The 45-foot rooftop pool is not only heated but features underwater lights and music as well. Things aren't so bad above the water either, with an adjacent bar and lounge. Read more.
The Beach at the Dream Downtown Hotel features white sand imported from Montauk and a glass-bottomed pool, through which you can apparently see the hotel lobby, in a separate area. Read more.
A member's club with 30 hotels rooms, the Soho House has a rooftop pool that is heated, open year-round, and among the most exclusive in the city. Access is only allowed to hotel guests or members. Read more.
The Mandarin Oriental Hotel offers a 75-foot, three-lane lap pool on the 35th floor with Hudson River views as part of its very impressive 14,500-square-foot spa. Read more.
New York's only hotel with an Andy Warhol print on the bottom of its pool. Things have quieted down since the days when the neighbors were complaining about the pool area being used as a nightclub. Read more.
The 45-foot indoor pool on the 23rd (top) floor of the Peninsula Hotel is surrounded by teak columns and a black tile floor, and has a full-time attendant. It's part of the hotel's three-floor spa. Read more.
The rooftop plunge pool at the Empire Hotel comes with private cabanas equipped with ceiling fans, LCD TVs, iPod docking stations with speakers, mini fridges, and telephones. Read more.
At the King & Grove Williamsburg, the 40-by-20-foot pool has two distinctions: 1) it's four feet deep, and 2) it's saltwater. It's very large, and has a lot of lounging space. Also open to the public. Read more.
The 44-foot pool on the 27th floor of the Millennium U.N. Plaza hotel is surrounded by floor-to-ceiling windows, offering panoramic Midtown views. Read more.
The pool on the roof of the James Hotel in Soho may be small, but it is on the roof and, more importantly, it's open to the public on the summer weekends, as is the rooftop bar. Read more.
