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Atlanta's best swim weather runs June to August, and average highs fall to 13.4°C by December, so heating matters for the rest of the year. Of the 11 hotels on our list with a pool on the roof, 7 sell day passes and 1 is guests only. Three don't publish who can swim.
Our first pick is Omni Hotel at the Battery: a $50 day pass gets you onto the 5th-floor deck, with hours from 6 AM until 10 PM every day. The cheapest way up is W Atlanta Downtown, where a ResortPass day pass is $20 per adult.
5th-floor deck above The Battery, open to day-pass swimmers
Cumberland, 4-star hotel, rated 4.6 on Google (2,049 reviews)
Sample photo, not Omni Hotel at the Battery. Hu Totya, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
5thfloor pool
Who can swim
Non-guests can swim
Day pass
From $50
Heated
Not published
Season
Closed during winter (per third-party guide)
Why it's here. Book here if you want a rooftop deck without a room. A $50 day pass gets you onto the 5th floor, with hours of daily 6 AM to 10 PM.
At the Omni in Cumberland, the pool is on a 5th-floor deck and rooftop terrace, with a pool bar and views of The Battery Atlanta. The seasonal pool bar is open noon to 10 PM. The hotel does not publish whether the water is heated.
Best forDay-pass swimmers who want long hours and a pool bar near The Battery.
Skip it ifYou need guaranteed warm water in winter.
Heated saltwater rooftop pool, open 8 am to 10 pm all year
Buckhead, 5-star hotel, rated 4.3 on Google (447 reviews)
Sample photo, not Nobu Hotel Atlanta. Jvhertum, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Rooftopfloor not published
Who can swim
Non-guests can swim
Day pass
Sold, price varies
Heated
Heated
Season
Open year-round
Why it's here. Choose Nobu for winter swimming. The Buckhead rooftop pool is saltwater, heated and open 8 am to 10 pm year-round. Outsiders need a cabana rental, which starts at $120 for a half day.
The Buckhead hotel's saltwater pool is on the rooftop, with city and Atlanta skyline views, lounge seating and cabanas. The hotel calls the water comfortably lukewarm, weather permitting. The floor is not published, and the pool has no lifeguard.
Best forGroups who want a cabana and a pool that stays open through winter.
Skip it ifYou would swim solo and want a cheap pass.
Heated 9th-floor Sky Terrace pool, the highest that publishes its floor
Midtown Atlanta, 4-star hotel, rated 4.4 on Google (544 reviews)
Sample photo, not Epicurean Atlanta. Ori Ackerman, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
9thfloor pool
Who can swim
Non-guests can swim
Day pass
From $75
Heated
Heated
Season
Not published
Why it's here. The highest pool on our list that publishes its floor, at the 9th, and it is heated. The $75 day pass includes pool access, a welcome cocktail and a salsa selection.
The outdoor pool is on the Sky Terrace on the 9th floor of the Midtown hotel, with daybeds, private cabanas and a pool bar, Aerial Kitchen & Bar. The water is heated. The hotel does not publish pool hours.
Best forMidtown visitors who want a heated pool high up and a drink included.
Skip it ifYou want published hours or the lowest day-pass price.
Lenox, 4-star hotel, rated 4.1 on Google (1,389 reviews)
Sample photo, not Hotel Colee. Amanda Hawker, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
4thfloor pool
Who can swim
Non-guests can swim
Day pass
From $40
Heated
Not heated
Season
Pool deck open year-round
Why it's here. A mid-priced way into a rooftop pool for non-guests. Day passes start at $40 per adult on ResortPass, and towels come with pool access. Little else about the deck is published.
Hotel Colee is a boutique, pet-friendly hotel on Peachtree Road in Lenox, formerly the W Atlanta Buckhead. The pool's floor, hours, season and heating are not published by the hotel.
Best forBuckhead-area visitors who want a mid-priced pass and don't need the details up front.
