BIGGEST POOL IN THE WORLD

Already drawing the crowds in the South American resort of San Alfonso del Mar in Chile, this artificial lagoon and swimming pool is eight hectares in size and contains an incredible 250,000 cubic meters of water. Acknowledged by Guinness World Records as being the world’s largest swimming pool, the lagoon trounces all other record holders in the category, including the Orthlieb pool in Casablanca, Morocco, itself a huge 150 meters by 100 meters – the San Alfonso pool is 1km in length. The revolutionary clear water artificial lagoons, transparent to a depth of 35 meters and unprecedented in design and construction methods, are the brainchild of Crystal Lagoons founder, biochemist and Chilean businessman Fernando Fischmann. Equivalent in size to an incredible 6,000 standard domestic pools, details of its technology are to be unveiled for the first time at Cityscape Dubai later this month.

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One of the best and oldest health resorts in North America

Ojo Caliente (hot water) is one of the oldest health resorts in North America.

It is the only natural hot springs in the worldwith a combination of 4 geothermal mineral waters.

Water:

There are many pools and springs to soak in: Arsenic Springs, Iron Springs, Lithia Springs, the Soda Pool and the Mud Pool.

These waters were considered sacred by the ancestors of today's Tewa tribes who built their ancient pueblos overlooking the springs. It was once home to thousands of people.

Many visitors and pilgrims have been coming to these waters for hundreds of years. There are 5 different types of mineral water, over 100,000 gallons a day coming to the surface.

Built in 1916, the "new" mission revival style adobe hotel sets the easy pace of your stay at Ojo Caliente. The hotel is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

You can use the facilities, all 10 hot pools for your enjoyment.

Also you can arrange for a massage, wrap or facial.

Showers are not available in any of the hotel rooms, as all bathing has been done in the bathhouses for more than a hundred years.

Marina Beach one of the best resorts in Dubai

Marina Beach Resort Dubai is gracefully located at the city end of Jumeirah Beach Road. Dubai International Airport is just 15 minutes from the resort. City center and World Trade Center are just 10 minutes drive from the resort. Dubai Marine Beach Resort & Spa offers luxurious guest rooms and room amenities. It is set up in beautifully landscape gardens. The resort is made of 33 villas consisting of total 195 guest rooms. These Villas have standard rooms, junior or executive rooms. Dubai Marina Beach Resort has well equipped business center located on the ground floor. The business center is equipped with Facilities include personal computer, laser printer, photocopier, internet, telefax and secretarial assistance. Spa at Dubai Marine Beach Resort Dubai offers body treatments at Dubai Marine Beach Resort Dubai offers Body Treatments, Guinot Facial and Body Treatments, Thalgo Facial and Body Treatments, La Phyto Facial and Body Treatments, Finishing Touches, Half & Full Day Packagesents , Guinot Facial and Body Treatments , Thalgo Facial and Body Treatments, La Phyto Facial and Body Treatments , Finishing Touches, Half & Full Day Packages.

Acknowledged as the Best Hotel in the World

Designed to resemble a billowing sail, the hotel soars to a height of 321 metres, dominating the Dubai coastline. At night, it offers an unforgettable sight, surrounded by choreographed colour sculptures of water and fire. This all-suite hotel reflects the finest that the world has to offer.

With your chauffeur driven Rolls Royce, discreet in-suite check in, private reception desk on every floor and a brigade of highly trained butlers who provide around-the-clock attention, you can be assured of a highly personalized service throughout your stay.

PAH GOOD POOD

Pagudpud is one of the best resort in the Philippines and an enormous place to visit. Pagudpud is a wide and beautiful town on the northwest tip of Ilocos Norte, Luzon, bounded to the south by the town of Bangui and to the east by the Cordillera Mountain Range, the town of Adams and the province of Cagayan. The South China Sea lies to the west and north.

Pagudpud Beach, 2 hours north of Laoag City, has powder-white sand, but it's hard to tell which is bluer: the sky or the sea. While you are making up your mind, you might also consider a stop in Pasuquin, where the famous biscocho (Ilocos biscuit) is a favorite take-home delicacy for local visitors. But don't forget to check your watch, for while you play in the waters of Pagudpud, you may not notice how much time you have spent on these delightful shores, which are at the very tip of Luzon Island.

