What better way to see a city than from a rooftop pool? Hotels.com have created a list of some of five-star hotels with rooftop pools from across the globe that allow you to gaze at the stars and the city lights

Beverly Hills
Raffles L'ermitage (five-star)
From £214 per room per night
Located in the heart of LA, Raffles L'ermitage is close to both Virgin Records and Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks studios, and Santa Monica beach.

The rooftop pool and garden offer stunning views over the city and the spa complex offers a range of services including steam rooms and a high-tech fitness centre whilst the JAAN restaurant offers French delicacies with a touch of Californian and Indochinese flavours.
For more information, go to www.hotels.co.uk or call 0871 200 0171

Dubai
JW Marriott Hotel Dubai (five-star)
From £185 per room per night
The JW Marriott Hotel is in downtown Dubai, just a short drive from the waterfront. While relaxing by the rooftop pool you can indulge in a hubba bubba pipe, a Turkish pipe with fruit tobacco.

The hotel's health club is next to the pool and comes complete with a sauna and jetted tub, while offering an array of beauty and massage treatments. The hotel boasts 11 restaurants and bars serving a wide variety of cuisines from modern international to Middle Eastern.
For more information, go to www.hotels.co.uk or call 0871 200 0171

Madrid
The Hotel Urban (five-star)
From £169 per room per night
The Hotel Urban is close to the Puerta del Sol. This metropolitan hotel boasts a rooftop pool, a sauna and solarium, and the hotel restaurant serves creative Mediterranean cuisine. Drinks and cocktails are served in the Glass bar and there is an extensive wine cellar.
For more information, go to www.hotels.co.uk or call 0871 200 0171

Rome
Exedra, A Boscolo Luxury Hotel (five-star)
From £236 per room per night
The Exedra is located on the Piazza della Repubblica and is surrounded by the ancient Roman ruins of the St. Mary of the Angels Church and Diocletian Baths. The spa adjoins a rooftop pool that offers panoramic views of the city, and the wellness spar offers chromo-therapy and a range of massages.

There is an amazing champagne bar lit with red and blue lights and the Tazio Brasserie is filled with snapshots of Tazio Secchiaroli, the forefather of paparazzi photography. All guestrooms have views of the Piazza della Repubblica or the Monti surroundings.
For more information, go to www.hotels.co.uk or call 0871 200 0171

Sydney
Park Hyatt (five-star)
From £299 per room per night
Standing between Sydney Opera House and Darling Harbour, the hotel boasts fantastic views from its heated rooftop swimming pool. The hotel has two restaurants, one of which serves fantastic fresh seafood.

Park Hyatt also has a spa centre with a range of treatments and a sauna. Many of the guestrooms have large sliding doors that open onto stunning views of the harbour.
For more information, go to www.hotels.co.uk or call 0871 200 0171

Venice
Hilton Molino Stucky (five-star)
From £350 per room per night
Hilton Molino Stucky Venice was formerly a flour mill in the 19th century, and is situated on the Venetian Lagoon. The hotel boasts a rooftop swimming pool with incredible views of Venice and the lagoon. There is also a spa tub, sauna and many beauty services available at the in-house fitness centre.
For more information, go to www.hotels.co.uk or call 0871 200 0171

Hong Kong
The Ritz-Carlton (five-star)
From £189 per room per night
The Hong Kong Ritz Carlton is centrally located and overlooks the Victoria Harbour. The hotel has six restaurants each offering a variety of cuisines and an onsite health spa. A heated swimming pool and spa tub offers superb views of the surrounding cityscape. All guestrooms have either harbour or city view.
www.ritzcarlton.com

Athens
Classical Athens Imperial (five-star)
From £80 per room per night
The Classical Athens Hotels is located in the historical centre of Athens, halfway between Omonia square and the old city of Plaka.

The bar is lit overhead by the glass roof of the seven storey atrium and is dominated by a large suspended tree sculpture. The Rooftop bar is beside the pool and guests can enjoys a cocktail or two while admiring the impressive views towards the Acropolis.
For more information, go to www.hotels.co.uk or call 0871 200 0171

Barcelona
Gran Hotel La Florida (five-star)
From £187 per room per night
Built in 1925, this historical building is situated on Mount Tibidabo in Barcelona and during the Spanish Civil War the hotel was used as a military hospital.

The rooftop swimming pool boasts spectacular views of Barcelona, the Pyrenees and the Mediterranean Sea. There is also a poolside nightclub, a gym and a sauna where beauty and massage treatments are available.
For more information, go to www.hotels.co.uk or call 0871 200 0171

California
Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley (five-star)
From £225 per room per night
The Four Seasons Hotels is in East Paolo Alto, one of California's most exclusive residential areas. The rooftop pool is in a secluded, garden-like setting next to a whirlpool pool.

There is an array of restorative and beauty treatments from body therapies and massage to facials, manicures and pedicures. In-room and poolside treatments are also available.
www.fourseasons.com

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