Swimming is fun. Swimming in a pool that ranks among the most beautiful things you've ever seen ... that's unforgettable.

Whether you want the tropical environs of Bali or a gold-plated pool in the Himalayas, there are swimming pools out there that are destinations in their own right. 

1. Alila Uluwatu, Bali, Indonesia

If infinity is too scary, head back to the private pool in your villa.This spectacular cliff-top infinity pool appears to float in space. The scary-looking cage at the end is actually a user-friendly cabana designed for gazing out over the horizon in comfort.

Wonder why the water is empty? Lovely as this 50-meter beauty is, guests are probably using one of the private pools that come with each of the 84 villas.

Alila Villas Uluwatu, Jl Belimbing Sari,Banjar Tambiyak, Desa Pecatu, Bali, Indonesia; +62 361 848 2166; www.alilahotels.com/uluwatu

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2. The Library, Koh Samui, Thailand

No, no one's been murdered, that's the way we decorate here.The Library’s pool gets its startling color from a base of mosaic glass tiles in orange, yellow and blood red. The effect is heightened by the red mattresses that line the perimeter, and at night underwater lights transform the swimming pool into a dazzling spectacle on the Chaweng seafront.

The Library, 14/1 Moo 2, Bo Phut, Koh Samui, Thailand; +66 77 422 7678; www.designhotels.com/the_library

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3. Pelican Hill, California, United States

The lap that never ends.Named after the Coliseum in Rome, this is the world’s largest circular pool with a diameter stretching 41.5 meters.

Vaulted arches, corniced columns and an amphitheater of terraced decks sit above the 1 million hand-set glass mosaic tiles which line the bottom, and it’s all surrounded by ultra deluxe private cabanas in a resort that aims to recreate classical Italy in Orange County. 

The Resort at Pelican Hill, 22701 Pelican Hill Road South, Newport Coast, California, United States; +1 949 467 6800; www.pelicanhill.com

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4. Huvafen Fushi, Maldives

Not to be mistaken for an airport runway.This enchanting pool, one of the largest in the Maldives, was the first to employ fiber optics. It’s illuminated by more than 1,000 of the little lights, and its shoreline deck often becomes a backdrop for glamorous events like international fashion shows.

It segues to the only salt-water flotation pool in the Maldives, full of minerals with known therapeutic and healing effects.

North Mahe Atoll, Maldives; +960 6644 222; www.huvafenfushi.peraquum.com

5. Nandana Villa, Grand Bahama, Bahamas

Where sea and pool merge.Private and serene, the pool at Nandana seems to drop straight into the Atlantic and is the focal point of this Balinese-style property.

As it’s a private rental villa, the dramatic minimalism of the pool is not sullied by the clutter of dozens of loungers and parasols which line your average hotel pool; there are just half a dozen teak sun beds and three strategically placed palm trees.

Nandana, Pine Island, Grand Bahama; +212 621 0350; www.nandanavilla.com

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6. The Standard, Los Angeles, United States

Even better when watching movies of parched desert dwellers.From a rooftop 12 stories up, this pool offers panoramic views of the City of Angels. The turquoise water contrasts dramatically with the deep red Astroturf of the surrounding sundeck, where there are also bright red water-bed canopies accommodating up to 10 poseurs apiece.

At night the pool becomes an entertainment space, with an open fireplace, dance floor and bar.

The Standard, 550 S. Flower St., Los Angeles, California, United States; +1 213 892 8080; www.designhotels.com

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7. Paresa Phuket, Thailand

One of the most picturesque meals you'll ever have.This infinity pool overlooking the Andaman Sea offers the ultimate in al fresco dining. It’s punctuated with tiny private man-made islands in the shadows bookable for a romantic tête-à-tête.

The starlight above is reflected in the pool, and the only soundtrack is the swish of soothing ocean waves.

Paresa Phuket, 49 Moo 6, Layi-nakalay Road, Kamala Kathu, Phuket, Thailand;  +66 76 302 000; www.paresaresorts.com

8. Punta Tragara, Capri, Italy

Even political heavyweights don't mind a splash about.With views towards the iconic Faraglioni rocks, this pool is set amid cypress-studded rocks in a luxury hotel on the island, which has played host to the rich and famous for a century.

With a nod to Le Corbusier, this 1920 hotel and its pools have entertained Dwight Eisenhower and Sir Winston Churchill, as well as a flurry of starlets.

Via Tragara, 57, Capri, Italy; +39 081 837 0844; www.hoteltragara.com

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9. Sanctuary Swala, Tanzania

Whatever you do, try not to look like a gazelle.Overlooking a water hole in a secluded area of Tarangire National Park, this pool offers views of elephants and rare kudu antelopes against a backdrop of Africa’s dramatic baobab trees.

Best enjoyed at night with sundowners, served by the retainers who have turned down the fluffy bed in your luxury tent and come out to light the campfire.

Sanctuary Swala, Tangarire, Tanzania; +255 (0)27 250 9817; www.sanctuaryretreats.com

10. Alila Ubud, Bali, Indonesia

Is it a pool or a mirror?This infinity pool set amidst the rice fields of central Bali boasts a spectacular location, floating above the lush Ayung River valley.

The pool spreads out to form an elongated rectangle until it seems to disappear down the terraced jungle hillside.

Alila Ubud, Desa Melinggih Kelod, Payangan, Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia; +62 361 975 963;www.designhotels.com/alilaubud

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11. The St. Regis, Lhasa, Tibet

There's extravagant, and there's gold-plated extravagant.Tibet may be associated with monks and spirituality, but its newest resort boasts a gold-plated pool. It’s situated in The Iridium Room, designed for spiritual wellbeing in a new hotel built at 3,657 meters on the roof of the world.

Guests who feel too dazzled by the opulence of the materials can nip out to the adjacent meditation garden to recover their chi.

Hotel St. Regis, Barkhor, Lhasa, Tibet; +86 891 680 8888; www.stregis.com/lhasa

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12. Skye, São Paolo, Brazil

Unique by name ...Bizarrely named for the windswept Scottish island, Skye is actually the spectacular crimson rooftop pool of Hotel Unique, a luxury boutique hotel built in the gravity-defying shape of an inverted arc.

With no other high buildings within a one-kilometer radius, it enjoys panoramic views, and its expansive deck is transformed into a cocktail venue by night.

Hotel Unique, Avenida Brigadeiro Luis Antonio, São Paulo, Brazil; +55 11 3055 4700; www.hotelunique.com.br

13. The Cambrian, Switzerland

All you need's a mug of mulled wine.The heated outdoor pool at this design hotel in the Swiss alps gives bathers the sensation of swimming straight into the surrounding snow-capped mountains.

As well as the restorative view, it is equipped with a bubbling massage bed and soothing jets to soothe the muscles of skiers after a hard day on the slopes.

The Cambrian, Dorfstrasse 7, Adelboden, Switzerland; +41 (0)33 673 8383; www.thecambrianadelboden.com

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14. The Park Hyderabad, India

A royal color for a regal experience.This startlingly modern hotel in the city of ancient Muslim royalty boasts a pool intended to give a sense of swimming into a 3-D movie, with its infinity edge overlooking Hussian Saggar Lake.

The violet hue matches the furniture in a hotel which uses the regal color all over the place -- appropriately for a royal city.

The Park Hyderabad, 22 Raj Bhjavan Road, Hyderabad, India; +040 2 345 6789; www.designhotels.com/park_hyderabad

15. Hearst Castle, California, United States

The fact that you're not allowed to jump in makes it even more tempting.The newspaper magnate who inspired "Citizen Kane," William Randolph Hearst, built two spectacular Roman-inspired pools at his fairytale castle in the hills. Charlie Chaplin, Clark Gable and other legendary figures have splashed in the outdoor Neptune Pool, where a special ramp was installed to allow easy access for the pet dachshund of Hearst’s lover, Marion Davies.

Today the pool is a highlight of tours around the property -- though swimming is not allowed.

Hearst Castle, San Simeon, California, United States; +1 800 444 4445; www.hearstcastle.org

世界上15個最壯觀的游泳池
在驚人的地點，其中包括一個如此特別的你甚至不允許在裡面游泳驚人池
通過安西婭的Gerrie 2012年2月5日

游泳的樂趣。游泳在躋身你見過的最美麗的東西，一個游泳池......這是令人難忘的。

無論你是想巴厘島或熱帶周圍鍍金池在喜馬拉雅山，有游泳池，在那裡，有目的地在自己的權利。

1，阿里拉烏魯瓦圖，巴厘島，印度尼西亞

alilia酒店烏魯瓦圖
如果無窮太嚇人了，頭回在您的別墅的私人泳池。
這壯觀的懸崖頂的無邊泳池出現在太空中漂浮。可怕的前瞻性籠在最後實際上是一個用戶友好的小屋專為舒適凝視著在地平線上。

