The World's Best Swimming Pools (PHOTOS)

When it comes to picking a hideaway in foreign lands for that much needed spring getaway, the hotel's swimming pool usually plays a crucial role in deciding where to stay.

Rating the world's best swimming pools according to view, design and sheer wow factor, we grabbed our swimsuits and took it upon ourselves to try out the very best. It was a tough call, but someone's got to do it...

 

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Marina Bay Sands Hotel, Singapore

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At 650 feet in the air, this isn't a place to do a couple of lengths if you suffer from vertigo. But then again, at 150 meters across you have more than enough room to work off the excess adrenaline. And then there's the extraordinary view of the Singapore skyline. Not your average dip...

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At 650 feet in the air, this isn't a place to do a couple of lengths if you suffer from vertigo. But then again, at 150 meters across you have more than enough room to work off the excess adrenaline. And then there's the extraordinary view of the Singapore skyline. Not your average dip...

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[duvster]

04:15 PM on 01/22/2011

swimming in a pool of blood? eewwww

[FreeProgressLiberal]

11:55 PM on 01/19/2011

Eh, the list needed a little more research...

Bulgari Resort - Bali, Indonesia
The Chedi - Chiang Mai, Thailand

Le Sirenuse - Positano(Amalfi Coast), Italy
Villa d'Este - Cernobbio(Lake Como), Italy

Hayman Island Resort - Hayman Island, Australia

[TricksR4Kids]

12:14 PM on 01/22/2011

The Chedi in Chiang Mai has a great pool. But not worthy of this list.

[Chyna Doll]

08:41 PM on 01/19/2011

why so many pools by large bodies of water ?

[TricksR4Kids]

12:15 PM on 01/22/2011

those bodies of water are most likely polluted by corporations.

[derrickhoyle]

08:20 PM on 01/19/2011

Glenwood Springs, CO has a great outdoor pool fed by hot springs.

[LolaGetz]

05:13 PM on 01/19/2011

Most of the year you'd freeze sittig in a lounger beside a pool in London, no matter how steaming the water is. Strange choice for this list.

[jmols1031]

12:26 PM on 01/19/2011

Also, stayed at a Villa called Fustic House in Barbados that has the gorgeous lagoon pool that is a must see.

[jmols1031]

12:25 PM on 01/19/2011

None of these hotels pools would have made my top 5. Amanyara, Turks / Caille Blanc, St. Lucia / Sanyline, St. Martin / La Bastide des Gordes, France / Zel del Mar, Riviera Maya

[larmarch5]

11:53 AM on 01/19/2011

I liked Barton Springs in Austin, TX before the developers screwed up the aquifer that feeds it.
http://www.thelobby.com/2007/07/ready_for_my_closeup_barton_sp.php