Top 5 HK Pools With Views
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Hong Kong may conjure images of shopping and dim sum, but swimming pools might not immediately come to mind. Yet, to the delight of visitors, Hong Kong offers stunning water spots from natural infinity pools on mountain sides to world’s highest pool atop skyscrapers – plus there are numerous hotel pools with breathtaking views.
Here we have collected some of Hong Kong’s best swimming pools that will make your staycation all the more relaxing.
Ma On Shan Public Swimming Pool is an indoor complex overlooking Tolo Harbour that offers many fun options. There’s a main pool with spectator stands for 1,200, as well as training and teaching pools and toddlers’ pools filled with whimsical water installations such as mushroom and tree-shaped fountains. Furthermore, four waterslides regarded as some of the fastest are also featured here.
New to Hong Kong’s list, this modern pool in the financial district is an excellent spot to go when temperatures heat up. Its glass wall and floor provide breathtaking cityscape views; when swimming gets tiring, take a break at one of their relaxing whirlpools or saunas before hitting up their gym and dance studios for more activities!
Island Shangri-La is one of Hong Kong’s best hotels, and one of its many pools. While some others on this list boast expansive ocean vistas, this pool makes up for it with an idyllic pool deck and grassy area, as well as its fitness centre just steps away.
Terry Farrell and Partners spent eight years to bring their spaceship-inspired design of this public pool in Kennedy Town to fruition, creating something truly exceptional. Its triangular shape takes advantage of Victoria Harbour, while still offering breathtaking vistas in this dense city. Additionally, this public pool marks China’s inaugural use of translucent insulated Tensotherm roof by Birdair – one of the leading global providers in Tensile roofing technology.
On the 118th floor of HK’s tallest skyscraper, International Commerce Center – home of an exquisite swimming pool! To fully experience it for yourself is hard, but come see for yourself! Plus, its sleek indoor pool boasts floor to ceiling windows for optimal viewing pleasure as well as LED walls resembling coral reefs! Need we say more?