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Rooftop pools with skyscrapers in the background
Manhattan's pools are nearly always on the roof — and often worth the hype.
Ranking
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1Hudson Yards · Indoor & outdoor 25m pools
A 25-meter saltwater indoor pool plus an outdoor sun deck pool above Hudson Yards. The best hotel-pool pair in New York.
2Meatpacking · Rooftop pool · members' club
A heated rooftop pool overlooking the Hudson, the famous wood deck and a permanent summer crowd.
3Meatpacking · Rooftop dipping pool · Le Bain
The legendary Le Bain dipping pool on the rooftop of the Standard, with the Hudson on one side and the High Line below.
4Columbus Circle · Indoor pool · 35th floor
A 75-foot lap pool on the 35th floor of the Time Warner Center with floor-to-ceiling windows and a Central Park view.
5DUMBO · Rooftop pool · Manhattan view
A small rooftop pool with one of New York's most cinematic views — the Brooklyn Bridge on one side, Lower Manhattan on the other.
6Midtown · Indoor pool · 23rd floor spa
A glass-walled indoor pool on the 23rd floor with a side-on view of Fifth Avenue. Polished and very quiet.
7Tribeca · Indoor pool · 75ft lap
A 75-foot lap pool in a serene basement spa under the Tribeca tower. One of the longest hotel pools in the city.
8Midtown · Indoor pool · 25m skyline
A 25-meter pool on the 25th floor with underwater music and views down 57th Street to Central Park.
9Financial District · Indoor lap pool · spa
A heated lap pool in a discreet wellness space inside the famous nine-story atrium hotel.
10Chelsea · Indoor pool · 25m wellness
A 25-meter pool in the multi-floor Six Senses spa under XI Towers. The most ambitious wellness pool in Manhattan.
By style
The Top 10 in New York ranks every pool by overall score. These shortlists narrow it down by what kind of afternoon you want.
Skyline views, sunset DJs, plunge pools above the city.
Equinox Hotel Hudson Yards
Hudson Yards · Indoor & outdoor 25m pools
Soho House New York
Meatpacking · Rooftop pool · members' club
The Standard High Line
Meatpacking · Rooftop dipping pool · Le Bain
Low-key crowd, no party soundtrack, real swimming space.
Mandarin Oriental New York
Columbus Circle · Indoor pool · 35th floor
The Peninsula New York
Midtown · Indoor pool · 23rd floor spa
Four Seasons Downtown
Tribeca · Indoor pool · 75ft lap
Where the pool comes with a proper wellness floor.
Equinox Hotel Hudson Yards
Hudson Yards · Indoor & outdoor 25m pools
Mandarin Oriental New York
Columbus Circle · Indoor pool · 35th floor
The Peninsula New York
Midtown · Indoor pool · 23rd floor spa
Neighborhoods
A quick map of which New York neighborhoods have the most pool hotels — and what to expect from each.
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