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Summer is short in Toronto: the best three months for a rooftop swim are June to August, and average highs fall to 2.6°C by December. Eight hotels on our list have a pool up high, and access is the main split. One sells day passes, three take hotel guests only, and four don't publish who can swim.
Our first pick is Hotel X Toronto, where the heated pool sits on the 28th floor, is limited to hotel guests and needs a reservation on weekends. If you're not staying the night, Sheraton Centre Toronto is the easier route: day passes are sold through ResortPass, though the price isn't shown.
28th-floor heated pool above Exhibition Place, for hotel guests only
Old Toronto, 4-star hotel, rated 4.5 on Google (4,566 reviews)
Sample photo, not Hotel X Toronto. Amanda Hawker, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
28thfloor pool
Who can swim
Hotel guests only
Day pass
No
Heated
Heated
Season
Open year-round
Why it's here. Book here if you're staying the night and want a heated pool high up. It sits on the 28th floor, takes hotel guests only, and asks for a reservation on weekends.
A heated rooftop pool on the 28th floor of a 30-storey building over Exhibition Place, in Old Toronto. The catch is access: only hotel guests can swim, and weekends need a reservation.
Best forGuests who want a heated pool on a high floor and will book the night.
Skip it ifYou want a swim without booking a room, since no day pass is published.
The only day-pass pool on our list, with hot tub and sauna
Old Toronto, 4-star hotel, rated 4.3 on Google (10,126 reviews)
Sample photo, not Sheraton Centre Toronto. Ted Eytan, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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. The easiest pool on our list for non-guests, with day passes sold through ResortPass. It's heated, and the hotel also has a hot tub and a sauna. Check the pass price first.
Find it at 123 Queen St W in Old Toronto; the hotel doesn't publish a floor. It's heated, 1.4 metres deep, and backed by a hot tub and sauna on site. The catch is that the pass price isn't shown.
Best forVisitors who aren't staying and want a heated hotel pool for an afternoon.
Skip it ifYou need the floor or the pass price settled before you commit.
Plunge pool and skyline deck, open May through September
Old Toronto, 5-star hotel, rated 4.5 on Google (785 reviews)
Sample photo, not 1 Hotel Toronto. Ted Eytan, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Rooftopfloor not published
Who can swim
Hotel guests only
Day pass
No
Heated
Not published
Season
May through September, closed for 2026 season as of today
Why it's here. Pick this for a summer stay built around a plunge pool and a skyline deck. Swimming is limited to hotel guests and building residents, at 90 minutes a day, and the pool is closed for the 2026 season.
A rooftop deck with a plunge pool and sweeping skyline views, at 550 Wellington St W in Old Toronto. The season runs May through September. The floor isn't published, and the pool is closed for 2026.
Best forSummer guests who want a plunge pool and skyline views from a rooftop deck.
Skip it ifYou're travelling between October and April, when the pool is closed.
44th floor and heated, the highest published floor on our list
Old Toronto, 5-star hotel, rated 4.6 on Google (2,242 reviews)
Sample photo, not BISHA Toronto. Blake Patterson from Alexandria, VA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
44thfloor pool
Who can swim
Hotel guests only
Day pass
No
Heated
Heated
Season
Seasonal, roughly late May through September (blog)
Why it's here. Book BISHA for height: the pool is on the 44th floor, the highest on our list that publishes a floor. It's heated and open to hotel guests only.
A heated pool on the 44th floor at 80 Blue Jays Way in Old Toronto, for hotel guests only. No season or hours are published, which is the catch outside summer.
Best forGuests who want the highest published pool floor and are staying in summer.
Skip it ifYou need a day pass or confirmed pool hours.
Seasonal rooftop pool and terrace at a West Queen West aparthotel
Old Toronto, rated 4.8 on Google (112 reviews)
Sample photo, not Nester Finn. 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
Seasonal; exact open months not stated
Why it's here. Choose this for a rooftop pool in West Queen West and an aparthotel stay. The pool is seasonal, and the hotel doesn't publish its open months, floor or who can swim.
