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The best hotel and rooftop pools in NYC

Cool off this summer at one of these hotel and rooftop pools in NYC open to the public (for a fee)

Shaye Weaver
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Shaye Weaver
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You know that peak summer feeling: sweating on the subway, baking on the sidewalks… the unrelenting heat and humidity makes you crave a dip in a cold pool. While the city is home to a number of public pools, we know you’re looking for the whole shebang—poolside cocktails, towel service, a cabana with friends and maybe a DJ—the kind of setup you’ll find at a swanky hotel or resort. Well, you’re in luck: you too can enjoy some amazing hotel rooftop pools in NYC. For a fee, some of the top hotels in the city open their pools, and all the poolside amenities, to the public. Once you procure a day pass, you’ll be splashing it up like you’re on vacay, kicking back on a chaise lounge with a cocktail in hand. Many of these hotel pools double as rooftop bars, so you’re in for a real summertime party.

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Best rooftop pools in NYC

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  • Chelsea

This hotel glass-bottom pool setup resembles a Hamptons oasis, which is complete with sand imported from the popular vacation spot as well as private cabanas with flat-screen TV's. Relax in the lounge while sipping on a cold drink before floating on an inflatable unicorn. The pool deck is open 11am-6pm Sunday and Monday, 11am-10pm Tuesday-Thursday and 11am-11pm Friday and Saturday, weather permitting. You can purchase a day pass ahead of time for two people and two chaise loungers for $160 (Monday-Wednesday), $200 (Thursday and Friday) or $350 (Saturday and Sunday). Cabana reservations can be made by emailing nydreamdtevents@taogroup.com (pricing available upon request).

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  • Williamsburg

Good news for Williamsburg residents who enjoy swimming, drinking and getting a tan in a luxurious setting: The William Vale boasts a 60-foot heated pool that is open to the public seven days a week during the summer (8am-8pm). Check out the picturesque setting for yourself by reserving a day pass (morning and afternoon day passes are $160). Groups up to six should spring for a cabana ($675), for three, you can book a daybed or lounge for $475, and for two people a pergola is available for $325. You can also get access to the hot tub or sauna for 45 minutes for $60.

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The Rockaway Hotel + Spa
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3. The Rockaway Hotel + Spa

The Rockaway Hotel + Spa’s outdoor heated pool is officially open for the season. Surrounded by loungers and cabanas, the buzzy outdoor pool area features DJ spin sets, and craft cocktails complete with a full menu. For $100 for non-hotel guests, pool passes are available Monday-Friday and includes access to the infrared sauna, lounge spaces, towels, and robes. Cabanas are also available to rent and come complete with towel service and a designated server. 

Hotel Indigo’s modern, open-air sun deck and stunning pool provide spectacular views of Brooklyn and the Manhattan skyline. With its cool, laid-back atmosphere, you can totally unplug and zen out. Pool passes start at $100 for access between 10am and 5:30pm.

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  • Williamsburg

The Williamsburg Hotel boasts a pool and high-top lounge offering unobstructed views of Manhattan’s skyline. When you need to relax after swimming laps, enjoy sipping martinis and champagne at Water Tower Bar—an elevated, sky-high drinkery. While the rooftop pool and lounge is open daily for hotel guests exclusively, it's open to visitors with advance reservations. Table reservations are required starting at 7pm. You can reserve your spot here. Cabanas range in price, so email pool@thewilliamsburghotel.com

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  • Long Island City
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Make a splash in Long Island City at the Summer Club, formerly the Profundo Day Club, where DJs will be spinning tunes all season during special events as you float and drink in its 4-foot-deep pool. It's open seven days a week noon-7pm, but with no entry after 6 pm. There are a variety of options for pool use from $25 general admission to $3000 cabana reservations.

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  • Health and beauty
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  • New Jersey

O.K., so technically this spot isn't in NYC, but to experience the country's largest and most accommodating Korean Spa, it's worth the quick jaunt to Jersey. It's unlikely that you'll even cover the whopping eight floors of treatments that this relaxation arena offers, including nine pools (including an open-air hydrotherapy pool and rooftop infinity pool), seven sauna rooms, a restaurant and adjoining hotel, but we dare you to try. Among the highlights at this full-service facility are the spectacular rooftop infinity pool, which offers an untouchable view of the NYC skyline; Korean body scrubs; and a scorching charcoal sauna. In the summer months, the outdoor pools easily beat the sardine baths of the city. There's really no reason to leave when you're in the K-Spa equivalent of Disneyland. A daily pass, which includes use of the pool and saunas, begins at $100.

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  • Nightlife

A rooftop lounge, nightclub and rooftop pool, Somewhere Nowhere is perched on the 39th floor of Chelsea's Renaissance Hotel. The new club, which claims to be the tallest hotel rooftop with a pool in New York City offering an immersive escape, serves up 360-degree views of Manhattan that you can enjoy poolside. Somewhere Nowhere will have daily programming from pool parties with world-renowned DJs to captivating live music or an immersive dinner experience with a magic show. Just be sure to make a reservation before you head over.

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