Historic pool that's one of the world's most beautiful where you can book private midnight swims
WATER WORKS Historic pool that's one of the world's most beautiful where you can book private midnight swims
A BEAUTIFUL swimming pool dating back to the 1890s lets you book your own private sessions at midnight.
The pool is in Berlin at the 4-star Hotel Oderberger which was actually a former bathhouse.
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You can have a midnight swim in this historic pool
Credit: Hotel Oderberger Berlin
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The hotel is a former city pool
Credit: Tripadvisor
Hotel Oderberger Berlin is a historic hotel that was formerly a city pool that operated from 1898 to 1986.
After its closure, nobody swam there until 2016, when the hotel opened after an extensive renovation.
Now, it's a boutique hotel with 70 rooms and two apartments - but the highlight is the underground pool.
Located just at ground level, the swimming pool has a neo-Renaissance style with vaulted ceilings and natural stone finish.
All guests of the hotel can use the pool at whatever time of day - but for those wanting an extra-special swim, they can go at night.
The hotel offers two people an exclusive evening in the pool from 10pm until midnight.
The pool will even be illuminated in the colour of your choice, and you can chill in the empty spa during the evening too.
Included are towels, bathrobes and a bottle of rosé sparkling wine.
This of course has to be booked in advance and costs €329 (£276.97)
It's a popular spot within the hotel, one visitor wrote on Tripadvisor: "The pool is striking and I had a lovely swim and relaxation in the comfy lounge chair by the side."
Inside the English spa hidden in the countryside with a serene private outdoor pool away from everyone
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Midnight swimmers will also get the spa to themselves
Credit: Hotel Oderberger Berlin
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The hotel's restaurant is in the former thermal power station
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Another added: "The pool was beautiful, and seemed popular among locals as well."
A third wrote: "AWESOME hotel with a gorgeous pool and excellent breakfast."
And the pool isn't just used for swimming, for special events, a hydraulic lifting floor comes up.
This means people dance and even hold meetings on the water.
The hotel offers lots of events to be held in the pool space from Christmas parties to networking events, galas, award ceremonies, to photoshoots and filming.
It's not just the pool that is historic, the hotel's restaurant is located in the former thermal power station of the historic town baths.
It's industrial design means it's spread across three levels with high ceilings.
It offers breakfast, lunch, dinner and cocktails too.
The hotel is in central Berlin, an hour north of the airport.
Back in the UK, this Victorian church has been turned into one of the UK's most beautiful swimming pools.
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