The Best Hotels With Pools in California, USA
Choosing a favorite pool in California is a bit like choosing your favorite ski run in Colorado. In the Golden State, lounging poolside is de rigueur, and many hotels have mastered Hockney-esque scenes, whether a serene oasis with stylish loungers and healthy bites, or a pool party with games and cocktails. Many are in drop-dead gorgeous locations, too, from rooftops with mountain views to exotic gardens. Consider splashing your way from one to the next, on a pool-themed road trip through California…
1. Standard Downtown
Hotel
2. Casa del Mar
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3. Ojai Valley Inn
Resort, Spa Hotel, Luxury
At the Ojai Valley Inn, a century-old Spanish Colonial-style hotel surrounded by orange groves and avocado trees, guests can choose between three distinctly different pool experiences. At the adults-only Indigo Pool, oversized cabanas and daybeds are made for sunbathing. The whole family is welcome at the Pixie Pool, set among vine-covered pergolas and citrus trees. Finally, Spa Ojai’s 60-foot (18m) Tranquility and Energy Pool, with its two lanes and a hot tub, offers a place to relax and rejuvenate before or after a treatment.
5. Miramonte Palm Springs
Resort, Spa Hotel
6. Hotel Californian
Hotel
Morocco provides the inspiration for historic Hotel Californian’s Tan-Tan pool, named after the Berber town of Tan-Tan where sun worshippers make the pilgrimage each year for a large festival referred to as Morocco’s Burning Man. The pool deck has deep-red day beds that echo the clay color of Morocco’s medinas, coupled with views of Santa Barbara’s red-tiled roofs, palm trees and golden sands. The hotel’s Goat Tree restaurant delivers items from its Mediterranean menu straight to the poolside, like a frittata with piquillo peppers and a wild arugula salad with mimosa vinaigrette.
7. Hotel Nikko
Hotel
Located in the heart of San Francisco near Union Square, guests are often stunned when they realize Hotel Nikko has a 10,000-square-foot (930sqm) health club with an indoor/outdoor deck, fire pits, strength training and cardio equipment – even a “pet terrace” with a dog run. The club’s most impressive feature, however, is a 50ft (15m) swimming pool and whirlpool spa. The glass-enclosed space lets in plenty of sun, while keeping out the chilly San Francisco winds. Guests staying in Imperial Floor rooms and suites have free access, while other guests may use the club for a small fee per stay.
8. Carneros Resort
Spa Hotel, Hotel, Winery with Rooms, Luxury
This Napa Valley wellness retreat’s vanishing edge hilltop pool is surrounded by calming views of grapevines and rolling hills. The modern farmhouse hotel has a guest-only Spa at Carneros, too, with indoor and outdoor relaxation spaces, immune-boosting massages and hydrating facials. While the hilltop pool is adults-only, the livelier Otto’s pool is where kids are free to splash and swim, and grown-ups can swim laps.
Looking for more accommodation options in Cali? Check into one of the best sustainable stays in the state, bookable now on Culture Trip. Alternately, splash out and book one of the top resorts in Santa Cruz.
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