The Pool at Ritz Paris

"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"

"Traditional white-glove service, a Roman-style pool ringed with columns, and a Michelin-starred restaurant only add to this lap-of-luxury experience"

"Members of the Ritz Club and benefit from the pool and special deals at the Chanel spa year-round"

"Murals surround the white-tiled pool"

"Among the notable features at Ritz Club Paris are personalized fitness programs and a stunning mosaic swimming pool"

"Purists will be happy to see that the hotel’s palatial welcome lobby, stunning underground pool, and killer Hemingway bar are back and largely unchanged"

"Recreation has never been as posh as The Ritz Club, which features a glamorous indoor swimming pool beneath a cloud fresco that rises two stories high"

"The downstairs indoor pool is among the best (not to mention the biggest) in Paris"

"The service is exceptional — you’ll be ruined for concierges for life — and the luxuries are many, from the silver-domed room service plates to the marble bathroom to the swimming pool"

"Traditional white-glove service, a Roman-style pool ringed with columns, and a Michelin-starred restaurant only add to this lap-of-luxury experience"