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The Roosevelt Hotel
Los Angeles, US
25 February, 2019
While sea views are almost a prerequisite when booking a beach hotel, lately our gaze has been veering poolside. Sidestepping raging pool parties and tubular monstrosities (aka waterslides) we've locked eyes on our favourite poolsides of old, complete with ice-cream shades, colourful stripes and abstract designs. These retro hotel pools are certain to whet your appetite.
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Los Angeles, US
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Porto Ercole, Italy
Overlooking a secluded bay in Tuscany's Porto Ercole, Hotel Il Pellicano is riddled with stories as legendary as the people featured in them. A hangout for a faction of the design, fashion and art worlds, Emilio Pucci, Douglas Fairbanks Jr and Kenneth Tynan relaxed poolside at Il Pellicano each summer. Slim Aarons (among other notable photographers, including Juergen Teller) immortalised their R&R in all its yesteryear glamour and, while the film may have faded, the sunspot's allure endures.
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Los Angeles, US
Fran Lebowitz said it best: "Los Angeles is a large city-like area surrounding The Beverly Hills Hotel." A beacon of Hollywood glamour and the nucleus of A-list living, Faye Dunaway enjoyed a post-Oscar breakfast here in March 1977, dressed in silk and heels (we'd advise sliders and a one-piece swimsuit from Hunza G instead).
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Miami, US
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New Orleans, US
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Palm Springs, US
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Las Vegas, US
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Miami, US
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Austin, US
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Vence, France
Sure, the Côte d'Azur is all glitz, but this pool puts the ritzy coastline in the shade. During WWII painters and the literati sought refuge on the Riviera, and many offered artworks in exchange for accommodation at Colombe D'Or. As a result, the property boasts a museum-worthy collection which extends out as far as the heated outdoor pool decorated with a monumental Calder mobile. On your way to dry off, spot the Georges Braque mosaic in the garden.