Restaurants & Hotels with Public Pool Access in Santa Teresa
Vista de la Olas is one of our favorite pools in town. It is located up the Calle Vista de Olas road in Mal Pais. It is a pretty steep road, but it has been paved in recent years, so you might be ok without a 4x4. Vista de Olas has an amazing infinity pool and jacuzzi overlooking the ocean, and sunset in the evening. There is also a bar and a restaurant at the venue. The bar can be accessed directly from the pool. To enter the pool, adults need to pay 20,000 colones per person which can all be applied to food and/or drinks.
Another super easy to access pool is Selina North located just steps away from the beach, across Eat Streets. The pool can be accessed by the public by paying a $5 entrance/pool fee. Jump in!
There are other locations that have pools accessible to the public when you dine at the location:
Frank’s Place at Crossroads in Playa Carmen
Brukas (great dinning experience with a pool and a view)
Que Mae w/ Koji’s in Manzanillo (super fun location for a pool jump, sushi, sunset and good craft beer)
Tropico Latino *note: this has been a hit or miss for us (depending on manager who is working) so if you are hoping for a pool jump, I would contact them beforehand to confirm that the pool can be used by restaurant guests.
Manzu (Nantipa) a beach front restaurant with great food, ambience, and pool. I recommend visiting the restaurant in the afternoon-evening hours- playing in the pool first to grow an appetite, and then ordering some food at the restaurant to catch a beautiful sunset while eating your delicious dinner. The pool is large and has different depths, so it is suitable for babies, toddlers (*under supervision) and older kids, and the surroundings area/garden are beautiful and tranquil. The management asks to obtain a day pass at the reception to access the pool, the day pass is $75 and $50 of that amount can be spend towards the food/drinks at the restaurant (*note - this option is only available during off-season, so contact them beforehand if your main goal of the visit is enjoying the pool!)
