Dreams Huatulco on the Oaxacan Coast is a family-friendly, all-inclusive in a relatively remote part of Mexico. It’s a 5-hour twisty-turny mountain drive away from the city of Oaxaca, and is pretty far from any other large city (the villages of Puerto Escondido and Puerto Angel—popular with surfers, hippies, and American backpackers …
Yes, it’s a timeshare. But it’s also a beautiful resort in Kapolei, Oahu, located on a man-made and very child-friendly private lagoon. The Marriott Ko Olina Beach Club has 3 swimming pools and 7 whirlpool spas. We expected a few standard pools, maybe a water slide or some other cool feature …
The Ihilani is Marriott’s luxury property on the western end of the Ko Olina resort area on Oahu (See below for more about Ko Olina in general). And, if you’ve ever asked yourself “Where do NFL players stay during the Pro-Bowl,” here’s your answer. In the past, the NFL has rented out …
Who knew, that the world’s deepest Geo-Thermal Hot Spring is in a town called Pagosa, Colorado? We definitely love us some Hot Springs here at Hotel Swimming Pools. This one is about an hour’s drive from Durango and 3 hours from Santa Fe, New Mexico. There are three hotels that …
Our pool party correspondent and “resident twenty-something hipster A” is on a 4-month hiatus in Hawaii. You may remember this review of hers, or this one. No, she isn’t just kicking back and reviewing pool parties in paradise (though there may be some of that)—mostly she’s working on an organic …
There are 3 pools at the Westin Mission Hills. The main, central pool is big and clover-like and sits in the middle of the property, overlooking the golf course. This is where all the cabanas are; there’s a volleyball net and a bar/grill serving up lunch and drinks behind a …
The pool’s not really the thing at the Cabo Westin. Nothing against the pool of course—it’s beautiful and sits along the sea in a series of curves and half circles, with jaw-dropping views of the surf, the whales (in season) and the general Cabo atmosphere. There’s a family pool with …
The Four Seasons in Westlake Village has two pools—the Serenity Pool in the spa area is for adults only. It’s in a garden, setting surrounded by high walls. Think: lush and quiet—with lots of small groups of women talking in hushed voices or couples lounging on side-by-side deck chairs. Guys …
LA COSTA, in the San Diego area has that old California Mission vibe. I guess technically they call it “Classic Spanish colonial architecture,” but to me it means: tile roofs, bleached white stucco, shady archways and bougainvillea everywhere. It’s calm and relaxing, and definitely an upscale all-ages destination. The main pool …
TERRANEA RESORT has 3 pools. The property is on the site of the old “Marineland” water theme park (Think: Sea World). Now it’s a luxurious, sophisticated resort built into the side of a cliff—Palm Springs meets the ocean. There are 3 pools—one for adults only, cantilevered over the coast, with …