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Hotels with pools

Hotels whose own websites confirm a pool, indoor or out. 46 hotels near the courses on this site, each checked against the hotel’s own website.

Marbella & Sotogrande

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Friends on the roof terrace of Hotel Lima, with the Sierra Blanca behind
Four-star town hotel

Hotel Lima

Marbella · SpainA 61-room hotel in the centre of Marbella, close to the beach, with a rooftop bar.
A long table laid under a vine pergola at Dehesa de Alcuzcuz
Adults-only boutique hotel

Dehesa de Alcuzcuz

Marbella · SpainAn adults-only boutique hotel in an 1850 Andalusian cortijo in the hills of Benahavís, with seven rooms.
The chequered rooftop pool at Kimpton Los Monteros, above the sea
Beach resort

Kimpton Los Monteros

Marbella · SpainA five-star resort in Los Monteros, east of Marbella, with sea views and a beach club.
The pool and daybeds at Nobu Hotel Marbella, below La Concha
Lifestyle hotel

Nobu Hotel Marbella

Marbella · SpainA lifestyle hotel within the Puente Romano resort, with access to the beach and the Nobu restaurant.
Gardens at the Puente Romano Beach Resort
Beach resort

Puente Romano

Marbella · SpainAn Andalusian-village-style resort on the Golden Mile, with gardens, a beach, a spa, a tennis club and a plaza of restaurants and bars.
Resort hotel

SO/ Sotogrande Spa & Golf Resort

Andalusia · SpainA resort with a spa and golf in Sotogrande, at the eastern end of the Cádiz coast.

Mallorca

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The skylit grand staircase of Can Bordoy, with tapestries on the stone walls
Palace hotel

Can Bordoy Grand House & Garden

Mallorca · SpainA grand house and garden in the old town, with the Botànic restaurant and a spa.
The lit neoclassical façade of Hotel Sant Francesc on Plaça de Sant Francesc at dusk
Palace hotel

Hotel Sant Francesc Hotel Singular

Mallorca · SpainA five-star in a 19th-century manor house in Palma.

Lisbon & the Silver Coast

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A room at the Corinthia Lisbon looking out on the Águas Livres aqueduct and the 25 de Abril bridge at dusk
Grand hotel

Corinthia Lisbon

Lisbon · PortugalA large five-star hotel near the Gulbenkian and the Sete Rios station, with a spa.
The marble lobby of the Olissippo Lapa Palace under a painted coffered ceiling
Palace hotel

Olissippo Lapa Palace

Lisbon · PortugalA palace hotel in Lapa, the embassy quarter, with gardens looking towards the river.
The gilded dining room at Pestana Palace Lisboa
Palace hotel

Pestana Palace Lisboa

Lisbon · PortugalA 19th-century palace in Alcântara, with gardens, a pool and salons that the hotel describes as a National Monument.

Scotland

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Gleneagles hotel behind its lawns and old trees, a flag above the tower, in evening light
Grand resort

Gleneagles

Perthshire · United KingdomThe great Perthshire resort: three championship golf courses, a spa and Restaurant Andrew Fairlie, an hour north of Edinburgh.

Highlands & North-East Scotland

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Seafront spa hotel

Golf View Hotel & Spa

Nairn · United KingdomA seafront hotel and spa in Nairn on the Moray Firth, close to The Nairn Golf Club.

Caribbean

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A garden-view sitting room with white wicker chairs at Coral Reef Club
Family-run luxury hotel

Coral Reef Club

BarbadosA family-owned and family-run luxury hotel in 12 acres of gardens on the calm west coast in historic Holetown, with a spa.
The back bar at Manor Bar, Rosewood Baha Mar
Luxury resort

Rosewood Baha Mar

The BahamasRosewood’s resort at Baha Mar, with Sense, A Rosewood Spa, and a Sunday flamingo yoga class.
A guest room with a peacock mural at SLS Baha Mar
Luxury resort

SLS Baha Mar

The BahamasSLS’s beachfront resort at Baha Mar, with flamingo encounters, cabanas and access to the Baha Bay water park.

Florida

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The pool and red-and-white striped umbrellas at Faena Hotel Miami Beach, from above
Oceanfront luxury hotel

Faena Hotel Miami Beach

Miami · United StatesAn extravagant oceanfront hotel with its own theatre and spa.
LaPlaya Beach & Golf Resort on Vanderbilt Beach
Beach resort

LaPlaya Beach & Golf Resort

Vanderbilt Beach · United StatesA stylish beach resort on Vanderbilt Beach, home of Baleen restaurant.
Olde Naples Hotel on its street
Boutique hotel

Olde Naples Hotel

Naples · United StatesA new boutique hotel in Old Naples’ historic Third Street district, from the Opal Collection.
The Breakers, Palm Beach, on the Atlantic shore
Grand hotel

The Breakers

Florida · United StatesPalm Beach’s great oceanfront resort hotel, on South County Road.
The mosaic pool courtyard at The Villa Casa Casuarina
Boutique hotel

The Villa Casa Casuarina

Miami · United StatesThe former Versace mansion on Ocean Drive, now a small hotel.

Las Vegas

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A Strip-view suite at Crockfords Las Vegas
Luxury hotel

Crockfords Las Vegas, LXR

Las Vegas · United StatesThe luxury hotel within Resorts World.

