The Pool at The Modern Honolulu

"—Cathay Che Which room to book: Ask for a corner double with views of the property's two pools and part of the beach"

"By night, the chaise longues around the pool disappear, replaced by beds strewn with pillows"

"There are two pools: one with a teak deck; the other, a sleek cobalt blue adults-only version of a wading pool, is surrounded by 100 tons of sand, creating a beach feel"

"A non-beach location next to Waikiki’s Yacht Harbor hasn’t stopped The Modern Honolulu from exuding an oceanfront sensibility: the Sunset Pool, one of two at the 18-floor property, overlooks the coast and has a sand-filled garden with palm trees"

"There’s even an adults-only pool — really, a private beach with more than 100 tons of imported golden sand surrounding a shallow infinity-edge lagoon — with a bar overlooking the Pacific Ocean"