FURIOUS residents want the world’s first floating pool to be closed throughout winter because it costs over £150,000 to heat.
For those living in the swanky Embassy Gardens development in London South Bank, the floating outdoor pool is a drain on resources, as some say it’s still too cold to even swim in.
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The swimming pool is the world’s first “floating” pool which is 82ft long, stretches between buildings, 115ft up in the air in Nine Elms.
Residents and social media users went crazy for the unique pool, with some people terrified by the idea, as others got excited for the luxury experience.
Now though, residents are calling for the pool to be closed during winter, despite the apartment block advertising it as a round-the-year perk.
The showpiece swimming pool is said to be too cold to use in winter despite it costing £450 a day to heat.
Those who have used it have said it is only possible to swim for a few minutes only when it’s cold outside.
The pool is also supposed to be enclosed at night to make it usable in the winter but the cover is reportedly broken.
Now, those living in the complex, where flats cost up to £4.5million, want it shut to save on the £164,250 annual heating costs.
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One couple who live in the development told The Sun: “It is too cold to be used at the moment so it seems mad that we’re still having to pay to heat it.
“If it’s £450 a day and, at most, five people are using it, that’s £90 per swim. That hardly seems like value for money.”
While there is also a separate pool, residents foot the bill through service charges of up to £9,000 a year for a two-bed flat.
At its next meeting, the residents’ association will reportedly be pushing for the Sky Pool to be shut in the winter to save money.
One resident said: “We’re livid. The outside temperature has obviously dropped, but the Sky Pool is still open to residents and currently uncovered. We’re basically heating the sky.”
The swimmers were seen using the sky pool at the end of May this year where average temperatures were 18 degrees celsius.
Anyone brave enough to take the plunge would have had uninterrupted views to the ground from the 10th floor and it’s got some of the best views in the capital.
The pool was shipped 5,000 miles from Colorado in the US and holds 400 tons of water.
Unfortunately, the novelty swimming pool isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, as some Twitter users say just looking at it made them feel queasy.
One Twitter user said: “My hangover is starting to kick in and the thought of swimming in a sky pool does make my stomach drop.”
Another wrote: “It’s not even 6 am and I already have tonight’s nightmare all set up!”
And one tweeted: “This is absolutely just a scene from the opening of a disaster movie about earthquakes, right?”
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