Three bits of recommended reading for your day: Check out photos of the newest Disney hotel pool here, King Triton’s Grotto, from the new Shanghai Disneyland. Here’s a photo from the story. Credit: Jeff Gritchen, OC Register. 2. If you want to swim and a truly historic, or at least, culturally …
How far we’ve come! Here is a postcard from the Disneyland hotel around the time it opened: Here’s what it looks like now: Here’s the original facade of the hotel, which inspired the pool: We love the way they’ve captured the past and transformed it into an awesome and fun …
If HotelSwimmingPools.com gave out annual awards, Aulani Resort & Spa on Oahu would probably get “pool of year.” Opened in 2011 on the leeward coast of Oahu, about 40 minutes from Waikiki, the Aulani is Disney’s first resort away from an amusement park. If the kids can’t vacation at the …
The Florida Sentinel compiled a slideshow of the best Hotel Swimming Pools in the Sunshine State. Check it out here. While the photos are mostly dated, promotional shots, and the write-ups sound like they were written by PR assistants, if you’re planning a trip to Florida, you might find it …
Reader Bill and his family went to the Grand Lakes JW Mariott in Orlando this summer and had a blast. He’s got 3 kids under 10 and the whole family loved the lazy river, the rocky cliffs. Here’s Bill’s photo of the lazy river. I think it sums up the Dad-on-vacation vibe quite …
THis is part 3 of a 3-part series of the pools at Disneyland. Check out part 1 and part 2 also. The budget-minded property at Disneyland’s Paradise Pier may be more no-frills, but the pool offers something the other two properties don’t—a respite from the typical Disney crowds. Yes, the hotel is …
This is part 2 of a 3-part series on the Hotel Pools of Disneyland. Click here for Part 1; Stay tuned for part 3. While my favorite Disneyland hotel may be the Grand Californian, my kids would tell you they think the best Disneyland pool is the one at the …
This is part 1 of a 3-part series on the Hotel Pools of Disneyland. Stay tuned for parts 2 and 3. The Grand California is my personal favorite hotel at Disneyland. I love the mountain lodge aesthetic of the property. Walking through the lobby—with its huge fireplace, craftsman style furniture …
Today’s hotel swimming pool history lesson is on the Disneyland hotel. Check out this link for some really cool photos of what the pool at the Disneyland hotel looked like before it’s renovation. I’m torn: that pirate ship looks really fun. But the new E-ticket Pool with the monorail slide …
The pool at Aulani is already supposed to be spectacular. We’ll be there in December and don’t think you won’t get a full-on, photo-filled gushing (we hope) report. But there are plans to make it even better! Guess that means we’ll have to go twice. I know we are totally …