Okay, this is just a CONCEPT. We are pretty sure people will be tweeting and writing about this as if it’s already a real thing for years to come as they do for this Dubai building. The Dubai concept was unveiled in 2012 and even though we’ve never seen it actual photos of …
We love this classic card from the 50s of the Hotel Del Coronado: The sky, the red roof. Everything is big and glamorous and inviting. The Hotel Del was built in 1888 on a strip of beach on an island off San Diego. The property has been well cared for …
The Smith Hotel Awards for 2015 have been announced and we’re happy to see a best hotel pool category! Not really a surprise that the winner is the pool at Amangiri in Utah. We’ve been hankering for a visit for years. But there are also 9 other great pools on the short …
This is from the Playa de la Luz Hotel, in Spain. The card looks old and vintagey, but the postmark reads 1984. About 30 year agos….not sure that qualifies as vintage? But don’t you love how huge it is? And the Spanish tile rooftops, the European bathers, those striped umbrellas? Delightful. The …
The pool at The Oaks at Ojai isn’t any great shakes. It’s a bit of an old school kind of spa/resort—the kind where you take exercise classes, learn about what a healthy diet looks like, and even eat the food they prepare for you. It’s mostly women—anywhere from 30 to 70—and is …
It’s a pretty sweet situation going on at the pool at the Renaissance Indian Wells. There is a swim up bar at the center of the large complex. A really nice sand-entry play area for the little ones. An over-sized hot tub area with a waterfall (hidden behind the columns …
It hasn’t been the busiest year for Hotel Swimming Pools and we know we haven’t been posting as often as we’d like. And…we didn’t have time for a real cake this year like this and this, due to some family stuff going on, but we did find some cookies that we …
The pool at L’Auberge Del Mar definitely isn’t the main attraction. If you’re in Del Mar it’s either for the breathtaking stretch of coastline or, for the race track. Less than a mile from the track, L’Auberge is a cozy and luxurious property–not huge, but with attentive service and a …
We’ve written about vintage postcards before. Now we’re going to showcase our favorites each week. See below for one from the Kon Tiki Inn, in Pismo Beach, Calif. The postcard doesn’t have a date on it…but we don’t think it’s all that old. Maybe 1980s? What’s cool, the property is still there …
The pool at the Omni, Nashville is probably the hotel pool where you are most likely to spot a country music star—especially during Country Music Awards season. The hotel is connected to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, directly across the street from Music City Center where the CMA’s are held …