27 Montréal hotel pools to plunge into

The Ritz-Carlton Montréal’s indoor saltwater pool overlooks the city from its Golden Mile rooftop, where you can order snacks and a drink on the terrace. Other cool factoid: it’s heated by reclaimed energy. Hop outside for a dip in the hot tub or Swedish sauna! The saltwater indoor pool on the rooftop of the Courtyard Marriott Midtown Montréal opens as early as 5 am, meaning you can take in the sunrise through the floor-to-ceiling panoramic windows. The outdoor pool at Old Montréal’s Hôtel Hyatt Centric Montréal offers views on both the Port and the city side, so you can choose your mood as you sip a drink. At the chic Honeyrose Hotel Montréal, the indoor pool faces Place des Festivals — you can practically take part in the festivals as you swim.

With both an indoor and an outdoor swimming pool, the Hotel Universel Montréal right downtown has everything to please — especially kids! There are few grander pools than the indoor-outdoor pool at Hôtel Bonaventure Montréal, where you can dive in indoors and swim through to the huge outdoor pool any time of year, even when it’s snowing. In the summer, the big rooftop deck is a great place to lounge.

At the Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth, you can float on your back and take in the stunning wooden slats in the ceiling, in keeping with the cool use of natural materials throughout the hotel. Unwind on a deck chair after a day or meetings at the DoubleTree by Hilton Montréal indoor pool — its unusual geometric shape gives it a resort-like vibe, awash in natural daylight. The cool Tetris-piece shape of the indoor heated pool at the Centre Sheraton Montréal Hotel means you can chat and paddle on the pool’s edge at the same time as someone is doing laps. The segmented indoor pool at Le Westin Montréal is one of the hotels’ coolest architectural features — not to mention the glass bottom segment that hovers above the grand entranceway! Don’t worry: there are two other sections to choose from if you’re shy.

With its pool open from 5 am to 11 pm, the indoor heated pool at the Holiday Inn Montréal Downtown is sure to provide entertainment for the whole family whatever time you want it. Plus, there’s a whirlpool! Order a Cobb salad from the poolside menu at the Omni Mont-Royal Hotel, while your kids munch down on burgers. This seasonal sunny oasis on the hotel’s third floor has a lifeguard on duty during the pool’s opening hours — though kids require adult supervision at all times. The indoor heated pool and sundeck at L’Appartement-Hôtel downtown is only one of the hotel’s kid-friendly services: they also offer babysitting. Can anyone say date night?

The indoor rooftop pool at Le Square Phillips Hôtel & Suites may only be two aisles wide, but it’s all you need to get your laps in and take in the stunning downtown view. Take a moment to soak up rays on the sundeck. Relish in a refreshing dip in the outdoor heated dipping pool on the second floor of Le St-Martin Hotel Particulier Downtown — what it lacks in breadth it makes up for by being cute, heated and open year-round. Follow a workout in the well outfitted gym room at the Montréal Marriott Château Champlain with a plunge into the small indoor pool next door. Wash away a day of meetings with a plunge into the stylish small pool at the Ramada Plaza by Wyndham Montréal. Just inside from the landscaped patio, the 15-metre saltwater lap pool at the InterContinental Montréal is a great place to dip before a session in the dry sauna. Although it's not a pool, the M Montréal, located in the heart of downtown, has a nice rooftop terrace with a jacuzzi. Aaaah!

At the Renaissance Montréal Downtown, the stainless-steel rooftop plunge pool is only open in summer months, when a dip is exactly what you need after a hot day exploring. The beautiful wooden deck surrounding the heated rooftop pool at Hôtel Le Cantlie Suites makes it the perfect place to soak up summer. And have you seen that view? Hôtel Ruby Foo’s has an outdoor heated pool that’s open in the summer months and has a lifeguard on duty at all times. After a workout in the fitness room at the Hôtel Espresso Montréal Downtown, head outdoors in summer months for a dip in the sweet splash pool. Relax on a deck chair in the summer heat before a dip into the beguiling turquoise pool at Le Nouvel Hôtel & Spa. The kidney shaped outdoor pool at Auberge Royal Versailles near the Olympic Stadium is a sweet summer treat. At the Hôtel William Gray, the outdoor pool is small but it’s just the ticket on a hot summer’s day. Finally, the Homewood Suites by Hilton Montréal Centre-Ville features a rooftop swimming pool, open during the summer season.