Judge a hotel by its pool

24 Jul 2014  2040 | World Travel News

Do you need to know where the top resort or hotel swimming pools are located in Asia Pacific?
Wego, a leading travel search site in the Asia Pacific and Middle East and data and travel review partners, TrustYou, believe you do and they admit the list of top 15 rated hotel swimming pools based on thousands Asia Pacific hotel reviews packed a surprise.
“The top four rated pools in APAC are all located in Cambodia, which wasn’t quite what we were expecting,” said Wego chief marketing officer, Joachim Holte. “Cambodia is a spectacular destination but we didn’t expect the country to monopolise with such high pool ratings.”
The Plantation in Phnom Penh rated number one with a score of 95, with three properties in Siem Reap taking the next three top positions, and the Golden Temple Hotel at number 11. Vinh Hung Emerald Resort in Vietnam came in at number five with a score of 94, followed by the Shangri-La Hotel and Park Hotel Clarke Quay (six and seven) in Singapore.
“These properties are in such varied locations and differ quite a bit in style, but all have succeeded in leaving a lasting impression on their guests. It shows that an exotic, atmospheric swimming pool in a great location has a huge impact on hotel guests,” added Holte.
The Plantation in Phnom Penh has a history that dates back to the 1930s, thought to be originally built by the French as an administration centre. It has a 20 metre aqua green slate pool as well as a winning Red Pool Bar adjoined to a terrace and art gallery.
Hong Kong was represented at number eight by the Hotel ICON with its rooftop pool overlooking the harbour, and Phuket registered at number nine and 15 with The Senses Resort and Hotel Twinpalms respectively.
Kuala Lumpur’s Renaissance Hotel rated number 10 on the list with a score of 94.
Two properties in Bangkok, the Chatrium Hotel Riverside and Pathumwan Princess Hotel scored the number 13 and 14 spots (both tied at 92), with the former scoring the most mentions of all in the collected data.
“These rankings are based on pool scores from TrustYou’s Meta-ReviewsTM, which are essentially a summary of all verified travel reviews written worldwide, making this the definitive ranking of the best hotel pools in Asia Pacific,” said, TrustYou CEO and co-founder, Benjamin Jost.
Wego.com is a leading travel search engine covering Asia-Pacific and Middle East regions. It provides powerful tools that help travellers research trips, compare prices for flights and hotels across multiple websites, as well as book travel online.

Sourced: ttrweekly

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