[World's 15 most spectacular swimming pools]11. The St. Regis, Lhasa, Tibet

 

 

Tibet may be associated with monks and spirituality, but its newest resort boasts a gold-plated pool. It’s situated in The Iridium Room, designed for spiritual wellbeing in a new hotel built at 3,657 meters on the roof of the world.

Guests who feel too dazzled by the opulence of the materials can nip out to the adjacent meditation garden to recover their chi.

Hotel St. Regis, Barkhor, Lhasa, Tibet; +86 891 680 8888; www.stregis.com/lhasa