I’m aware of Swimming Pools from Criteria Clarification Collection , but that only discussions communities (e.g., HOAs, Apartments, etc) and sports facilities.
I tend not the think of hotels as falling into either of those.
Even after rereading the topics coming up from searching [hotel pool], I’m still not sure about places intended for short-term visits.
Any guidance on that very limited topic?
Thanks!
In the absence of any prohibition AGAINST pools at hotels, I try to think whether they meet the criteria of a great place to be social, exercise, or explore. imo, that is check, check, and check. I know we have planned vacations based solely on the availability of a pool, so I think that meets the criteria of a destination to explore. And I can’t think of any reason to reject them as long as they are not in someone’s private residential area.
Let’s see what others think.
That seems like a very narrow definition of community. IMO, the community of people staying at a hotel, or the community of people attending an event are no less of a community than communities which might be less transient in nature.
I agree with you on this. I think hotel pools are great. And they are often open to non guests too, but even if they arent, theyre a great place for guests to explore or be social
Also don’t see a particular difference with apartment pools.
My “community” reviewers don’t even accept pools in the newly rebuilt local leisure centre
I wish Niantic had never decided for some wierd reason that pools were ineligible unless an Olympian trained there and kept things that way for several years before quietly removing that restriction to allow all pools.
It seems that the community still think pools need to be rejected regardless of where they are even now, which is quite some time after the criteria on pools changed - it doesnt seem to have gotten through to people
Hence my submissions get rejected, and we see questions like this relatively often too
Personally, I do think unsupervised swimming pools, like those at hotels, apartments, etc, should be rejected.
But not my call.
Still, this was a question less about pools alone and more about “hotels counting as communities”. On that point, I felt the “criteria clarification” was unclear.
Fortunately, I’ve only come across one in my reviews. The real impetus for this question was about whether I should try to get rid of one nearby rather than spending time trying to rename, fix the current description, and put it in the right place. It would be easier if I could just get rid of it.
[Well, okay, it would be easier to leave it imperfect… but that’s not in me to do.]
I rarely see submissions for hotel swimming pools, unless they have a unique feature. I do know of 1 hotel in my city with a Wayspot for their pool, as it has a pirate ship play area. There’s a couple of large hotels that have separate waterparks open to the public I’ve been to, and none of the rooms are above the waterparks.
I think the only ones I’ve ever voted on have been at large resort hotels, many that have waterparks or other special features, or have several different pools on the grounds. I really don’t know if I’ve voted on any pools at chain hotels without special features, as many are copy/paste from one hotel to the next, so some may see them as not distinct or at generic businesses.
Most of my hotel pool nominations have gotten quickly accepted by AI or community. I particularly “enjoyed” this one, though, where niantic stole it from the commoners and then had to be reminded that hotel pools are great places to exercise and socialize:
I wouldn’t have any issue with them. A lot of hotels have gyms and leisure centres, the swimming pool would also be part of most gym packages and therefore open to not only residents of the hotel but to members of the gym. A lot of them are also open to the public for a set fee per hour without the need to be a resident of the hotel at all.
Just to clarify
There is no requirement about who could access a pool or any other place or object. As long as some people can access it the object it’s fine.
So in the case of pools it is fine if the access is restricted to members of a club, or hotel residents, or a gated community.
Enjoy the pool and the social space around it.
Was just saying I think the way the criteria has been communicated over the years has led to a lot of general confusion around pools which seemed completely unnecessary
Compared with playgrounds where everyone is 100% aligned - accept all unless at a school or someone’s house is super clear. Pools in my opinion should be the same, but have always had these wierd extra rules when they really form the same function as a playground ie socialise and exercise in a fun way
I’m curious how you see the list of status changes and dates. Is that a plug-in? If so, could you share the name so I can look for it? Thanks!
Nomination Status History
You must observe the status.
I avoid swimming pools unless a community one. But that is me 
But hotels can make great nominations anyway.
Many have cafes, bars, restaurants associated with them. Statues/Art in the foyers or out front, many will have an opening plaques and some even have community spaces and for those that like them - notice boards. etc etc
I would look at all the other possibilities first And if you have - my bad
