Last updated November 5, 2026
Who we are
Swim-Up Suites is an independent planning guide to hotels and resorts with swim-up suites, rooms with a terrace that opens straight into a pool, in Cancun, the Riviera Maya, Punta Cana, Los Cabos, Puerto Vallarta, Crete, Antalya and Cyprus. It is not an official tourism website, and it is not run by a hotel, a tour operator or a booking platform.
What we publish
We write destination guides to hotels and resorts with swim-up rooms. For every hotel we check the official website to see which room categories open onto a pool, whether that pool is private, semi-private or shared, and who can book those rooms, then say who each hotel suits and what its drawbacks are, so you can judge whether it fits your own trip.
How we choose areas and hotels
We start with location: what you can walk to, how far the drive is to the beaches, parks and sights people come for, and what the roads are like. We then pick named properties at each budget from their Booking.com listings, official websites and guest reviews, and note drawbacks such as steep access roads, noise or a long walk to the beach. Practical details such as park hours, ferries and drive times are checked against official sources, which we link from the guides.
Every guide shows the date its hotel details were last checked. Prices, room types and availability change, so the live booking page is always the final word before you pay. No hotel pays to be listed.
Unless a guide says otherwise, our recommendations are based on research into published listings, guest reviews and official sources, not on staying at every hotel ourselves.
How the site is funded
Some links earn us a commission when you book, at no extra cost to you. Our affiliate disclosure explains how this works.
Corrections
We update guides when listings or official information change.
Photo credits
Photos on this site come from Wikimedia Commons and are used under the Creative Commons licenses linked below. We have resized and cropped them. Most show the areas we cover. A hotel card photo labelled "Area photo" shows the place where the hotel is, not the hotel itself; a card photo without that label shows the hotel.
- Palm trees beyond a pool at the Riu Palace Costa Mujeres in Cancún: Oleg Yunakov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- White sand beach and turquoise sea along Cancún's Hotel Zone: Luka Peternel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kayak on a beach with turquoise water at Akumal on the Riviera Maya: Alfonzo Buscemi, CC BY 3.0
- Palm trees on the beach at Cabeza de Toro, Punta Cana: Danu Widjajanto, CC BY-SA 4.0
- El Arco, the rock arch at Land's End in Cabo San Lucas: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Clear turquoise water over rocks on the coast at Hersonissos, Crete: stephanemat, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Palm-lined hotel swimming pool in Belek, Antalya: Eugene Yakovenko, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Aerial view of Fig Tree Bay and the Protaras seafront, Cyprus: dronepicr, CC BY 2.0
- Palm trees and palapas on Bávaro beach at sunset, Dominican Republic: Joe deSousa, CC0
- Waterslide at a pool of the Riu Palace Bávaro, Punta Cana: Oleg Yunakov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Swimming pool at the Riu Palace Cabo San Lucas: Clemens Vasters from Viersen, Germany, CC BY 2.0
- Villas with private pools at Regnum Carya in Belek, Antalya: BSRF, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nissi Beach near Ayia Napa, Cyprus: Qasinka, CC0
- Rooms opening onto a pool at the Riu Palace Costa Mujeres, Cancún: Oleg Yunakov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pool and hotel buildings at the Riu Palace Bávaro, Punta Cana: Oleg Yunakov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- The Riu Palace Cabo San Lucas on Médano beach: Shane Smith, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Regnum Carya resort in Belek, Antalya: BSRF, CC BY-SA 4.0
- The Riu Palace Aruba on Palm Beach, Aruba: Caribiana, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Aerial view of the Lopesan Costa Bávaro resort, Punta Cana: IsaiahRogers, CC BY-SA 4.0
- The Barceló Maya Riviera seen across the water from the jetty: James Henstridge, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Grounds of the Barut Hemera in Side, Antalya: Anton Nikiforov, CC BY 3.0
- Lawns and palms at the Royalton Negril above Bloody Bay, Jamaica: Cuban Boy, CC0
- Palm trees and ocean view at the Hyatt Ziva Puerto Vallarta: Jozie, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Aerial view of Punta Cancún and Gaviota Azul beach in Cancún's Hotel Zone: ProtoplasmaKid, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Palm trees and palapas on the beach at Costa Mujeres, north of Cancún: Oleg Yunakov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Clouds over the beach at Costa Mujeres, north of Cancún: Oleg Yunakov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Palm-lined beach at Costa Mujeres, north of Cancún, with turquoise surf: Oleg Yunakov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shoreline at Costa Mujeres, north of Cancún: Oleg Yunakov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Palm trees and sun loungers at a beach club in Costa Mujeres: Oleg Yunakov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- View over Cancún's Hotel Zone from an observation tower: Alexey M., CC BY-SA 4.0
- Driftwood on Playa Langosta in Cancún's Hotel Zone: ERVIN ESCOBAR, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Caribbean Sea at Playacar beach, Playa del Carmen: Ana Beatriz Vega González, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kayaks on Xcalacoco beach, north of Playa del Carmen: Alfonzo Buscemi, CC BY 3.0
- Palapa and pier on Xcalacoco beach, north of Playa del Carmen: Alfonzo Buscemi, CC BY 3.0
- Boats pulled up on the beach at Puerto Morelos: Edna Winti, CC BY 2.0
- Half Moon Bay at Akumal on the Riviera Maya: Ken Thomas, Public domain
