We happened upon this round-up of hotel pools in Beverly Hills. It’s a fairly comprehensive lineup of the hotel pools of the rich and famous. All the majors are included, from the relative newcomers of the Montage and Peninsula to the old timers like the The Hilton and the Beverly Hills Hotel. …
Forbes posted a great rundown of what’s what when it comes to the current Vegas pool scene. Some interesting high (or low?) lights—At the Mandarin Oriental, the rental cabanas come with 48-inch flat screens, bluetooth speakers and Play Stations (15-year-old boy dream, anyone?) And at Encore at Wynn, tops are optional (uh, same-same on …
The Hyatt Regency Century Plaza is one of our favorite properties. Historical, iconic and centrally located in Los Angeles, it’s been a favorite of celebrities, politicians, and world leaders since it opened in 1966. Ronald Regan stayed there so often it was once nicknamed the “West Coast White House.” It also …
Reader/contributor KS visited Casa De Campo in the Dominican Republic in late July. He says it was hot and humid and the pools could not be more welcome. It’s a golf resort, on the beach, with an equestrian center. So the pools aren’t the main attraction. But when you need …
Hotel Chatter has some great photos and a nice piece up of what they are calling the best hotel poolside cabana anywhere in the world. They are these oversized cage-like structures at the edge of a 5th floor terrace. They remind me of the top of the rocket slide I used …
It’s no Atlantis, but I’d say Splashtopia at Rancho Las Palmas is the closest thing we’ve got in Southern California. I’ve only stayed one night and just a few hours at the pool, but since it was my first visit to a “super pool,” we went all-out and got the …
It seems somehow fitting that the modern-day gods and goddesses of Orange County have a Greek-inspired Coliseum Pool at THE RESORT AT PELICAN HILL around which to revel in decadence, merry make and indulge in general over-the-top celebration. The Pelican Hill pool is perfectly circular, 136-feet in diameter and the …