A hotel pool with a locked gate is an amenity. One that sells day passes is a venue. These four take money from people who are not sleeping upstairs, and the terms vary enough to matter.
1. The Roosevelt New Orleans — Central Business District
The rooftop pool at 130 Roosevelt Way sells day passes through ResortPass, with recent listings around $65 for adults and $35 for children, which makes it the only one of these four that takes families. Day guests get roughly 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., while registered guests have key access from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Two other routes get non-guests through the door. Renting a private cabana works, and so does booking a treatment at the Waldorf Astoria Spa downstairs, which includes pool access plus complimentary valet on the day. Rooftop at the Roosevelt handles drinks and light food in season. The newer luxury cabanas add a curtained lounge, a mini fridge, bubbles on arrival, and dedicated service. The pool closes for winter and reopens in April.
2. The Chloe — Uptown
The backyard at 4125 St. Charles Avenue is the most photographed of the four, with pale pink lounge furniture, a checkerboard patio, and a pool bar that keeps drinks coming. Day passes run $45 Monday through Thursday and $55 Friday through Sunday and on holidays.
The pass covers pool access from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., a Turkish linen towel, and the run of the backyard. Everyone must be 21 or older, so this is not the family option. Day passes are bought in person rather than online, though cabanas can be reserved through ResortPass ahead of time. Locals who swim often can buy a season pass instead of paying per visit.
3. The Barnett — Warehouse District
This was the Ace Hotel until a 2024 rebrand, and the rooftop pool that was Alto is now High Five at 600 Carondelet Street. It was the first hotel pool in New Orleans to sell drop-in swimming, and the tradition survived the name change intact.
The deck runs beachy, with greenery and fire pits around the water. Passes go through ResortPass at roughly $27 on weekdays and $35 on weekends, with a reduced Wednesday rate reported for locals. Doors open at 9 a.m. daily. Day guests must be 21 or older. Seaworthy, Brutto Americano, and the lobby bar are all downstairs when the sun gets to be too much.
4. Virgin Hotels New Orleans — Warehouse District
The Pool Club sits on the 13th floor at 550 Baronne Street, heated and looking out over the CBD, which gives it the best sightlines of anything on this list. Passes book through ResortPass, with recent listings landing somewhere between $25 and $40 depending on the day.
Hotel guests get priority, and non-guests must be 21 or older. One detail worth confirming before paying: at least one account reports that day passes do not include use of the poolside chairs and sofas, which changes the value proposition considerably. Call the front desk and ask exactly what the pass covers.
