Olympic Hotel
An outdoor pool inside a full sports complex
About this hotel
Olympic Hotel pairs its outdoor pool with a genuine sports complex rather than treating the water as a standalone feature, making it the more active choice among Tehran's outdoor-pool hotels. Airy suites and a plush tea room add a leisurely counterpoint to the sports-focused amenities, and the property's 8.2 rating, the highest among this list's outdoor-pool group, suggests the combination works for most guests. Like every outdoor pool in this comparison, the one here closes through Tehran's cold winter months, so the sports complex becomes the main draw once the pool itself is out of use. The hotel sits roughly forty-seven minutes from the airport by taxi, in line with most of the city's stock, without a single standout nearby landmark the way Laleh Hotel has with its museum.
- Outdoor pool and sports complex
- Plush tea room
- Airy suites
- 8.2 rating, highest among outdoor-pool hotels here
Our take
This suits travellers wanting an outdoor pool paired with genuine fitness or sports facilities rather than a purely leisure-focused stay. The tea room offers a quieter counterpoint worth using between more active pursuits. Guests visiting outside the summer months should note the outdoor pool follows the same seasonal closure as elsewhere in Tehran, leaving the sports complex to carry most of the appeal through the colder half of the year.
- ✓Use the sports complex as the main draw outside summer, since the outdoor pool follows the same seasonal closure as the rest of the city.
- ✓Try the plush tea room in the afternoon as a quieter break between more active parts of the day.
- ✓Book a summer stay to get full use of both the pool and the sports complex together.
Why we love it
- An outdoor pool backed by a full sports complex
- The highest-rated outdoor pool hotel on this list
- A plush tea room for quieter afternoons
- Airy suites with genuine breathing room
Why guests love itGuests who book here for the sports complex find the outdoor pool works well as one part of a more active stay rather than the sole focus, with the tea room offering a genuine change of pace in between. The 8.2 rating suggests this balance lands well for most visitors, ahead of the other outdoor-pool properties in this comparison. Travellers visiting outside summer should expect the pool closed and the sports complex to carry most of the stay instead.