Amenity Hub · 9 Property Types
A pool is an outdoor or indoor swimming amenity that drives Class A rent premium in residential, drives length-of-stay + ancillary capture in hospitality, and acts as the gathering hub of resort + leisure properties. The amenity appears across hotels (single pool to multi-pool resort complexes with cabanas + swim-up bars + day-club programming), multifamily (Class A garden-style + mid-rise + high-rise typically include resort-style pool with sundeck), manufactured housing communities (community pool is the central amenity), condo-hoa (premium amenity for luxury condo + master-planned), and resort categories (golf-course, ski-resort base village, marina, vineyard estate). Performance is measured in pool maintenance cost per unit (residential), cabana revenue + day-club revenue (resort), pool F&B capture rate (hospitality), and swim-up bar / pool-deck programming revenue. Premium operators add programming (live music, DJs, event nights) that converts the pool deck into a revenue center rather than just an expense.
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Pool is standard across hotel, resort, multifamily Class A, manufactured housing communities, condo-hoa luxury, golf-course (resort), ski-resort base village, marina (resort), and vineyard estate. The amenity drives 1-3% rent premium in residential and meaningful length-of-stay + ancillary capture in hospitality.
Hotel pools are typically a guest amenity with limited revenue — pool F&B capture and cabana rentals when present. Resort pools are revenue centers — multi-pool complexes, programmed day-club + nightlife, swim-up bars, premium cabana rental ($200-1,000+/day). Resort properties report pool P&L separately under USALI Recreation; hotel properties bundle into General Recreation.
Multifamily pools drive 1-3% rent premium in Class A garden-style + mid-rise communities — typically more than the maintenance cost ($15,000-50,000/year for typical pool). Pool replacement + resurfacing capex runs $40,000-100,000 every 10-20 years. Operators track pool maintenance cost per unit + tenant satisfaction score against the rent premium it earns.