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Have yourself a sunny Christmas: 10 dreamy luxury hotels

Want to get away this Christmas? Why not take a step into our slideshow of top hotels with swim-up bars, where you can imagine you’re in some exotic, far flung location…
3.00pm, 28 Dec 2011
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SOME PEOPLE MIGHT be homebirds for Christmas, and long for the time spent cosied up on the couch with family.

But others would prefer to get away for the festive season, somewhere tropical, warm, and totally escapist.

With the help of TripAdvisor, we’ve compiled a list of the top 10 swim-up bars, in far-flung, gorgeous locations.

Even though most of us won’t be leaving home this Christmas, it costs nothing to gaze on these photos and imagine spending time in an exotic location…

Have yourself a sunny Christmas: 10 dreamy luxury hotels
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  • Pada Resort Bali at Legian

  • Hilton Rose Hall Resort & Spa

  • Holiday Village Rhodes

  • Hotel Mountain Paradise

    Source: TripAdvisor

  • North Beach Plantation

  • Riu Touareg

    Source: Flickr

  • Excellence Playa Mujeres

    Source: Flickr

  • Dreams Punta Cana

    Source: Flickr

  • Beaches Turks and Caicos

  • Room Mate Grace

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