- Playa Macao on the coast north of Bávaro, Dominican Republic: bogdix, CC BY 2.0
- Beach at Playa Macao, Dominican Republic: Carolinarondon, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Palm trees and beach cabanas on Bávaro beach: Oleg Yunakov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Empty stretch of Bávaro beach with palm trees in the distance: Oleg Yunakov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Palm trees on Bávaro beach, Punta Cana: Hans Buch, Public domain
- Turquoise water and a palm-lined shore on Bávaro beach: Oleg Yunakov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Boats off the beach at Cabeza de Toro, Punta Cana: Ivan Curra, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Falmouth, Jamaica, seen from a cruise ship: SpaceEconomist192, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bloody Bay in Negril, Jamaica, seen from a balcony at the Royalton Negril: Cuban Boy, CC0
- Beach and hotels along the coast at San José del Cabo, seen from a lookout: Maria de los Angeles, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Beach at San José del Cabo seen from a resort building: DestinationFearFan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- The Pacific side of Land's End at Cabo San Lucas: Thelmadatter, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Waves on the beach at Nuevo Vallarta, with the mountains of the Bay of Banderas behind: Harpqueen, Public domain
- Harbour and seafront at Hersonissos, Crete: Anna.Tsolidou, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tree on a beach on the coast at Hersonissos, Crete: darkobajic, CC BY 3.0
- Beach at Hersonissos with mountains behind, Crete: Luu, Public domain
- Rocky coast at Hersonissos with mountains behind, Crete: stephanemat, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Seafront promenade and rocky shore at Kato Gouves, Crete: pepanos, CC BY 3.0
- Potamos Beach at Malia, Crete: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Aerial view of the coast at Stalida, Crete: Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0
- Chapel of the Holy Apostles on the coast at Agioi Apostoloi, west of Chania: Syrio, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tamarisk trees on the beach at Anissaras, Crete: Wouter Hagens, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Amoudara beach looking towards Heraklion, Crete: böhringer friedrich, CC BY-SA 2.5
- Palm tree on the coast at Side, Antalya: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0
- Pier with a shaded platform off a sandy beach in Belek, Antalya: R-E-AL (German Wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Long sandy beach and jetty at Belek, Antalya: R-E-AL (German Wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sun loungers and parasols on a beach in Belek, Antalya: R-E-AL (German Wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Water-sports hut and boats on the beach at Belek, Antalya: R-E-AL (German Wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Natural rock arch on the coast near Ayia Napa, Cyprus: IOANNISSK, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Paphos Castle at the harbour, Cyprus: Vsatinet, CC0
- Paphos harbour and marina, Cyprus: Fry72, Karel Frydrýšek, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Clear water and the small islet at Nissi Bay, near Ayia Napa, Cyprus: Héctor Ochoa "Robot8A", CC BY-SA 4.0
- Waves breaking on the rocky shore at Paphos, Cyprus: Alan Samuel from Cardiff, Wales, CC BY 2.0
- Protaras beach, Cyprus: kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gardens above the sea at La Caleta, Costa Adeje, Tenerife: giggel, CC BY 3.0
- Houses and gardens at Golf del Sur on the south coast of Tenerife: Thomas Tolkien from Yorkshire, UK, CC BY 2.0
- Aerial view of Cancún's beach and the Nichupté lagoon: Pollitoloco122ich, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Turquoise water off a pier in Cancún: Paxson Woelber, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Green sea turtle grazing on seagrass in Akumal Bay: P.Lindgren, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Palm trees and a Mexican flag on the beach at Playa del Carmen: Erik Cleves Kristensen, CC BY 2.0
- Sunrise over the sea and palm trees at Punta Cana: Joe deSousa, CC0
- Palm trees and sun loungers on Bávaro beach: Oleg Yunakov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Palm trees shading sun loungers on Bávaro beach: Oleg Yunakov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Médano beach and Cabo San Lucas seen across the bay: Rafael Saldaña, CC BY 2.0
- Los Arcos rock formations off Mismaloya, south of Puerto Vallarta: The Cosmonaut, CC BY-SA 2.5 ca
- Chania's old Venetian harbour, Crete: Cayambe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Malia beach on the north coast of Crete: Cayambe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Temple of Apollo by the sea at Side, Antalya: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Pine trees on the lawns at Regnum Carya, Belek: Sharon Hahn Darlin, CC BY 2.0
- Sea caves at Cape Greco, Cyprus: kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pier on the seafront at Kato Paphos, Cyprus: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sunset over Seven Mile Beach, Negril, Jamaica: VV Nincic from Toronto, Canada, CC BY 2.0
- Sun loungers on a beach in Costa Adeje with Tenerife's mountains behind: G.Lanting, CC BY 4.0
- Flowers and palm fronds above the sea at Hersonissos, Crete: stephanemat, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Aerial view of hotels and a beach at Protaras, Cyprus: dronepicr, CC BY 2.0
- Lighthouse on the rocks at Punta Cancún: panza.rayada, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Turquoise water at Palm Beach, Aruba: Coolcaesar, CC BY 4.0
- Yachts moored in Paphos harbour, Cyprus: Captain Galaxy, CC BY 4.0
- Waves on the coast at Sorgun, east of Side, Antalya: Gottfried Hoffmann, CC BY 3.0
- Playa de Troya in Costa Adeje, Tenerife: Tenerife Activities, CC BY-SA 4.0