想知道為什麼水是空的？可愛的，因為這50米的美麗，客人可能正在使用附帶每個84別墅的私人泳池之一。

烏魯瓦圖阿里拉別墅，地址：Jl Belimbing紗麗，班嘉Tambiyak，德薩佩卡圖，巴厘島，印度尼西亞; +62 361 848 2166; www.alilahotels.com /烏魯瓦圖

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2，圖書館，蘇梅島，泰國

圖書館
沒有，沒有一個人被謀殺了，這就是我們在這裡裝點的方式。
圖書館的池獲得其驚人的顏色從馬賽克玻璃磚橙色，黃色和血紅色的基地。該效應是由紅色的床墊該行的周長加高，晚上水底燈變換的游泳池變成在查汶海海濱令人眼花繚亂的景象。

圖書館，14/1武2，博弗，蘇梅島，泰國; +66 77 422 767 8; www.designhotels.com / the_library

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3，鵜鶘山，加利福尼亞州，美國

該度假村在鵜鶘山
永不落幕的腿上。
鬥獸場在羅馬的名字命名，這是世界上最大的圓形水池，直徑拉伸41.5米。

拱形牌樓，飛簷列和梯田甲板的露天劇場坐在上面的100萬手置玻璃馬賽克哪一行的底部，這一切都在一個度假勝地，旨在重現經典意大利在奧蘭治縣所包圍的超豪華私人小屋。

該度假村在鵜鶘山，22701鵜鶘山南路，紐波特海岸，加利福尼亞州，美國; +1 949 467 6800; www.pelicanhill.com

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4，芙花芬度假村，馬爾代夫

芙花芬度假村
不要被誤認為機場跑道。
這個迷人的泳池，最大一個馬爾代夫，是第一個採用光纖。它是由1000多的小燈亮起，它的海岸線甲板往往成為一個大背景下對於像國際時裝展迷人的事件。

它塞格斯的唯一鹽水浮選池在馬爾代夫，充滿礦物質與已知的治療和治療效果的。

馬埃北環礁，馬爾代夫; +960 6644 222; www.huvafenfushi.peraquum.com

5，南達別墅，大巴哈馬，巴哈馬

南達別墅
凡大海和游泳池的合併。
私人和寧靜，池在南達似乎直接拖放到大西洋，是這個巴厘島風格的財產的焦點。

因為它是一個私人出租的別墅，游泳池戲劇性的極簡幾十哪一行一般的酒店泳池躺椅和遮陽傘的雜波不會玷污; 目前只有半打柚木太陽床和三個戰略地位的棕櫚樹。

南達，松島，大巴哈馬; +212 621 0350; www.nandanavilla.com

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6，標準，洛杉磯，美國

標準
看著炎熱的沙漠居民的電影時，更妙的是
從頂樓12層時，該游泳池享有天使之城的全景。碧綠的水急劇對比與周邊的日光甲板，那裡也有鮮紅色的水床簷，最多可容納10 poseurs每人的深紅色的人工草皮。

到了晚上水池後變成了一個娛樂的空間，設有開放式壁爐，舞池和酒吧。

標準，550 S.花卉街，洛杉磯，加利福尼亞州，美國; +1 213 892 8080; www.designhotels.com

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7，帕麗莎度假村普吉島，泰國

帕麗莎度假村普吉島
其中一個最美麗的飯菜你永遠有。
這無邊泳池，俯瞰安達曼海，提供極致的戶外用餐。它不時伴有微小的私人人造島嶼的陰影可預訂一個浪漫的座談溝通，談著。

上述星光反映在池中，唯一的配樂是舒緩的海浪的嗖嗖聲。

帕麗莎度假村普吉島，49哞6，Layi-Nakalay度假村路，卡馬拉卡圖，普吉島，泰國; +66 76 302 000; www.paresaresorts.com

8，蓬托拉加拉，卡普里，意大利

蓬托拉加拉
即使政要不介意一個關於飛濺。
隨著對標誌性的Faraglioni岩石的觀點，這個池，坐落柏樹雲集的岩石一家豪華酒店在島上，這已接待了富人和名人的一個世紀。

