Pools are rare in Manhattan — the city's high-density real estate makes them an expensive luxury. Here's where you can swim, including the rooftop pools that have become NYC's most-Instagrammed.
Quick verdict: if you want a hotel pool that's actually usable (not a tiny three-stroke gym pool), the William Vale, 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge, and Equinox Hudson Yards are the three to know. For families needing an indoor pool, the Hilton Garden Inn Central Park South and the Holiday Inn Manhattan-Financial District are the practical choices.
The 23rd-floor outdoor pool with sweeping Manhattan skyline views — properly long, properly heated, and one of NYC's most photogenic pools. Open to hotel guests; pool day passes available for non-guests on quiet days. £320–£480.
Check Prices on Hotels.com →The pool that frames the Lower Manhattan skyline. Indoor-outdoor depending on season. Sustainably designed throughout. £450–£680.
Check Prices on Hotels.com →The fitness brand's first hotel — 18-metre pool, world-class fitness floor, and the Hudson Yards / High Line location. £540–£780. For travellers where the pool experience matters more than central location.
Check Prices on Hotels.com →A genuine indoor pool, walking distance to Central Park, free breakfast on most rates, and the Hilton brand reliability. Popular with families. £230–£340.
Check Prices on Hotels.com →Rooftop pool with skyline views, all-suite hotel, in the Financial District for quiet nights and Statue of Liberty walking access. £400–£560.
Check Prices on Hotels.com →Real estate. A 25-metre pool takes up the same square footage as 3-4 hotel suites that could each charge £400 a night. Manhattan hotels almost always do the maths and skip the pool. The exceptions are luxury properties where the pool is a key marketing feature, and a handful of mid-range chains (Hilton Garden Inn, Holiday Inn) where the pool's deemed worth it for family bookings.
Brooklyn — particularly Williamsburg and DUMBO — has more pools because real estate is cheaper and the rooftop space is available. Several Brooklyn hotels have their pools as a defining feature.
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