Copenhagen Family Hotels with a Swimming Pool
8 family-friendly hotels with swimming pool in Copenhagen . Handpicked for families who want the best.
If you want a hotel pool in Copenhagen with children, compare two hotels first: Villa Copenhagen, beside the central station, with a 25-metre rooftop pool heated to 28-30°C in every month for confident swimmers, and Tivoli Hotel, about ten minutes' walk south (nearest station Dybbølsbro), whose indoor pool starts at 0.9 metres, the gentler choice for younger children who are out of nappies. Pools are rare in this city, and the house rules matter more than the photos. Villa Copenhagen lets children in only between 7:00 and 19:00. Tivoli Hotel bans swim nappies. CPH Hotel has no pool of its own but sells guests a day ticket for the swim centre next door. Below, I go through all eight hotels on this page, rated 8.7 out of 10 on average, by what each pool really allows a child of a given age to do.
Copenhagen is flat, compact and built around its harbour, and swimming is a local habit rather than a holiday treat. In July, people swim at the harbour baths at lunchtime, and the city tests the water every day before anyone is let in. Most of the hotels on this page sit within a short walk of the central station and Tivoli Gardens, while Østerbro and Nordhavn are a few minutes away by train or metro.
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🏊Which Copenhagen hotel pool suits your children's ages?
In Copenhagen a hotel pool is the rainy-day plan rather than a holiday extra. The city's free harbour baths have lifeguards only in summer, Tivoli Gardens closes for weeks between its seasons, and an October or February afternoon gets dark early. The useful question is therefore not whether a hotel has a pool, but whether your children are allowed in it, at what hour, and from what age.
Villa Copenhagen, in the former Central Post Office next to the station, has the pool most families picture: a 25-metre outdoor lap pool on the roof, kept at 28-30°C all year with heat recovered from the building itself. It is reserved for staying guests and open from 7:00 to 22:00, but children are welcome only until 19:00. On Mondays and Fridays it closes from 12:00 to 12:30, while the sauna and deck stay open. There is no shallow end for toddlers, so I would book it for children who already swim a length on their own.
Tivoli Hotel is the better choice for small children, and its rules are written for them. The indoor pool is 16 metres long, kept at 28°C, with three depths of 0.9, 1 and 1.6 metres and a small waterfall. Children must be toilet-trained, because swim nappies and swim pants are not allowed, and after any accident the pool closes for 24 hours of cleaning. It also shuts every day from 11:30 to 13:30. The hotel adds a children's playroom and an outdoor playground, which helps on the days when the water is closed.
CPH Hotel works differently. It belongs to DGI-byen, the sports complex behind the central station, and its guests buy an all-day ticket at reception for Vandkulturhuset, the swim centre in the same complex. With several pools under one roof, it makes a half-day outing rather than a quick dip, and children can swim, eat and go back in on one ticket. Opening hours change with the season, so I would check them at reception on arrival before promising anything to the children, especially during Danish school holidays when the centre is at its fullest.
At Scandic Spectrum, the large Scandic on the Kalvebod Brygge waterfront, the pool sits inside a separate wellness area. Scandic says children are welcome during set family hours, recommends booking a time slot, and standard room bookings usually do not include entry. That is fine for a planned swim and frustrating for a spontaneous one, so I would book the slot at the same time as the room. Nimb, inside Tivoli Gardens, has a rooftop pool with a counter-current, but it is outdoor and seasonal, closed in winter, so it is no answer to a wet week in January.
For a week with cooking, two apartment hotels in the north of the city have an indoor pool downstairs. Adina, on Amerika Plads in Nordhavn, is about 750 metres from Østerport station, with trains to the centre and the airport; guest reviews often mention that its pool feels cool rather than warm. Charlottehaven, in Østerbro, has serviced apartments around a courtyard and an indoor pool. One hotel on this page is the exception: 1 Hotel Copenhagen, on Krystalgade in the old town, lists a gym and recovery treatments on its official site but no pool, so I would not choose it for swimming.
Parent's take
My rule in Copenhagen is to read the children's swim hours before the photos of the pool. Villa Copenhagen stops admitting children at 19:00, Tivoli Hotel closes over lunch, and Scandic Spectrum works by family slots, so each one fits a different daily rhythm. For a short city break with Tivoli Gardens on the programme, I would stay at Villa Copenhagen, beside the central station, or at Tivoli Hotel, about ten minutes' walk south. For a week, I would rather take an apartment at Adina or Charlottehaven and accept a cooler pool in exchange for a kitchen and a washing routine.
Our Top 8 Picks
Hotels in Copenhagen with swimming pool, sorted by guest rating.
1 Hotel Copenhagen
Indre By
Wonderful
401 reviews
1 Hotel Copenhagen sits in the Latin Quarter with a full Bamford wellness spa and a rooftop pool overlooking the old town. The design leans sustainable and biophilic, and family rooms come with extra beds on request.
From
€2723/night
Why families love 1 Hotel Copenhagen
The rooftop pool is the headline here, and it is open to all guests. Kids are allowed in during daytime hours, then the adult-only wellness spa downstairs takes over in the evening for parents wanting a sauna and a massage. The rooms are big by Copenhagen standards, often with room for a cot plus a pull-out sofa. Stroget shopping street and Rundetaarn are both a five-minute walk, so nobody is stuck in a taxi.
Nimb Hotel
Inside Tivoli Gardens, city centre
Wonderful
620 reviews
A five-star boutique hotel inside Tivoli Gardens with 38 suites, a rooftop pool and unlimited Tivoli access for guests. Family rooms face either the park rollercoaster or the Moorish-palace facade.
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€595/night
Why families love Nimb Hotel
Nimb Hotel is a five-star boutique hotel inside Tivoli Gardens, and I recommend it to families for whom Tivoli is the main reason for the trip. Guests have unlimited park access through a private gate, so children can go back to the room for a nap or a change and return later. There are only 38 suites, a heated rooftop pool with a sun deck, and Copenhagen Central Station is an eight-minute walk away.
Charlottehaven
Østerbro
Wonderful
500 reviews
Charlottehaven is a serviced apartment complex in Østerbro with genuinely large suites — the smallest sleep four, the biggest sleep six. Every unit has a full kitchen, washing machine, dining table, and separate living room. On-site: 18-metre indoor pool, sauna, fitness centre, and a small outdoor play area for kids.
From
€1089/night
Why families love Charlottehaven
Charlottehaven is the serviced-apartment option I recommend in Copenhagen for families who want a real home base. The smallest apartments sleep four and the largest six, each with a full kitchen, a washing machine, a dining table and a separate living room. On site there is an 18-metre indoor pool, a sauna, a fitness centre and a small outdoor play area, and the residential Østerbro setting is about 15 minutes from the centre.
Villa Copenhagen
Vesterbro, 3 min walk to Tivoli Gardens
Excellent
1,950 reviews
A five-star hotel in the former Central Post Office building, with a 25-metre heated pool, family rooms and a 15-minute walk to Tivoli, Nyhavn and the National Museum. The courtyard is open to kids under 16.
From
€310/night
Why families love Villa Copenhagen
Villa Copenhagen's big-family appeal is the 25-metre pool, which is the longest hotel pool in central Copenhagen and open to kids until 7pm. The Studio Rooms sleep three and the Family Rooms sleep four (with a proper kids' bed, not just a sofa). Location is unbeatable if your plan is Tivoli, National Museum and canal tours because all three are under 15 minutes walk. The one catch: dinner at the restaurant is adult-heavy and loud in summer, so eat early or go elsewhere.
Adina Apartment Hotel Copenhagen
Østerbro / Nordhavn
Excellent
500 reviews
Adina sits on Amerika Plads in Nordhavn, a 10-minute walk from the Little Mermaid and 20 minutes on foot to Nyhavn. Apartments have full kitchens with dishwashers, separate dining areas, and balconies. The on-site Storehouse restaurant serves a solid breakfast buffet and kid-friendly Danish classics.
From
€516/night
Why families love Adina Apartment Hotel Copenhagen
I would book Adina Apartment Hotel for families who need room to spread out in Copenhagen. It sits on Amerika Plads in Nordhavn, a 10-minute walk from the Little Mermaid and about 20 minutes on foot from Nyhavn. The two-bedroom apartments have balconies, separate dining areas and full kitchens with dishwashers, and most include a washing machine. The on-site Storehouse restaurant serves a kid-friendly breakfast buffet and Danish classics. Guests rate it 8.7 across 500 reviews.
Tivoli Hotel
Copenhagen
Very Good
565 reviews
Tivoli Hotel is a large 4-star beside the central station with a 14-metre heated indoor pool, sauna, and easy walk to Tivoli Gardens itself (the reason you probably came).
From
$500/night
Why families love Tivoli Hotel
The location is hard to beat: 8 minutes walk to Tivoli and next to Copenhagen Central for the airport train. Pool is 14 metres, well-heated, and open to 10pm. Family rooms are basic but spacious. Breakfast is busy on weekends so go at 7am or after 9:30.
Scandic Spectrum
Copenhagen
Very Good
349 reviews
Scandic Spectrum is a 4-star on Kalvebod Brygge with a heated indoor pool, gym, and family rooms for four. The waterfront location is 12 minutes walk to Tivoli via the harbour promenade.
From
$338/night
Why families love Scandic Spectrum
Pool is smaller than Charlottehaven but warmer (29 degrees, good for toddlers). Family rooms sleep 4 comfortably, with a sofa bed partition that works. The location is quiet at night but you have the harbour front for morning jogs. Buffet breakfast is the best on this list.
CPH Hotel
Copenhagen
Good
644 reviews
CPH Hotel is a 3-star near Nørrebrogade with an indoor pool and sauna, simple family rooms, and prices 30 to 40 percent lower than the 4-star hotels downtown.
From
$667/night
Why families love CPH Hotel
The pool is small, maybe 10 metres, but warm and quiet because the hotel is mostly business travellers. Best value on this list for families willing to tram 5 minutes to the centre. Rooms are plain but clean, and staff are genuinely helpful. Book a family room early as there are only a few.
💡What to know before the first swim
- 1At Villa Copenhagen, plan the swim before dinner: children are allowed in the rooftop pool only between 7:00 and 19:00, although adults can stay until 22:00.
- 2Take proper swimwear to Tivoli Hotel rather than swim nappies, which are banned; an accident closes the pool for a full 24 hours of disinfection for every guest.
- 3Avoid the lunchtime gap at Tivoli Hotel: the pool is closed every day from 11:30 to 13:30, so swim first thing or after an afternoon at Tivoli Gardens.
- 4At CPH Hotel, buy the guests' all-day ticket for Vandkulturhuset at reception in the morning, so children can swim, eat and go back in on the same day.
- 5Book Scandic Spectrum's family swim slot when you book the room, because children may use the pool only during set family hours and entry is usually not included.
- 6Danish schools break in week 42 in October and, in Copenhagen, week 7 in February: hotel pools and Vandkulturhuset are at their busiest then, so book the family slots early.
- 7For a free outdoor swim in summer, Islands Brygge harbour bath has two children's pools, the shallowest 30 centimetres deep, with lifeguards on duty only in the summer season.
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