Seven best rooftop pools

Open seven days a week and 24 hours a day, the eighth-floor pool at the Pepper Club Hotel and Spa faces Cape Town in South Africa and its glorious backdrop of Table Mountain. The open-all-day vibe continues with an accompanying bar and soundsystem

Pepper Club Hotel and Spa, Cape Town, South Africa

Jungle House MK27 Studio, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Hotel Habita MTY in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Mexico, combines sleek minimalist design with stunning natural scenery. Not content with one rooftop pool, this hotel has twok, separated by a bar and each with a gorgeous view over the surrounding hills

Hotel Habita, Monterrey, Mexico

Park Hyatt, Sydney, Australia

The Marina Bay Sands pool in Singapore is the largest outdoor infinity pool at its height — 57 floors above the city. "Swimming on top of the world" indeed

Marina Bay Sands, Singapore

W Hotel, Amsterdam, Netherlands

The 82ft-long rooftop pool at the Okura Prestige Hotel dominates the 25th floor and gives swimmers perfect sweeping views of the city's skyline. As the name would suggest, a night at this hotel isn't cheap, but it does comes with access to the Up & Above Restaurant, a regular on the city's top ten lists and perfect for an after-swim treat

Okura Prestige Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand