Swimming pools in Desenzano del GardaIndoor, outdoor and Bionatura pools
Four stretches of water minutes from Desenzano del Garda
Guests looking for swimming pools in Desenzano del Garda usually end up choosing between small shared pools and crowded lidos. Garda Hotel San Vigilio Golf offers four distinct water areas across 110 hectares of parkland: a heated indoor saltwater pool, a hydromassage tub, an outdoor freshwater pool and a 1,000 square metre Bionatura pool.
Heated indoor pool and hydromassage
The bright indoor saltwater pool measures 15 by 8 metres and is kept between 29 and 31 degrees, comfortable for guests of any age. A cascade wall accompanies each length, while the loungers around the edge look out onto the golf course through full-height glazing. The pool is heated through the winter months.
Few properties within reach of Desenzano del Garda offer an indoor pool of this size. That is why the space works all year round rather than only in the warm season, when outdoor swimming pools in Desenzano del Garda run at full capacity and then close for the autumn.
Between the indoor and outdoor pools, on a raised terrace, sits the saltwater hydromassage tub, held between 31 and 33 degrees. The dissolved trace elements and minerals firm the skin, while background music completes the effect.
Access is included in the stay and requires no booking of loungers or parasols, which is far from a given at the lake's attended beaches in high season.
Outdoor pool and the Bionatura pool
The outdoor freshwater pool, also 15 by 8 metres, is framed by a palm garden and connects directly with the spa and the covered pool. It stays open from April to October and is made for cooling swims on hot days.
The centrepiece, though, is the Bionatura pool: 1,000 square metres of natural water in the characteristic green and blue tones, set in a panoramic position between the golf course and the resort garden. Its balance is maintained by a phytodepuration system rather than conventional chemical treatment, and the result is noticeably gentler on skin and eyes.
It is the option families take to most readily: children have room to play without chlorine and without the scorching sand of the lidos, while parents stay in the shade of the trees. A real alternative to the crowded beaches in July and August.
Anyone comparing swimming pools in Desenzano del Garda with this property notices the difference in space per person straight away: here the water is spread across a park rather than concentrated in a single fenced area.
A day by the pool without missing the lake
The resort sits in Pozzolengo, on the moraine hills a short distance from Desenzano del Garda. You can spend the morning by the pool and the afternoon on the lakefront, or reverse the order and close the day with a swim in the Bionatura at sunset. The pool bar serves cocktails, smoothies and light snacks at the water's edge, and reserved parking spares you the circuit hunting for a space, which in summer can easily cost half an hour.
Why choose our swimming pools near Desenzano del Garda
An award-winning resort at national and international level, named Italy's best golf hotel by the World Golf Awards. Four different water areas, open across different seasons, all included in the stay and minutes from Desenzano del Garda.
Heated indoor 15x8
Saltwater pool between 29 and 31 degrees, with cascade wall and glazing onto the golf course. Heated through the winter.
Saltwater hydromassage
Raised tub between the indoor and outdoor pools, held between 31 and 33 degrees, with background music.
1,000 sqm Bionatura
Natural phytodepuration pool in a panoramic position between golf and garden, chlorine free. The family favourite.