On the roof at 6 Brixton Wy in West Queen West, Old Toronto, there's a pool and terrace. It's seasonal, but the open months aren't stated. Floor, heating and access rules aren't published, which is the catch.
Best forTravelers who want a West Queen West base and will confirm the pool is open.
Skip it ifYou need confirmed access rules, heating or a floor before booking.
Old Toronto, 4-star hotel, rated 4.4 on Google (3,932 reviews)
Sample photo, not Marriott Eaton Centre. Sandra Cohen-Rose and Colin Rose from Montreal, Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
18thfloor pool
Who can swim
Access not published
Day pass
No
Heated
Not published
Season
Not published
Why it's here. Pick this for a downtown pool you can use in any weather. It's indoors on the 18th floor, with a whirlpool, and access rules aren't published.
An indoor pool on the 18th floor at 525 Bay St. in Old Toronto, with a whirlpool and hot tub on the same floor. A 24-hour fitness center is also on site, and the catch is that who can swim isn't published.
Best forWinter or shoulder-season stays when you want an indoor swim and a hot tub.
Skip it ifYou need an open-air deck or a pass for a non-guest visit.
Outdoor roof-level pool, listed 6:30 am to 10 pm, currently closed
Old Toronto, 4-star hotel, rated 4.2 on Google (4,477 reviews)
Sample photo, not Hyatt Regency Toronto. PattayaPatrol, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Rooftopfloor not published
Who can swim
Access not published
Day pass
No
Heated
Not published
Season
Seasonal; no opening months stated
Why it's here. Hold off booking for the pool: it's listed as closed, with no reopening date. If it returns, it's an outdoor roof-level pool open 6:30 am to 10 pm, though who may swim is unstated.
This is an outdoor, seasonal roof-level pool at the Hyatt Regency, 370 King St W in Old Toronto, with listed hours of 6:30 am to 10 pm. The floor isn't published. The catch is that the pool is currently closed, and no opening months are stated.
Best forTravelers who want to stay on King St W and will treat the pool as a bonus if it reopens.
Skip it ifYou need a confirmed swim, since the pool is listed as closed with no reopening date.
Heated indoor rooftop pool with skyline views, built for laps
Old Toronto, 4-star hotel, rated 4.3 on Google (1,732 reviews)
Sample photo, not Royal Sonesta Yorkville. Pjotr Mahhonin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Rooftopfloor not published
Who can swim
Access not published
Day pass
No
Heated
Heated
Season
Heated indoor rooftop pool, open year-round
Why it's here. Pick this one for laps under a roof in any weather: the pool is heated, indoor and on the rooftop, with panoramic Toronto skyline views. Access is the weak point, since the hotel leaves who can swim unstated.
This heated indoor pool sits on the rooftop of the hotel at 220 Bloor St W in Old Toronto. It has panoramic skyline views and suits lap swimming. The floor and the hours aren't published, and neither is the access policy.
Best forWinter visitors who want heated lap swimming with a skyline view.
Skip it ifYou need to swim without booking a room, since no day pass or outside access is published.
Book June to August for an outdoor rooftop swim. Pride Toronto runs in June, Caribana (the Toronto Caribbean Carnival) runs through July and August, and Toronto Music Week is August 16 to 22, 2027, so reserve early for those dates. 1 Hotel Toronto's pool is open May through September for 90 minutes a day, and Nester Finn's seasonal pool has no published open months.
Winter is a different search. Average highs are 8.1°C in November, 2.6°C in December and -0.3°C in January. Four pools are heated: Hotel X, Sheraton Centre, BISHA and Royal Sonesta Yorkville, whose pool is indoors on the rooftop. Marriott Eaton Centre also has a pool indoors, up on the 18th floor. The heated hotels don't publish winter hours, so confirm before you book. Hyatt Regency's roof-level pool is listed as closed with no reopening date.
Average daily highs: November 8°C (47°F), December 3°C (37°F), January 0°C (31°F). The warmest stretch for swimming is Jun–Aug.
Where to stay: Toronto's rooftop pools by area
Queen West
Queen West is named among Toronto's best walkable neighbourhoods, and West Queen West is listed among the best foodie areas to stay. Nester Finn, an aparthotel with a seasonal rooftop pool, is the listed hotel here.
