The Pool at The Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles

"The rooftop pool has astounding city views, and the sparkly, 8,000-square-foot full-service spa, Downtown’s first, harks back to Hollywood’s glamour days"

"Because of its downtown location next to the convention center, the clientele can feel all-business, but it's certainly not all about work here; the rooftop pool club, Blue, has some of the best views in town"

"The pool is shared by guests and residents and full-service food and beverage options are available"

"With spacious, beautiful rooms, a rooftop pool, a full-service spa, and tasteful, contemporary decor, this hotel delivers the level of luxury you'd expect from a Ritz"

"The rooftop swimming pool is a highlight, showcasing the expansive views that can also be seen from the guest rooms and suites"

"Live entertainment complex, this modern Downtown luxury hotel occupies floors 22 to 26 of a high-rise, and all of the contemporary, high-tech quarters feature marble bathrooms with rain showers and separate soaking tubs, stylish furnishings and sweeping views of the city; corporate suits and sybarites are catered to with a full business center, luxe spa (guests get champagne as a welcome drink), a Wolfgang Puck-run Asian-fusion restaurantand a rooftop heated swimming pool with panoramic vistas"

"The rooftop pool deck affords panoramic vistas; Wolfgang Puck's WP24 delivers modern takes on classic Chinese fare; and the glam white-on-metallic spa offers decadent treatments like champagne scrubs"

", every room, restaurant, fitness machine, and rooftop poolside lounger has unparalleled, panoramic views of the Los Angeles basin"

"For play, appreciate the advantages of life at the top of the world, ideally from the cabana-flanked rooftop pool and deck on the 26th floor, morning till night"

"With a choice of six restaurants and bars, a nine-room spa plus a knock-‘em-dead rooftop pool with views of the city and mountains, there's barely any reason to leave the building"