Best Pool Hotels in Miami Beach

The St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort has two pools on its premises: one for adults and one for guests with children. The adults-only Tranquility Pool sits above the beach and is surrounded by large plants, while the lower main pool offers plenty of lounge chairs with umbrellas. The resort provides guests with complimentary towels, foot massages, fruit-infused water and sunscreen at both pools.

The hotel features four distinct swimming pools and is the only oceanfront hotel in South Beach that offers a rooftop pool. The 30,000-square-foot Center Pool has ocean views and is surrounded by cabanas, day beds and lounge chairs, while the South Pool is even closer to the beach. The Cabana Pool is a smaller pool that converts into a hot tub, and the rooftop pool offers an adults-only atmosphere.

The National Hotel features two pools, including a 203-foot-long infinity pool lined with palm trees and loungers. The infinity pool, known as the city's longest, runs from the dining terrace to the beach, with a smaller, adjacent leisure pool near the terrace.

The Setai, Miami Beach has three temperature-controlled infinity pools: a 75-degree lap pool, an 85-degree lounge pool and a 95-degree family pool. Complimentary towels, water and magazines are provided by all pools.

Fontainebleau features four pools – the main Bowtie Pool, the Arkadia Day Club pool, the Family Pool and the Oasis Pool. Arkadia Day Club is an adults-only pool that's reserved for guests 21 and older and features live music and bottle service, while the Oasis Pool offers a quieter atmosphere with a floating cabana island. At the Family Pool, kids can play under the spray canopy, zip down the waterslide or take a dip in the zero-entry pool. All pools are surrounded by lounge chairs, cabanas and daybeds.

The oversized swimming pool at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel includes a wading area and whirlpool, plus direct access to the beach and boardwalk. Guests also have access to poolside movie screenings and activities, and pool attendants with chilled hand towels, misters filled with water or suntan lotion, smoothies and frozen grape kabobs are present throughout the pool area. Since it can be hard to find a prime spot on the main pool deck, Loews created the exclusive SOAK area, where guests can pay extra for reserved daybeds or private cabanas with rooftop sun decks.

The pool deck at the Trump International Beach Resort Miami features a grotto-style upper pool, a lap pool and several hot tubs, plus a bar and poolside food and beverage service. The deck overlooks the resort's 900 feet of beach, which also has its own bar and water sports equipment rentals like Jet Skis, snorkeling gear, kayaks and paddleboards.

The Grand Beach Hotel has two pools with views of the Atlantic Ocean. The tranquility pool on the seventh floor deck is reserved for adults only. Both pools feature accompanying hot tubs.

The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach offers an outdoor pool adjacent to the beach that is elevated to offer views of the Atlantic Ocean. Poolside service from Lapidus Lounge is available, and the beachside Dilido Beach Club offers a variety of seafood dishes just steps from the sand.

The hotel’s rooftop pool is surrounded by lounge chairs and cabanas for relaxing poolside. Palm trees add to the tropical ambiance, and you can also view city vistas from the pool. There is also a hot tub located on the rooftop.

The resort has four pools, and food and beverage service is available at all of them. The main swimming area, the Beach Club Pool, boasts private cabanas and chaise lounges, and it is open to all ages. Other pools found on-site include an adults-only pool, a spa pool and the Recreation Pool, where water aerobics classes and pool games and activities are hosted daily. The property is also situated on prime beachfront, where guests can find more lounge chairs and umbrellas, as well as paddleboard rentals.

The resort offers four heated freshwater swimming pools. The Atlantic Pool is open to adults only and is used for swimming laps and aquatics classes. The family-friendly Cabana Pool is located in the middle of the property, and the Sunrise and Sunset pools can be found within the north tower. Guests also have access to 750-square-feet of private beach.

The Ritz-Carlton Bal Harbour's heated outdoor pool is surrounded by lounge chairs and umbrellas and offers direct beach access. Pool attendants with chilled scented towels and flavor-infused ice water are also available every day by the European-edged pool from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Additionally, cabanas with private hot tubs and personal butlers can be reserved for a fee.

The Delano South Beach offers an infinity-edge pool as part of the property's 7,000-square-foot beach club. The pool environment is chic and swanky, with thick trees surrounding the area and furniture sitting in the shallow end of the pool.

Only beach club members can access the 100-foot-long main pool at the Soho Beach House, but all adult visitors can enjoy the rooftop plunge pool, which sits on the eighth floor. Both pools offer seating.