Cheaper ways to swim in Toronto
If you only want to swim, Toronto's public pools cost far less than a hotel stay or a pass, though none is on a roof. City drop-in lane swims are $4 for adults, and leisure swim at City indoor pools has free times for city residents.
City of Toronto drop-in lane swim (facility not named in the source snippet): $4 adult. Drop-in lane swims can be reserved online at select City of Toronto pools. The snippet does not name the specific pool.
Variety Village (Toronto). Has two swimming pools and a hot pool. The source does not state an admission price or confirm public access rules.
City of Toronto indoor pools (leisure swim): Free for city residents. Covers the City's indoor pools generally, not one named pool. The source says the free times are for city residents.
Hotels you might expect here, and why they're not
These hotels come up in Toronto searches, but the sources place their pools indoors or give no rooftop location, so they aren't on the list.
The St. Regis Toronto. Thomas Cook, Expedia and Journeyera all describe an indoor pool. Only a Yelp search-listing label mentions a rooftop pool, and no source places a pool on the roof.
The Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto. Sources describe an indoor pool. The rooftop feature they mention is a tennis court, not a pool, and no source places the pool on the roof. The hotel's own pages were not among the sources.
Toronto Marriott City Centre Hotel. The only source describing this hotel's pool calls it a heated indoor pool. No source places a pool on the roof or top-floor terrace, so it is not a confirmed rooftop pool.
Crowne Plaza Toronto - North York by IHG. Hotel's own pages describe a seasonal outdoor pool in landscaped parkland, not on a roof. The only rooftop claim comes from a third-party ranking page that also covers other hotels, and the hotel's own pages take precedence.
Park Hyatt Toronto. Sources describe a 17th-floor rooftop bar (Writers Room) and a saltwater pool listed under wellness with the spa. No source says the pool is on the roof or a top-floor terrace.
The Hazelton Hotel Toronto. The pool is an indoor saltwater pool in the Spa by Valmont. The ranking page says the hotel is not one of the Toronto hotels with a rooftop pool. The hotel's own site describes no rooftop pool.
SoHo Hotel Toronto. The hotel's own wellness page places the indoor saltwater pool on the second floor, not the roof. Journeyera lists the hotel on a rooftop-pool ranking but only describes an indoor pool, so the hotel's page wins.
The Pool at Four Points by Sheraton Toronto Mississauga. Sources describe an indoor pool only. None places the pool on the roof or on a top-floor terrace.
Toronto rooftop pools: questions people ask
Which Toronto hotels let non-guests swim at the rooftop pool?
One: Sheraton Centre Toronto, where ResortPass sells the day passes and the price isn't shown. Hotel X, 1 Hotel Toronto and BISHA limit the pool to guests. Four hotels, Nester Finn, Marriott Eaton Centre, Hyatt Regency and Royal Sonesta Yorkville, don't publish who can swim.
Are any Toronto rooftop pools heated?
Yes, four: Hotel X, Sheraton Centre, BISHA and Royal Sonesta Yorkville. Royal Sonesta's pool is indoors on the rooftop. None of the hotels publishes winter hours, so check before you book a cold-weather stay.
Which Toronto hotel has the highest rooftop pool?
BISHA Toronto, on the 44th floor, is the highest on our list that publishes a floor. Hotel X is next at the 28th floor, and Marriott Eaton Centre's indoor pool is on the 18th floor.
Can you swim at a Toronto hotel rooftop pool in winter?
Yes, in the sense that two pools are indoors: Royal Sonesta Yorkville's heated rooftop pool and Marriott Eaton Centre's 18th-floor pool with a hot tub. Both leave access unstated. 1 Hotel Toronto is open May through September only, and Hyatt Regency's pool is listed as closed.
How can I swim in Toronto for the least money?
Drop-in lane swims at City of Toronto pools cost $4 for adults, and some indoor leisure swim times are free for city residents. These are not rooftop pools. For a rooftop swim, the Sheraton Centre day pass is the only non-guest option, with the price shown at checkout on ResortPass.
