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The Wildest Hotel Pool Parties

Ready to dive into debauchery? From daytime dance parties in Ibiza to glamorous night time bashes in Las Vegas, these wild pool parties promise hotel guests and visitors a very good time.  So grab your swimsuit and join us as we wade through the planet’s most legendary, lavish, and downright ludicrous hotel pool parties.  Encore…

The 21 Best Mexico Hotels With Private In-Room Pools

Resorts in Mexico are renowned for their big, bombastic pools with swim-up bars, infinity edges, and good-time vibes where guests can splash around and mingle with each other. If that’s your scene, there’s plenty to love. But for those of us seeking to take our own little private dip away from the masses, these 21…

12 Best Hotel Pools in Vegas

Additional reporting by Anne Olivia Bauso. Summer is here, which in Las Vegas means one thing: Pool season has arrived. All across town, vast hotel pool decks are shaking off their off-season sleepiness and embracing their summer selves — which, for some hotels, means a serene oasis-like scene for beating the heat, and for others,…

The 9 Best Los Angeles Rooftop Pools for Views and Cocktails

Pool at Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills Los Angeles is known for its year-round sunny skies and warm temps. There’s no better way to spend an afternoon in the City of Angels than lounging poolside with a cocktail in hand (and one eye open for celebrity sightings). And while some hotel pools, like at The Beverly…

Top 8 Caribbean Resorts With Adults-Only Pools

While some Caribbean resorts fall squarely in either the adults-only or kid-friendly section of a Venn diagram, others find their way in the middle, overlapping slice, offering a little something for both groups. At the following eight Caribbean resorts, you’ll find amenities suited to families, as well as adults-only pools (and other designated areas) for…

The Best Swim-Up Bars at All-Inclusive Resorts in Mexico

A Mexican beach vacation is all about the water: snorkeling in the ocean, finding a favorite corner of the pool complex, or maybe even cooling off in your room’s private pool. Swimming up to the hotel’s in-pool bar — a literal watering hole, where the dress code consists of your bathing suit, sunglasses, and some…

The 18 Most Gorgeous Infinity Pools in the Caribbean

The sparkling blue sea, the pools, and the views — these are major reasons why we travel to the Caribbean (well, that and the warm weather to actually enjoy the beaches, the pools, and the views). So when we find a gorgeous infinity pool that does exactly what it’s designed to do — trick the eye…

Top Hotels in Costa Rica With Private Plunge Pools

Costa Rica is one of Central America’s smallest countries, but it’s home to hundreds of habitats — from lush rainforests to beautiful white-sand beaches. The country’s many ecosystems make it possible to go hiking, surfing, zip-lining, horseback riding, waterfall rappelling (you get the idea…) in a single trip. And when each vacation day brings the…

9 Amazing Swim-Up Bars in Punta Cana

We know — a swim-up bar is a big draw for many travelers heading to Punta Cana. We can’t blame you! It’s a fun social space that blends two of the best things about tropical vacations (pools and bars, of course!). So we’ve rounded up some of our favorite swim-up bars in Punta Cana. Cheers!

13 of the Best Swim-Up Bars at Caribbean All-Inclusives

Some trips are all about hitting museums, joining guided tours, and scrambling to see as many local sights and landmarks as possible. Beach vacations are emphatically not those trips — especially those at all-inclusive resorts in the Caribbean, where the itinerary revolves around lounging on the beach, strolling in the surf, and simply gliding across…