以點頭來勒·柯布西耶，這家1920家酒店和它的泳池已受理德懷特·艾森豪威爾和丘吉爾爵士，以及小明星亂舞。

通過托拉加拉，57，卡普里，意大利; +39 081 837 0844; www.hoteltragara.com

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9。保護區SWALA，坦桑尼亞

保護區SWALA
不管你做什麼，盡量不要看起來像瞪羚。
俯瞰水孔塔蘭吉雷國家公園的一個僻靜的區域，這個游泳池享有大象和罕見的捻羚羊對非洲的戲劇性的猴麵包樹為背景的。

最喜歡在晚上夕陽西下，用誰已經將他蓬鬆的床在你的豪華帳篷，出來點燃篝火的家臣擔任。

保護區SWALA，Tangarire，坦桑尼亞; +255（0）27 250 9817; www.sanctuaryretreats.com

10阿里拉烏布，巴厘島，印度尼西亞

阿里拉烏布
它是一個游泳池或鏡子？
這無邊泳池坐落在巴厘島中部的稻田擁有一個壯觀的位置，上面漂浮在鬱鬱蔥蔥的阿勇河流域。

池向外擴散，形成一個細長的矩形，直到它似乎消失在叢林梯田山坡。

阿里拉烏布，德薩Melinggih Kelod，艮，巴厘島，巴厘島，印度尼西亞; +62 361 975 963; www.designhotels.com / alilaubud

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11，瑞吉，西藏拉薩

瑞吉拉薩
有奢侈的，而且有鍍金的奢侈。
西藏可與僧侶和靈性有關，但其最新的度假酒店擁有一個鍍金池。它坐落在銥星室，在一個新的酒店在3657米建在世界的屋頂設計的精神健康。

誰覺得受到材料的富裕得眼花繚亂客人可夾出到鄰近的冥想花園，以恢復其志。

酒店瑞吉，八廓街，拉薩，西藏; +86 891 680 8888; www.stregis.com /拉薩

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12，斯凱，聖保羅，巴西

獨特的酒店
獨特的名字......
奇怪的是命名為海風吹拂的蘇格蘭島嶼，斯凱實際上是獨特的酒店，一個豪華的精品酒店建於一個倒弧的重力不畏形狀的壯觀深紅色的屋頂游泳池。

以一公里半徑範圍內沒有其他高層建築，享有全景，其廣闊的甲板被改造成一個雞尾酒場地的夜晚。

酒店獨特的，馬路的Brigadeiro路易斯·安東尼奧，聖保羅，巴西; +55 11 3055 4700; www.hotelunique.com.br

13，寒武系，瑞士

寒武紀
所有你需要的是441.40葡萄酒杯。
這家設計酒店位於瑞士阿爾卑斯山的室外溫水游泳池泳客提供了直線游動到周圍的雪山的感覺。

除了恢復性來看，它配備了冒泡按摩床和舒緩的飛機來撫慰滑雪者的肌肉在山坡上忙碌一天後。

寒武紀，位於Dorfstrasse 7，阿德爾博登，瑞士; +41（0）33 673 8383; www.thecambrianadelboden.com

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14，公園海得拉巴，印度

該公園海得拉巴
一個皇家色彩的帝王體驗。
這令人吃驚的現代化酒店，位於城市古老的穆斯林皇室擁有一個游泳池打算給游泳的感覺成3-D電影，以其無邊俯瞰Hussian裝料容器湖。

適當的皇家城市 - 紫羅蘭色調的家具，它使用了帝王的顏色所有的地方的賓館相匹配。

公園海得拉巴，22拉吉Bhjavan路，海得拉巴，印度; 040 2 345 6789; www.designhotels.com / park_hyderabad

15，赫氏古堡，加利福尼亞州，美國

赫氏古堡
，你不能跳的事實使得它更誘人。
報紙大亨誰啟發“公民凱恩”，威廉·倫道夫·赫斯特，內置兩個壯觀的羅馬風格的泳池在他在山上童話城堡。查理·卓別林，克拉克蓋博等傳奇人物都潑在戶外海王星池，其中一個特殊的坡道被安裝，以方便訪問赫斯特的情人馬里恩戴維斯的寵物臘腸。

今天，池周圍的酒店旅遊一大亮點 - 雖然游泳是不允許的。

赫氏古堡，聖西緬，加利福尼亞州，美國; +1 800 444 4445; www.hearstcastle.org