The Pool at Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas

"It has its own pool, two restaurants (the Verandah serves afternoon tea), and an excellent bar in the lobby"

"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"

"In addition to full access to Mandalay Bay's sprawling pools and beach, guests of the Four Seasons have a private pool at their disposal"

"It has its own private driveway, entrance, lobby, valet and crack concierge staff, as well as an award-winning spa, landscaped gardens surrounding a secluded pool, restaurants and lounges"

"Every element is sublime, from poolside misting devices to filet mignon with tiger prawns in the Charlie Palmer Steak ($$$) restaurant"

"Guests can lounge all day in a private cabana by a tranquil private pool, or renew at the spa, featuring signature treatments ideal for the desert climate"

"The Four Seasons also has its own pool adjacent to the Mandalay's wave pool and a fully equipped gym"

"Suntanners can now spread out on new chaise lounges, daybeds and covered orbits (a round daybed that comes with a sun cover), all of which helps make the pool another peaceful escape from the frenetic Vegas Strip"

"Lounge waterside on a palm-tree-covered deck beside the 8,000-square-foot pool, and rest in throwback comfort in an Art Deco–inspired suite"

"The property’s location at the south end of the Strip means it’s already removed from much of the city’s chaos—but the sense of sanctuary is reinforced by the hotel’s hushed marble entrance, relatively painless check-in (so much quicker than at the hotel-casinos), express elevator, and gorgeous, garden-surrounded pool"