The Pool at Regent Hong Kong

"Accommodations are spacious and comfortable, with more expensive rooms overlooking the harbor and less expensive ones facing the pool"

"View the entire 2011 Gold List of the world's best places to stay › Also appeared in the Gold List in 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 Amenities: Pool, Spa"

"First-class facilities include a poolside spa, fitness centre and some of the best restaurants in Hong Kong"

"Sated, you can work off the extra calories with some laps in the outdoor pool — the largest in Hong Kong — or sign up for one of the hotel’s free tai chi or yoga classes"

"Its claim to fame may be that two-thirds of the rooms have harbor views, but the hotel has plenty else to brag about, including five high-end dining options, a chic lobby bar, a rooftop pool, a top-notch spa, a large fitness center, extensive business services, and exceptional 24-hour room and butler service"

"(If only the pool had regular edges, you could rest your scotch on one of them as you gazed through the mist at those luminous skyscrapers"

"Relax in either the swimming pool or spa pool, or enjoy a message in an outside cabana"

"5 million), with a full-sized rooftop infinity pool and whirlpool overlooking the city from its private terrace"

"Waterfront area of Kowloon; three temperature-controlled infinity pools that seem to flow into the harbor; 92 harbor-view suites, some with landscaped gardens and Jacuzzis, plus 403 other rooms; near museums and shops"