Searching for a hotel with an incredible swimming pool for the kids this summer?
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swimming pool at the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, North Carolina
It’s that time of year again,
the weather is getting nicer and summer vacation is about to begin! So what better time to start thinking about a
summer family vacation! And what better PLACE to spend a summer vacation than
in one of America’s most amazing hotel swimming pools (http://travel.cnn.com/americas-most-amazing-hotel-pools-845866?hpt=travel_hp_row2left)! Enjoy!
Cheers!
Brianna Meighan
Family Travel Expert
America’s most amazing hotel pools
Sharks, hot springs, mountain
vistas, water elevators -- all without having to leave room service delivery
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When temps are brick-oven high and humidity levels surge past
"swamp-like," there’s nothing like a quick swim to cool you off
during a business trip or vacation.
Throw in monster views, insane settings and ingenious design,
and the pool becomes more than just a watering hole. It’s the ultimate place to
chill. Literally.
These amazing U.S. hotel pools are the coolest part of any trip.
Amangani (Jackson, Wyoming)
On the edge of a 7,000-foot butte in Jackson Hole, Amangani’s
115-foot outdoor pool gives unrivaled vistas of the Grand Tetons and Snake
River below.
It’s heated year-round and linked to a 113-square-foot
whirlpool, so you can soak in the snow-capped mountains even in the dead of
winter.
Amangiri (Canyon Point, Utah)
Designed to blend into the surrounding desert landscape, this
secluded Utah resort embraces its surroundings with a pool carved around an
80-foot-high natural stone escarpment that's more than 165 million years old.
Ringed by king-sized daybeds and sun loungers, the pool offers
insane views of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument during the day and
swimming under star-filled skies at night.
Amangiri, 1 Kayenta Road,
Canyon Point, Utah; room rates from US$1,050 (through June 14), US$1,100 (after
June 15); +1 435 675 3999
Enchantment Resort (Sedona, Arizona)
Eye-popping is the only way to describe the 360-degree Red Rock
vistas that surround Enchantment’s aqua blue watering hole.
Recently revamped, the pool and patio were doubled in size and
elevated 10 feet (for better sightseeing), and designed to blend into the
natural surroundings.
Enchantment
Resort, 525 Boynton Canyon Road, Sedona, Ariz.; rooms from US$375 per
night; +1 800 826 4180
Four Seasons Resort Hualalai (Big Island, Hawaii)
Set on Hawaii’s Big Island, this Kona-Kohala Coast resort has
seven pools. Among these is King’s Pond, a 1.8-million gallon “aquarium"
sculpted out of 200-year-old natural lava rock.
Guests can snorkel and swim with more than 75 species of
tropical fish, as natural springs and ocean water fill the pond through
subterranean channels.
Four
Seasons Resort Hualalai, 72-100 Ka'upulehu Dr., Kailua-Kona, Hawaii;
rooms from US$595, +1 888 340 5662
Glenwood Hot Springs (Glenwood Springs, Colorado)
Guests at this Colorado Rockies lodge relax in the world’s
largest hot springs pool, where 3.5 million gallons of nearby Yampah Springs
water flow into one of two bubbling mineral pools daily.
The temperature in the smaller therapy pool is a steamy 104 F.
Those looking to do some leisurely laps can dive into the larger pool, which
measures more than two city blocks and is kept at a balmy 93 F.
Glenwood
Hot Springs, 401 North River Road, Glenwood Springs, Colo.; rates
from US$139 per night; Lodge: +1 970 945 6571; Pool: +1 970 947 2955
Golden Nugget (Las Vegas)
Only in Vegas would you find a 200,000-gallon, shark-filled
aquarium in the middle of a swimming pool.
But that’s what you get at the Golden Nugget’s $30 million water
complex, where you can swim seemingly side-by-side with a dozen sharks
(including sand tiger, brown, black tip, nurse and zebra varieties).
Brave swimmers can get even closer to the man-eaters by slipping
down the Shark Chute, a three-story waterslide that shoots you straight through
the tank.
Golden
Nugget, 129 East Fremont St., Las Vegas; +1 800 634 3454; room rates
vary depending on day and tower
Grand Wailea (Maui, Hawaii)
Grand Wailea is an epic liquid adventure.
With nearly 26,000 square feet of aquatic fun, guests can float
along a river of a nine interconnected pools (complete with whitewater rapids
and lazy currents), shoot down four waterslides, rope swing into the Tarzan
pool, swim through waterfalls or chill in one of three Jacuzzis.
And that's not even the best part. Grand Wailea has the world’s
first water elevator; it's built into a volcano.
The Grove Park Inn (Asheville, North Carolina)
This legendary resort’s spa takes inspiration from its stunning
mountain setting with an underground grotto of 10 mineral-based, chlorine-free
pools framed by cavernous rock walls, arches and tunnels.
Guests can enjoy thundering waterfalls, hot and cold plunge
pools and a mineral and lap pool, complete with 6,500 fiber-optic stars
embedded in the ceiling above and underwater music below.
The
Grove Park Inn, 290 Macon Ave., Asheville, N.C.; rooms from US$199 per
night, spa day passes from US$65; +1 800 559 3984
The Joule (Dallas)
Pushing design to its literal edge, this 1927 historic hotel has
one ultra-modern feature: a window-walled rooftop infinity pool that sticks out
eight feet from the building’s exterior.
Non-acrophobics can swim to the deep end and take in the views
of downtown Dallas, 10 stories below.
Keswick Hall at Monticello (Charlottesville, Virginia)
On a private 600-acre estate in Virginia wine country, Keswick’s
25-meter infinity Horizon Pool impresses with a mesmerizing reflection of the
surrounding Blue Ridge Mountain foothills.
Heated year round and with piped-in underwater music, this pool
is for adults only.
Keswick
Hall at Monticello, 701 Club Dr., Keswick, Va.; +1 888 778 2565;
rooms from US$305 per night
The Sagamore, Bolton Landing (New York)
Set on a 70-acre island in upstate New York, the Sagamore’s
95,000-gallon infinity pool and large adults-only warming pool command
panoramic Lake George and Adirondack views.
With 150-plus chaises, the 10,000-square-foot terraced deck has
ample elbow space for poolside lounging.
The
Sagamore, 110 Sagamore Road, Bolton Landing, N.Y.; rooms from $199 for
the lodge, from $229 for the hotel; +1 800 358 3585
Sheraton Waikiki (Honolulu)
Practically flush with the Pacific, the Sheraton Waikiki's
infinity pool blends seamlessly with the ocean, creating the illusion of one spectacular
body of water.
Additional perks include cold water mists, oshibori (moist
towels), MP3s with Hawaiian music and unparalleled views of Waikiki Beach.
The Viceroy Miami (Miami)
There’s plenty of room for cannonballs at this Miami hot spot.
Overlooking Biscayne Bay, a waterway connects a 300-foot
infinity pool (Florida’s longest), an 80-person hot tub (the world’s largest)
and a wading pool.
Add it all up and you've got a gorgeous 15th-floor water complex
that's the size of a football field.
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