The best hotels with rooftop pools in Cape Town

Why it's here. Book Cloud 9 if you want to swim without a room. A R300 minimum spend gets non-residents onto the roof, and it is the only pool on our Cape Town list with day access sold online.

Cloud 9's plunge pool is on the rooftop of the Mountain Club Bistro, a two-level bar and restaurant at 12 Kloof Nek Rd in Gardens. The 360-degree outlook takes in the city, Lion's Head and Table Mountain. The rooftop holds 50 people at most, and it is adults only.

Why it's here. Pick The Silo for a heated rooftop pool at a 5-star V&A Waterfront hotel, as long as you're booking a room. Only residents can swim.

The pool is on the roof of the hotel at Silo Square in the V&A Waterfront, in the area called The Silo Rooftop. It is heated and has panoramic views. Only resident guests can use it, and the hotel doesn't publish its floor.

Why it's here. Choose The Trade for a rooftop pool in a historic city-centre building with poolside dining. A room is the way in, since the pool is guests only.

The pool is on the rooftop level called The Moon, next to the bar, above Cape Town's inner city. The hotel is in a historic building at 55 Shortmarket St. Poolside dining comes from The Trade Bar & Social, which runs the bar independently of the hotel.

Why it's here. Pullman is the pick for heated water plus a rooftop bar under one roof, right in town. Swimming is for in-house guests only.

The heated pool at 22 Riebeek St is for in-house hotel guests. Above it, Ghibli Rooftop Bar has skyline views, cocktails and light bites, and the rooftop deck hosts morning yoga classes. No floor is published for the pool.

Why it's here. Station House suits a stay with a kitchen and a rooftop pool together, but access is unpublished, so confirm it before you book.

This boutique aparthotel at 19 Kloof Rd in Fresnaye, described as a Sea Point aparthotel, has a rooftop pool and self-catering suites. Free secure parking is included. Floor, hours and heating aren't published by the hotel.

Why it's here. The Marly is for guests staying in Camps Bay who want a heated pool and the beach close by. The pool is for hotel guests, with no day pass listed.

The Marly is at 201 Victoria Rd on The Promenade in Camps Bay. The pool is heated and for hotel guests. The hotel doesn't publish its floor or pool hours. Guests also get beach loungers and a dedicated beach butler on Camps Bay.

Why it's here. Pick this aparthotel for a heated pool on the roof in the city centre, and plan to stay to use it. Few pools on our list are heated, and the rooftop bar looks at Table Mountain.

This aparthotel at 91 Plein St in the city centre has a heated pool on its roof. A rooftop bar next to it overlooks the city, with views of Table Mountain. The hotel doesn't publish a floor number or a day pass.

Why it's here. Choose THE GREY for a rooftop pool at Skybar, with Table Mountain and ocean in view, if you're staying between October and the end of summer. The pool pauses in winter, and 2026 reopening dates aren't stated.

At 49 Napier St, the pool is up on the roof at Skybar, facing Table Mountain and the ocean. It is a guests pool. The hotel pauses it over winter and reopens it in October, without stating the 2026 dates.

Why it's here. The Hyde suits wine drinkers staying in Sea Point who want a roof deck with loungers. The pool deck shares the roof with a Bruce Jack tasting centre for wine. Who can swim isn't published.

At 13 London Rd in Sea Point, the pool sits on the Skye Deck on the roof. Loungers line the pool, and a Bruce Jack wine tasting centre shares the deck, with mountain and ocean views. The catch is that the hotel doesn't publish its access rules.

Why it's here. Stay here if you'd rather have a full suite than a hotel room and still want a roof pool. It is a guests pool, and the listing gives little else about it.

On top of the Mandela Rhodes building, at the corner of Wale and Burg Streets in the city centre, sits the pool. The hotel describes spacious all-suite apartments in Cape Town's cultural quarter. It doesn't publish the floor, views, hours or heating.

Why it's here. ANEW Green Point is the one to pick for a glass-walled rooftop pool with Signal Hill and Atlantic views. Access rules aren't published, so confirm before you plan a visit.

At 181 Main Rd in Green Point, the hotel's pool is on the roof. Glass walls look out over the neighborhood, toward Signal Hill and the Atlantic Ocean, and a rooftop lounge sits alongside. The hotel doesn't publish its floor, hours or access rules.

Why it's here. Cape Town Lodge suits anyone who wants food at the pool, since The Famous Butchers Grill can deliver to the rooftop area. Access, floor and hours aren't published.

At 101 Buitengracht St in the city centre, the hotel has its pool on the roof. The hotel describes a cosmopolitan rooftop pool where you can read with a cocktail in the sun. Floor, hours, heating and access rules aren't published.

Why it's here. Pick Cape Royale for a rooftop pool deck in Green Point, but only after you confirm access. Who can swim, the floor and heating are all unpublished.

Cape Royale Luxury Suites lists a Rooftop Pool Deck. Its address is 47 Main Rd, Green Point. Google Maps classes the property as an apartment building with serviced accommodation. Floor, heating and access rules are unpublished, and that is the catch.

Why it's here. Consider Hotel Sky if a heated pool matters for a cooler-month visit and you want the Foreshore. Access rules and the floor are unpublished.

Hotel Sky Cape Town is at 9 Lower Long St in the Foreshore, an area described as within walking distance of the Waterfront. Its pool is listed as heated. The floor and access rules aren't published, so you can't yet tell whether non-guests can swim.

Why it's here. Book Cape Diamond if you want a guests-only rooftop pool in the city centre and don't need to know the floor. Non-guests are out, and heating isn't published.

Cape Diamond Boutique Hotel has a rooftop pool for hotel guests. It sits at 117 Longmarket St, Cape Town City Centre. The floor and heating aren't published. Non-guests have no listed way in.