Best Hotels with Swimming Pools in Vienna for Families

The first question for a Vienna pool hotel is when you travel. From late spring to early autumn, the rooftop pool at The Hoxton and the open-air pool by the Danube at the Hilton Vienna Waterfront give you sun and swimming in the same afternoon. Outside that window, only the indoor pools count: the Sans Souci near the MuseumsQuartier, the Park Hyatt on Am Hof square and the glass-roofed courtyard pool at The Amauris on the Ringstrasse. All three come with a spa, but saunas and steam rooms usually have age limits, so the pool itself is what the children will actually use.

The indoor pools are the safest choice for a family that travels outside summer. The Amauris has a courtyard pool under a glass roof, heated to 29°C according to the hotel, with massage jets and a counter-current system, and it is listed as open from 8:00 to 22:00 all year. Natural light comes through the ceiling, so it does not feel like a basement pool in winter. The Park Hyatt pool sits inside a former bank vault with its original marble columns, which older children tend to find memorable. Both hotels are a short walk from the Opera and Stephansplatz.

The Sans Souci, in the 7th district beside the MuseumsQuartier, is the pool hotel I would pick for a museum-heavy trip. The indoor pool is part of a full spa with saunas and a steam bath, and the hotel offers kids' meals and babysitting. Children are welcome in the pool only during set hours, and the adult-only spa zones are off limits to them, so check the current family swimming times when you book. The Volkstheater and Museumsquartier U-Bahn stations are a few minutes away, which keeps the afternoon swim close to the day's sightseeing.

The two outdoor pools suit a summer stay and give a very different feel. The Hoxton, near Wien Mitte station in the 3rd district, has a small rooftop pool on its seventh floor with views over the skyline. It is unheated and seasonal, and the hotel adds two restaurants, a bar and a babysitting service. The Hilton Vienna Waterfront has an open-air pool with sun loungers by the river, open roughly May to September, plus an indoor play area and a children's breakfast buffet. With more than 6,700 reviews, it is the most reviewed hotel on this list.

Ratings help separate the options. The Sans Souci and The Amauris both score 9.4 out of 10 on Booking.com, the Park Hyatt 9.3, The Hoxton 8.5 and the Hilton Waterfront 8.4. The lower two are the more relaxed, social addresses, with an outdoor pool as a bonus rather than the main feature. The three higher-rated hotels are quieter five-star properties where the pool and spa are central to the stay. For a short city break with young children, I would choose an indoor pool close to the Ring, because it removes the weather from the equation entirely.