England

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Golf resort hotel

The Belfry Hotel & Resort

Warwickshire · United KingdomA golf resort hotel in the Warwickshire countryside with three courses, a spa and a leisure club, near Birmingham.

London & the Heathlands

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Five-star country-house hotel and spa

Pennyhill Park

Surrey · United KingdomAn ivy-clad country house hotel with 124 bedrooms and a spa, set in 120 acres of parkland in Bagshot, Surrey.
Five-star country-house golf resort

The Grove

Hertfordshire · United KingdomA Grade II-listed Mansion hotel on a 300-acre Hertfordshire estate with a spa, five restaurants and a championship golf course.

Wales

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Five-star golf resort

The Celtic Manor Resort

Newport · United KingdomA five-star resort near Newport in South Wales with three championship golf courses, the Forum Spa and Hunter Lodges.

Northern Ireland

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Five-star golf resort

Lough Erne Resort

Enniskillen · United KingdomFive-star resort with two championship golf courses and a spa, three miles northwest of Enniskillen.

Dublin & the East of Ireland

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Afternoon tea at InterContinental Dublin: a gilded three-tier stand, champagne and a red rose by the garden windows
Grand hotel

InterContinental Dublin

Dublin · IrelandAn urban resort in two acres of gardens in Ballsbridge, with Simmons restaurant, the Whiskey Bar and a spa.
The Front Hall of The Merrion: white columns, a wrought-iron stair, a writing desk and paintings
Grand hotel

The Merrion

Dublin · IrelandFour restored Georgian townhouses on Upper Merrion Street: 142 rooms and suites, an 18-metre pool and Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud.
Five-star golf estate hotel

Mount Juliet Estate

County Kilkenny · IrelandGeorgian Manor and Hunter’s Yard hotel with a Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course on a 500-acre estate in County Kilkenny.

South-West Ireland

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Five-star golf resort

Adare Manor

Adare · IrelandFive-star resort in Adare, County Limerick, with a Michelin-starred restaurant, spa and championship golf course.
Five-star golf resort

Fota Island Resort

Cork · IrelandA five-star resort on a 780-acre private estate in East Cork with 131 bedrooms, lodges, a spa and 27 holes of golf.

North-West Ireland

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Links golf resort hotel

Rosapenna Hotel & Golf Resort

County Donegal · IrelandGolf resort hotel with 70 rooms between two sandy beaches on Donegal’s Wild Atlantic coast, beside three links courses.

Austria

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Schlosshotel Kitzbühel among lawns and a golf-course lake, below wooded hills at sunset
Hotel

Schlosshotel Kitzbühel

Kitzbühel · AustriaA stone-and-glass hotel with a 3,000 m² spa.

Canada

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The castle in the Bow Valley in winter
Historic resort hotel

Fairmont Banff Springs

Banff & Lake Louise (SkiBig3) · CanadaThe ‘Castle in the Rockies’ since 1888, with a vast spa.
The château below Blackcomb
Ski-in, ski-out resort hotel

Fairmont Chateau Whistler

Whistler Blackcomb · CanadaWhistler’s landmark castle at the base of Blackcomb.

Greece

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A whitewashed suite at Astir of Paros
Luxury resort

Astir of Paros

Greek Islands · GreeceA five-star resort near the sculpted rocks of Kolymbithres, a short way from Naoussa.

Italy

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Castiglion del Bosco from the air at sunrise, with its pool above the Val d’Orcia
Estate hotel

Castiglion del Bosco, a Rosewood Hotel

Tuscany · ItalyA Brunello wine estate and medieval hamlet near Montalcino, with the two-star Campo del Drago.
A sea-view room at the Hotel Hermitage on Elba, its balcony open to the bay of Biodola
Beach hotel

Hotel Hermitage

Tuscany · ItalyA five-star hotel on the sandy bay of La Biodola, west of Portoferraio.
L’Andana’s villa among woods and gardens in the Maremma, with the hills of Castiglione beyond
Estate hotel

L’Andana

Tuscany · ItalyA resort on a country estate in the Maremma, near the sea at Castiglione della Pescaia.
The thermal cascades of the Cascate del Mulino at Saturnia
Spa resort

Terme di Saturnia Natural Spa & Golf Resort

Tuscany · ItalyA spa and golf resort built around Saturnia’s thermal spring.

Spain

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Long candlelit tables under an olive tree on the terrace of Finca Cortesín at dusk
Luxury resort and golf

Finca Cortesín

Marbella · SpainA luxury resort with its own golf course on the road to Casares, west of Estepona.

Türkiye

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People at Maxx Royal Belek Golf Resort, from the hotel’s own photography
Resort

Maxx Royal Belek Golf Resort

Istanbul · TürkiyeA resort on the Belek golf coast, with sister resorts in Kemer and Bodrum.

United States

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A suite at Everline Resort & Spa, with a stone fireplace and windows onto snowy pines
Mountain resort

Everline Resort & Spa

California · United StatesA mountain resort and spa in Olympic Valley, home of Palisades Tahoe.
The pools at South Seas on Captiva
Island resort

South Seas

Beyond Naples · United StatesA large beachfront resort on the northern tip of Captiva Island.
The lobby of the Sun Valley Lodge, with timber columns, chandeliers and Persian rugs
Historic resort hotel

Sun Valley Lodge

Sun Valley · United StatesThe resort’s flagship since 1936, with a big spa.