The Pool at Hotel Cipriani, A Belmond Hotel, Venice

"The amenities-filled rooms overlook some combination of the gardens and Olympic-size pool, the lagoon, San Giorgio Maggiore, and St"

"View the entire 2011 Gold List of the world's best places to stay › Also appeared in the Gold List in 2010, 2009, 2007, 2006, 2005 Amenities: Pool, Spa, Tennis"

"Lavish rooms are furnished with Fortuny fabrics, and amen-ities include one of Venice’s few hotel swimming pools, gardens, tennis courts, a yacht harbour, water-launches to whisk guests to San Marco, and the “Casanova Wellness Centre” spa"

"The terrace restaurant is renowned and the outdoor pool a bonus"

"Facilities include tennis courts, a pool, a sauna, a spa and a gym"

"In addition, a spacious heated swimming pool (the only one of its kind in Venice), red clay tennis court and docking facilities give the property a resort atmosphere"

"Red-clay tennis courts and a wellness center round out the resortlike facilities, and the grounds truly are splendid: enjoy a restful afternoon poolside, or have an aperitivo at one of the attractive bars while listening to live jazz music"

"Swim in filtered seawater in "the best pool in Europe"

"On-site amenities are equally lavish including an elegant Michelin-star restaurant and an Olympic-size pool, plus there's a spa, sauna, steam room, small gym, red-clay tennis court, elegant gardens, and dining and drinking at pool- and lagoon-side restaurants and bars"

"It’s also an oasis of breezy elegance, with huge pool, manicured gardens, luxury spa, an Adam Tihany-designed fine-dining restaurant, and the kind of discreet professional service you’d expect in a hotel used to hosting VIPs"