Hong Kong’s many pools provide an ideal way to beat the summer heat. Not only can swimming provide health benefits for all ages, but it’s also a fun recreational activity that provides social time with family or friends.

Swimming provides many health and psychological advantages beyond being an enjoyable way to workout, including improved cardiovascular endurance, increased flexibility, better overall balance, decreased osteoporosis risk and depression prevention. Furthermore, it can help refresh you after an exhausting day at work; with so many physiological and psychological advantages swimming should be on everyone’s bucket list!

Hong Kong boasts many pools for swimmers of all kinds to cool off during this summer season, from rooftop pools with luxurious rooftop loungers and exclusive indoor complexes to small poolhouses in residential buildings. Here are some of the top Hong Kong pools you should visit this season.

Kerry Hotel Hong Kong’s modern outdoor pool provides an exquisite view of Victoria Harbour from its 25-meter rooftop location in Hung Hom. Perfect for lap swimming or simply taking in the spectacular sights, Red Sugar Terrace Bar provides convenient drinks and snacks onsite – it’s especially breathtaking to witness Victoria Harbour turn pink-gold during sunset hours from here!

Leisure and Cultural Services Department operates this pool, with admission costing HK$17 during weekdays and HK$19 on weekends; disabled, over-60 or children ages 3–13 may qualify for discounted admission rates; please visit their website or contact the front desk for further details.

Tsing Yi Swimming Pool offers an impressive swimming complex for the whole family to enjoy, including main, teaching, leisure and water slide pools – plus water slides and large play areas to keep children occupied during free time! Conveniently located in Tsing Yi.

Peninsula Hotel boasts one of the city’s most impressive pools, inspired by Roman-era design with statuesque columns that creates an opulent, luxurious and palatial environment that will transport you back to Rome on vacation. Open to hotel guests as well as non-hotel guests who purchase a lounge pass which grants access to its lounge area, pool deck and menu of snacks such as Alaskan King Crab Rolls, Strawberry Mirlitons and Champagne as well as membership benefits that give access to exclusive pool parties!