Skip it ifYou want a published floor, hours or water temperature.
The only guests-only rooftop pool on our list, heated all year
Old Fourth Ward, 4-star hotel, rated 4.4 on Google (273 reviews)
Sample photo, not Forth Hotel. Ted Eytan, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Rooftopfloor not published
Who can swim
Hotel guests only
Day pass
No
Heated
Heated
Season
Year-round
Why it's here. Stay here if you want the pool uncrowded by day-trippers. It is the only guests-only rooftop pool on our list, heated and open year-round. Day passes are not sold.
On the roof of the Old Fourth Ward hotel is a heated outdoor pool, open year-round to registered guests and FORTH Club members. Moonlight, a rooftop bar with panoramic views, is on site, and the floor is not published.
Best forGuests who want warm rooftop water through winter and will reserve ahead.
Skip it ifYou aren't staying or a member and want a day pass.
Sample photo, not W Atlanta Downtown. Ted Eytan, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Rooftopfloor not published
Who can swim
Non-guests can swim
Day pass
From $20
Heated
Not published
Season
Summer hot spot; pool usually open to all on summer weekends
Why it's here. Go here if price decides it. A ResortPass day pass is $20 per adult, the cheapest on our list, and towels are included. Floor, hours and heating are not published.
The W's rooftop pool is in the Hotel District of Downtown Atlanta, and the hotel publishes few details. Floor, hours and heating are not listed. The pass is $20 per adult on ResortPass.
Best forBudget-minded visitors who want a rooftop pool for one afternoon.
Skip it ifYou need published hours, floor or heating before you book.
Midtown pool with a $45 day pass and bookable cabanas
Midtown Atlanta, 4-star hotel, rated 4 on Google (3,927 reviews)
Sample photo, not The Starling. Blake Patterson from Alexandria, VA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Rooftopfloor not published
Who can swim
Non-guests can swim
Day pass
From $45
Heated
Not published
Season
Breezy, seasonal rooftop pool terrace
Why it's here. Book this if you want a Midtown pool for the day and no room. ResortPass day passes start at $45 per adult, towels come with pool access, and the listing shows poolside food and drink.
The Starling has an outdoor pool at 188 14th St NE in Midtown Atlanta. Room guests can swim, and a ResortPass day pass covers everyone else. Floor and heating are missing from the hotel's page.
Best forDay-trippers who want a Midtown pool with towels, food and drinks included in one pass.
Skip it ifYou want the floor and heating confirmed before booking.
Rooftop pool bar with downtown views, season now over
Downtown Atlanta, 5-star hotel, rated 4.4 on Google (208 reviews)
Sample photo, not Hotel Phoenix. Matti Blume, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Rooftopfloor not published
Who can swim
Access not published
Day pass
No
Heated
Not published
Season
Season concluded; special events on select dates only
Why it's here. Plan around the calendar here. The hotel lists the pool season as over, with events on select dates only, so for now the draw is the rooftop bar, open to guests and locals.
Hotel Phoenix has an outdoor rooftop pool at 70 Centennial Olympic Park Dr NW in Downtown Atlanta, beside its Bless Your Heart pool bar. The hotel describes panoramic downtown views. The season has concluded, and the floor isn't published.
Best forDowntown visitors after a pool-bar rooftop drink who can travel in summer.
Skip it ifYou want to swim this month, since the pool season has concluded.
Midtown Atlanta, 4-star hotel, rated 4 on Google (1,010 reviews)
Sample photo, not Moxy Midtown. Sandra Cohen-Rose and Colin Rose from Montreal, Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Rooftopfloor not published
Who can swim
Non-guests can swim
Day pass
From $45
Heated
Not published
Season
Not published
Why it's here. Choose it when you want a Midtown pool for a day without booking a room. ResortPass sells day passes from $45 per adult, above Hotel Colee's $40 on our list.
