We’ve covered or been to most of them and while there’s nothing groundbreaking here, it’s nice to see them in all their glory. I think they probably shouldn’t have left out the …
I’m not sure if it ever gets warm enough to swim in San Francisco (cue: Mark Twain coldest winter quote) but here is a great round up of San Francisco Hotel Pools from Curbed San Francisco. How awesome does this Hotel Sol pool look? This piece in Curbed was the …
The Vacation Gals recently posted about a shore excursion visit to Atlantis. We can humbly admit that their coverage is a bit more comprehensive than our similar recent post. If you’re thinking about a visit to Atlantis, either directly or as a cruise excursion, it’s definitely worth checking out. We …
If you’re in Los Angeles and are looking to swim without a room reservation, this piece outlines your situation. Basically, you’re options include: 1. Renting a cabana somewhere which will run you anywhere from $150—$400 2. Forking over $50 or so for a poolside meal 3. Putting up with a …
Check out this great slide show from Departures magazine on pool amenities. They’re mostly food offerings, specially prepared meals and cabana services. But also some properties offer spa treatments, complimentary snacks and also scalp treatments, advanced copies of new novels, and more. No mention of those delightful frozen grapes …
I guess we aren’t the only ones slightly obsessed with hotel pools. It seems come May / June (and then again in August), almost every editorial calendar has a slot for a Hotel Pool Roundup. This one, from Boston.com is mixed–a bunch of ordinary-ish pools mixed in with some true …
We know what you’re saying. Another round-up of Hotel Swimming Pools in Florida? Enough already, right? We just ran one last week. But this one, from “The World of DeeJ” blog will be really helpful if you’re trying to decide where to stay in Orlando. A lot of these Top …