When it comes to bottomless hotel pools, The Joule in Dallas, and the Holiday Inn Pudong Kangqiao Shanghai are pretty much the Queen Bees. But there’s a new girl in town, and she’s got a Texas twang all her own. Here’s a link to a piece on the new Market …
Seen Reading: “Modern Lovers,” by Emma Straub. Overheard: (on the phone): “Nah, fah real, she’s goin’ to Obahlin. She got in. It’s a small libral ahtz college, Dad. We’re vehry proud.” Even though it’s where the “3 best friends anyone could have” chose to have their bachelor party in the …
Yeah, okay, it’s almost August and if you visited this property now, you’d probably have to put up with triple digit temperatures and air so dry you can’t even spit. And don’t even get us started on the issues you just might encounter if you happen to have skin darker than …
Singapore’s 10 most impressive hotel pools: Singapore Business Review worked with trivago.sg to put together a list of ten of the most impressive hotel swimming pools in Singapore. There’s a slideshow that of course starts with Marina Bay Sands. There are some other interesting pools as well, including Westin Singapore’s roof …
I’m sure if you’re a hotel or casino (or pretty much any sort of business) in the city of Reno, Nevada, you’re darn tired of being compared to that other bright lights, big city in the desert. According to Wikipedia, Reno is the most populous city in Nevada, outside of …
This sounds amazing! A Red Bull sponsored jump that involves base jumpers that will look like flying squirrels jumping from the 45th floor to the 4th floor terrace Four Seasons Denver Hotel Swimming Pool? What? Here’s a web photo of the pool. There are Red Bull B.A.S.E. jumpers in a …
On the banks of the Boise River, where a 25-mile paved greenbelt welcomes walkers, cyclists and even Segway riders, is the Riverside Hotel and it’s outdoor pool. It’s a sprawling chain-like complex–low buildings and lots of them, sprawling parking lot. Local weddings, conferences. Think Double Tree (which I think it …
This is a great roundup of hotel swimming pools in Dallas. Comprehensive with lots of locations and also great tips from what to drink to when to go. We still want to check out the Joule, but if we make it to Dallas we have other options now as well. …
We love this Hollywood Reporter slideshow of famous actresses (and others) poolside at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Our favorite is that one of Faye Dunaway sprawled out after the Oscars. Here’s an old postcard image of the place: The Beverly Hills hotel pool is probably the most historically relevant hotel pool …
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 …