Best Watery Hotels of the World

2. BANYAN TREE PHUKET, Phuket

This internationally acclaimed hotel in Phuket is bordered by the Andaman Sea. Surrounded by water, guests can enjoy the sounds of the flowing lagoon and tropical five star living with their own private pool surrounded by coconut trees.

3. ATLANTIS THE PALM, Dubai

This five star resort is located on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah, the manmade, palm-tree-shaped island just off the Jumeirah coast. The resort is a good choice for travellers seeking an action-packed aqua holiday, as it’s home to an Aquaventure Waterpark, Dolphin Bay, The Lost Chambers marine viewing site and a dive centre for travellers looking to take part in scuba lessons and excursions. The Lost Chambers Suites also offer guests underwater views of the Ambassador Lagoon from both the bedroom and bathroom.

4. MANDALAY BAY RESORT, Las Vegas

The Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas has been described as an “oceanic island paradise”, despite being located in the middle of the Nevada desert. The four star resort is built on eleven acres of beach environment, and is home to three pools, a river, an adults-only pool, a 1.6-million gallon wave pool with a sand-and-surf beach, and an onsite shark reef aquarium. The property’s main “beach” area also doubles up as an outdoor concert environment with a massive stage extending out of the wave pool.

5. LE MERIDIEN BORA BORA, French Polynesia

Guests will be in paradise at the Le Meridien, located on the famous tropical island in the world – Bora Bora. The four star resort is made up of ninety-nine tropically themed bungalows, and you can see the marine life through the glass bottomed floor of the over-water ones.  Guests also have access to traditional Polynesian outrigger canoes, jet skiing, sailing, shark feeding and scuba diving.

6. MARINA BAY SANDS HOTEL, Singapore

For a water experience of a different kind travellers should book a stay at the five star Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore. This hotel has been described as an “awe-inspiring structural masterpiece” thanks to the “Sky Park”, which is an oversized infinity-edge pool that spans the top of all three hotel towers and extends 65 metres beyond, with views of Mandalay Bay and the sea.

7. HILTON AUCKLAND, New Zealand

The Hilton Auckland has been designed to look like a cruise ship and is complteley surrounded by the waters of Waitemata harbour. Sitting at the end of a pier a hundred metres out into the Hauraki Gulf, gusts can enjoy being at sea without having to worry about getting sea sick.  The rooms simulate a modern cruise ship cabin with curved walls and floor-to-ceiling windows, and the outdoor pool features an underwater viewing window overlooking the harbour.

8. GRAND BAY HOTEL ISLA NAVIDAD, Mexico

The Grand Bay Hotel in Isla Navidad on the Pacific Coast has panoramic views of the ocean, lagoons and mountains . This four and a half star hotel is built in a sheltered cove on Manzanillo’s Isla Navidad, and boasts a private yacht marina and beach. Deep sea diving and the 27 round golf course are highlights.