I Found 10 Non-Tacky Pool Floats That Will Make You the Coolest House in the Neighborhood

There’s nothing wrong with a good old-fashioned inner tube that harkens back to beach days of decades past. Whether you choose butter yellow, sea grass green, or marine blue, it’s an elegant addition to your pool storage box. It even comes with a repair patch so you can make it last for all the summers to come.

The golfer in your life will immediately love this pool float, but even if you can barely putt, you can still climb aboard and enjoy it this summer. “I bought this float for a couple's trip to the Hamptons, and it was a hit!” Senior Commerce Editor Marina Liao says. “It inflated quickly, and the removable fringe roof is nice because you get shade from it and it makes the pool float feel fancy. Two people can comfortably fit on this, though getting on can be slippery, so ask your partner for assistance!”

These retro yet durable pool floats look like you’re at a luxury beach club. The pattern features panels of green, yellow, and pink reminiscent of the colorful cliffsides of Cinque Terre. They come in two sizes, so the whole family can enjoy and float together.

There's no greater catch-22 than weighing whether to take a dip or to stay out of the sun and protect your precious skin. Now, there's no need to choose. Just take a seat in the shell-like floating lounge chair and raise the shade so it covers you. Just be sure to slather your legs in sunscreen, because the canopy only goes so far.

This isn’t your typical pool float, but it was too unique for us not to include it. If you’ve recently become mahjong-obsessed or you have a long-standing game you keep alive, this is for you. It lets you take all the fun of the game onto the water. The foam mat provides a steady play area, and there are even floating tiles you can buy, should one go astray into the water.

Yes, we included two yellow-and-white striped floats on our list, but this one is totally different from the previous pick. Here's why: The white sectional in the middle is actually made of mesh, so when you lie down, most of your body will be in the water, while your head and feet will be elevated on the cushioned ends. If it's a hot day, this will keep you cool.

These inflatable swim tubes come in sets of three, but each has a different theme. Personally, we're drawn to the fruit because nothing is more refreshing at a pool party than a big bowl of cold fruit. Otherwise, grab this set in donuts, dinosaurs, or tropical motifs.

Frontgate sells the classic pool float you'd see back in the day when the only two options were a black rubbery inner tube that would basically bake in the sun or a foam raft with a headrest. Though we don't miss the inner tubes that would burn your skin as soon as you touched them, we do have a thing for the raft. This one comes in a few shades of blue, including a hibiscus pattern. There's also a fun rust color, but we're partial to the blue.