Moxy Atlanta Midtown is at 48 13th St NE in Midtown Atlanta. A ResortPass day pass for non-guests is priced from $45 per adult. Floor and heating aren't published.
Best forVisitors on a budget who want a Midtown pool day and are happy to book through ResortPass.
Skip it ifYou need a published floor, heating or age rules before you pay.
Heated private rooftop with 360-degree city views in Old Fourth Ward
Old Fourth Ward, 4-star hotel, rated 4.4 on Google (160 reviews)
Sample photo, not Scout Living PCM. PattayaPatrol, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Rooftopfloor not published
Who can swim
Access not published
Day pass
No
Heated
Heated
Season
Not published
Why it's here. Ask before you plan around this one. The pool is heated and sits on a private rooftop with 360-degree city views, but who can swim and on what floor aren't published.
Scout Living PCM is an apartment-style Hilton in Old Fourth Ward, with an address of 639 Glen Iris Dr NE. The pool is heated and sits on a private rooftop with 360-degree city views. The hotel also uses the rooftop for dining events and reservable flex space.
Best forLonger stays in Old Fourth Ward where a heated rooftop pool is part of the room booking.
Skip it ifYou need a day pass, since the hotel lists no non-guest access.
Pool with almost nothing published about access or floor
Downtown Atlanta, 3-star hotel, rated 3.3 on Google (3,656 reviews)
Sample photo, not Crowne Plaza Midtown. Pjotr Mahhonin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Rooftopfloor not published
Who can swim
Access not published
Day pass
No
Heated
Not published
Season
Not published
Why it's here. Treat this as a back-up. The hotel publishes no floor, no heating information and no access rules for its pool, so the entry here is short until those details appear.
Crowne Plaza Atlanta Midtown is a 3-star hotel in Downtown Atlanta (590 W Peachtree St NW). Pool floor, heating and hours aren't published. Google shows 3.3 from 3656 reviews.
Best forGuests already booked downtown who want to know what's available before they arrive.
Skip it ifYou need a confirmed day pass, price or floor before choosing a hotel.
June to August is the best stretch for a rooftop swim in Atlanta. Two events fall at the end of that window: the National Book Club Conference (July 30 to August 1) and the Atlanta Underground Film Festival (August 6 to 8). Both dates are projected, so book a day pass or a room early for those days.
From November the average high is 17.8°C, dropping to 13.4°C in December and 12.2°C in January. Nobu Hotel Atlanta and Forth Hotel are heated and stay open all year, though Forth is guests only. Epicurean Atlanta and Scout Living PCM are also heated, but neither publishes a season. Spring fills hotels too: Atlanta Marathon Weekend (March 6 to 7, 2027), the Dogwood Festival at Piedmont Park (April 9 to 11) and the Inman Park Festival (April 25).
Average daily highs: November 64°F (18°C), December 56°F (13°C), January 54°F (12°C). The warmest stretch for swimming is Jun–Aug.
Where to stay: Atlanta's rooftop pools by area
Midtown
Midtown is the area to look at first: a little over a mile separates its hotels from the Georgia World Congress Center, Mercedes Benz Stadium, State Farm Arena and Georgia Aquarium. The pools here belong to Epicurean Atlanta, The Starling and Moxy Midtown.
Buckhead
A forum post names Buckhead among four parts of town visitors should consider, alongside Downtown, Midtown and Decatur. Nobu Hotel Atlanta is the listed pool here.
Downtown Atlanta
A forum post says staying downtown may be convenient for visitors. Hotel Phoenix and Crowne Plaza Midtown are the listed pools here, and neither publishes a floor.
Cheaper ways to swim in Atlanta
Public pools are the cheapest way to swim in Atlanta: one listing puts the daily rate at $8 for adults. The City of Atlanta runs Grant Park Pool outdoors, with late-July hours of 12:30 to 7pm, though no admission price is published. Neither is on a roof.
