LA Hotel Pools You Can Actually Get Into

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Press play at the gate. Poolside disco, yacht rock, and exactly one guilty pleasure per hour.

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David Hockney painted the pool floor and Marilyn held court here — maximum Old Hollywood per square foot. Day passes run via ResortPass (roughly $45–$65) with poolside café service. Valet on property.

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A proper tour of the Roosevelt and that Hockney-bottomed pool before you commit the day.

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DTLA's moodiest pool — Moroccan tile, palms, 1926 bones, coffin-shaped and fully cinematic. Daycation passes (~$45, 11am–5:30pm) include a lounger, a La Casita smoothie, and $5 validated valet. Best value downtown.

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The rooftop-party pool in concentrated form: Hollywood Hills panoramas, weekend DJs, cocktails arriving fast. Day passes on ResortPass (roughly $55–$80). Stake your lounger before 11am on Saturdays — this is not a meditate-by-the-water situation.

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A proper rooftop day-club experience — hills views, full cocktail menu, cabana service — from $39 on ResortPass. Skews younger and louder, which is a feature. Best group-with-mixed-budgets move in Hollywood.

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Heated rooftop infinity pool hovering over Century City with ¡ESTA! pouring mezcal-forward things poolside. ResortPass access 11am–7pm (roughly $65–$90); the 14,000-sq-ft spa is a bookable add-on. Power lunch, but make it a swimsuit.

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Mid-century motel bones, tiled pool, lush plantings, zero pretension — like a Baja surf town opened a Westside embassy. From $39 on ResortPass, the best value on this list. Come-as-you-are energy, surprisingly great cocktails.

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Pacific on one side, mountains on the other, Calabra serving Mediterranean poolside — beach vacation but make it architectural. ResortPass passes go fast (roughly $65–$90); book a week or two out and stay through sunset.

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WeHo Design District calm: intimate pool, good loungers, no DJ. ResortPass files it under "serene escapes," which tells you exactly what afternoon you're buying (~$45–$65). For people who want to actually relax.

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Before day passes were an app, Skybar just opened the gate: non-guests welcome from 11am, guests get the mornings. Weekend DJs, Strip-sunset views, legendary scene. Reserve a daybed direct for guaranteed seating; walk-ins take their chances.

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Adults-only (21+) pool on a cliff above the Pacific, 45 minutes and one deep exhale from downtown. ResortPass passes are seasonal (~$60–$100+), cabanas premium — arrive early, stay for the sun dropping into the ocean. Every other pool will feel apologetic.

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The 102-acre oceanfront resort tour — Cielo Point included — for deciding whether today is a day-pass day or a check-in day.

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Story-worthy deck corners from every stop — tag @curationsla and we'll reshare the good ones.