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The 10 Australian hotel pools that should be on your bucket list
By Sheriden Rhodes
The pool at the Intercontinental Hayman Island is a star attraction.
Eyeball skyscrapers as you do laps, swim beneath the Story Bridge or sip a pina colada slushie poolside overlooking picturesque vines. Dive on in to Australia's 10 best hotel pools this summer.
Intercontinental Hayman Island Resort, QLD
Hayman Island has long lured travellers with its iconic pool sitting on a palm fringed beach lapped by Queensland's Whitsundays' cerulean seas. Rebranded as Hayman Island by InterContinental following a $135 million incarnation, the instantly recognisable Hayman Pool remains a star attraction. Pool wing room guests with swim up access can literally roll out of bed and flop into this vast pool which is seven times Olympic size. See hayman.intercontinental.com
A by Adina Sydney, NSW
If you think A by Adina Sydney's sky lobby is impressive just wait until you take a dip in the hotel's heated 21st floor lap pool. Hemmed by a soaring 15 metre atrium glass façade – approximately four stories high – swimmers not only enjoy spectacular skyline vistas but a gorgeous light show come sunset. The sky-high mineral pool is a world away from Sydney's hustle and bustle below. See abyadina.com
Melbourne Marriott Hotel Docklands, VIC
Credit: Dianna Snape
Melbourne's answer to Marina Bay Sands, the new Marriott Docklands' rooftop infinity pool offers dramatic skyline vistas. Heated for year-round swim-ability, the 28 metre wet edged infinity pool's adjoining bar serves up drinks like Singapore Slings and Everleigh spritzed cocktails along with killer views across the city, Bolte Bridge, Port Phillip Bay and Hobsons Bay. And you don't need to stay to visit the 15th floor pool. See marriott.com.au
Crown Towers Sydney, NSW
Credit: Crown Towers
Could this be Sydney's best hotel pool? Six-star luxury is on offer across the 349-room international Asian-style hotel with its unmissable 275-metre high, French baguette-shaped tower. The jewel in the crown (pardon the pun) however is the infinity pool, complete with resort-style private cabanas, day beds and poolside dining, set on the edge of Darling Harbour. See crownsydney.com.au
Crystalbrook Vincent, Brisbane, QLD
Credit: Cathy Schusler
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