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Austin Hotels With Pools

When it is 104 degrees, the hotel pool is the amenity that matters. These are the pools locals buy day passes for, and the ones visitors should pick a room around.

1
Hotel Van Zandt · Rainey Street

Rooftop pool over Rainey Street with a DJ scene on weekends.

2
The LINE Austin · Downtown / Lady Bird Lake

Lakeside pool with the P6 rooftop bar above; the best view of Lady Bird Lake from a lounger.

3
Austin Proper Hotel · Downtown / Second Street

Fifth-floor pool deck with cabanas and Kelly Wearstler design.

4
Hotel San Jose · South Congress

Small, tree-shaded courtyard pool that defines South Congress cool.

5
South Congress Hotel · South Congress

Rooftop pool with a bar, open to hotel guests and members.

6
Fairmont Austin · Downtown / Convention Center

Seventh-floor pool deck with the biggest footprint downtown.

7
Omni Barton Creek Resort · Barton Creek / West Austin

Multiple pools, lazy river, and a Hill Country setting 20 minutes from downtown.

8
Hyatt Regency Lost Pines · Bastrop (day trip)

Lazy river, water slide, and the Colorado River; the family resort pick.

9
Carpenter Hotel · Zilker / Barton Springs

Retro pool with a snack bar in a former union hall by Zilker.

10
Kimpton Hotel Van Zandt vs. Kalahari (Round Rock) · Round Rock

For kids, the Kalahari indoor water park in Round Rock beats every downtown pool.

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