Dive Into Atlanta Indoor Pools and Water Parks: $8 adults (daily rate). The listed daily rate is $8 for adults and $7 for ages 2-17, with various pass options. Sources do not name a single pool location.
Grant Park Pool. A City of Atlanta outdoor pool. The sources give its opening hours for late July (12:30 to 7pm) but no admission price.
Chastain Park Pool: Not stated for adults; a Reddit commenter mentions $5 from 1-5pm on weekdays (unlabeled). A Reddit user says it is free on weekdays from 11 to 1, and the source calls it 'alright'. The price is not specified as adult pricing.
Hotels you might expect here, and why they're not
These hotels come up often in Atlanta searches, but we found no rooftop pool at any of them.
Kimpton Sylvan Atlanta - Buckhead. The hotel's own pages describe an outdoor pool alongside botanical gardens, and no source places the pool on the roof. The St. Julep rooftop bar is mentioned without a pool.
Bellyard, West Midtown Atlanta, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel. Two independent sources say the hotel has no pool: Trivago says it "doesn't offer pool areas", and Roomer Travel says "there is no pool." No rooftop pool is confirmed. The rooftop Drawbar is a bar/terrace without a pool.
Hotel Clermont Atlanta, by Oliver. No source mentions a swimming pool at Hotel Clermont. The sources describe only a rooftop bar with skyline views, so this is not a rooftop pool.
Renaissance Atlanta Midtown. No rooftop pool found. The TripAdvisor FAQ says the hotel has no pool, and the only rooftop mention is a bar. One Google Travel snippet says "a pool" but gives no location, so it can't confirm a rooftop pool. Hotel's own pages were not among the sources.
Courtland Grand Hotel. The hotel's own pages describe a heated pool in the courtyard under a glass dome or retractable roof, not on the roof or a top-floor terrace. No source places the pool on the roof.
The Ritz-Carlton, Atlanta. None of the four hotel and listing sources mention a swimming pool of any kind, so no rooftop pool can be confirmed.
Loews Atlanta Hotel. No source mentions a swimming pool at this hotel. The only roof-level item is a 14th-floor outdoor event terrace, and the spa lists a sauna, steam room and hammam, not a pool.
The Westin Buckhead Atlanta. Two third-party pages describe only an indoor pool, and no source places a pool on the roof or a top-floor terrace. The Yelp result is titled "Westin Rooftop" but that is a search query label, not a claim about this hotel's pool.
Atlanta rooftop pools: questions people ask
Which Atlanta hotels let non-guests use the rooftop pool?
Seven sell day passes. Hotel Colee is $40, The Starling and Moxy Midtown are $45 each, Omni Hotel at the Battery is $50, Epicurean Atlanta is $75, and W Atlanta Downtown is $20. Nobu Hotel Atlanta admits outsiders with a cabana rental from $120 for a half day.
Are any Atlanta rooftop pools heated or open in winter?
Yes, four are heated: Nobu Hotel Atlanta, Epicurean Atlanta, Forth Hotel and Scout Living PCM. Nobu (8 am to 10 pm) and Forth are open all year. Average highs fall to 12.2°C in January.
What is the highest rooftop pool in Atlanta?
Epicurean Atlanta, on the 9th floor, is the highest on our list that publishes its floor. Omni Hotel at the Battery is on the 5th and Hotel Colee on the 4th. Floors for the rest aren't published.
Is there a guests-only rooftop pool in Atlanta?
Yes, one: Forth Hotel, in Old Fourth Ward. The pool is heated, open year-round, and day passes are not sold.
Are Atlanta rooftop pools family-friendly or adults-only?
No age rules are published for any hotel on our list. Contact the hotel before bringing children, especially at Nobu, where outsiders book a cabana.
How can I swim in Atlanta for the least money?
A public pool is cheapest: one listing gives $8 for adults. For a rooftop, W Atlanta Downtown has the cheapest day pass on our list, $20 per adult on ResortPass, towels included.