• To get to Pagudpud, first get yourself to the Philippines. You'll arrive in Manila, one of the world's biggest cities. It's an awesome place that is choked with traffic, people and life. There are skyscrapers, malls, parks and attractions in large numbers. Accommodations in Manila run the range, from the deluxe to the seedy. The Makati district has some of the city's finest hotels. Many, including the most high-class, offer excessive discounts to balikbayans and the cheapest rates to local residents.

Barlo Restaurant

barLO the beach front restaurant chill out bar, set to open in the 4th quarter of 2007, is the 1st gastronomic venture of chef Gene Gonzalez ( of CACS and Cafe Ysabel fame ) in Boracay. It is located on the beach front of Two Seasons Boracay in the boat station 1 area, between Fridays and Sea wind. It is expected to provide a new alternative and truly pleasurable dining experience to the island paradise while "late-nighters" who prefer the 'chill-out' sounds by the beach with their fave cocktail drinks in hand will find barLO a more relaxing and genuinely stress-free hang-out compared to the hard-hitting beats and rowdier crowds of the mainstream bars and clubs of the island. And if you come in early enough, the four beachfront cabanas offer a tropical ambiance to top off your perfect Boracay beach dining and nightout at barLO.

Palawan luxury beach resort

It is the biggest and most luxurious resort in the area. This resort believes in respecting its natural resources through responsible tourism. The resort work closely with the local community in the prevention of illegal fishing, promotion of coastal clean-ups, environmental education campaigns, monitoring of snorkeling sites and dive sites, and installation and maintenance of mooring buoys. Having been operating in El Nido since 1981, the resort has gained extensive knowledge of the area. From this knowledge and experience evolved a distinct quality of service that allows guests to have an enriching holiday. Sunbathe or have a picnic lunch in secluded beaches, kayak in secret lagoons, explore isolated islands, take a mangrove tour, snorkel with colourful tropical fishes, have a relaxing massage or spa treatment, rock climb or go scuba diving. There are more than 20 diving sites.

Activities
The resort guarantees its guests an incredible list of free activities such as:

Guided tour at the Big Lagoon Kayak in the small lagoon or at your leisure at our 3 islands Snorkel at the Miniloc house reef Swim with our 1.5 meter jackfish Relax at the Pangulasian Beach Club Hike to panoramic Pangulasian lookout Introductory dive Photograph Snake Island's sandbar Explore Cudugnon Cave Sunset cruise or cocktails Bottom fishing Mangrove tour and birdwatching (subject to tide) Hike and kayak at Lagen Introductory rock climb Sunbathe in over 100 private locations Learn to windsurf at the resorts Hobie cat sail around the islands Pedal boat at the resorts Volleyball and badminton at the beach clubs

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Facilities

This island resort has a total of 51 rooms: 18 water cottages built on stilts, 9 beachfront cottages with a view of the entire cove and sunset, 20 forest rooms and 4 forest suites built on the fringes of a tropical forest. Every room is air-conditioned and has private toilet, shower, hair dryer, mini-bar, stereo with CD player, and IDD telephone.

The 2-floor clubhouse, conveniently situated at the center of the resort, boasts elegantly furnished facilities such as the air-conditioned dining room, boutique, game area, library, clinic, and conference room.

Right in front of it is the 12 x 25 meter swimming pool, poolside bar, and billiard hall. The resort's marine sports center has a complete line of diving and snorkeling equipments as well as kayaks, windsurfs, and hobie cat.

Activities offered at the resort include lagoon tours, cave tours, mangrove river tours, bottom fishing, bird watching, hat making, picnic lunches, sunset cruising, kayaking, windsurfing, hobiecat sailing, snorkeling, diving, and (with prior arrangement) dive courses.

Other services and facilities:

Bar Massage service and spa Table tennis, darts, board games and movie viewing Guest activity coordinator Babysitting Fax, safe deposit box Laundry, flight reconfirmation, postal services