Kuala Lumpur Outdoor Pool Hotels by Floor and View
Every one of the 8 Kuala Lumpur hotels on this page has an outdoor pool, and in this climate the useful question is not whether, but how high, how deep and how busy. THE FACE Suites has the most dramatic water, an infinity pool on its 51st-floor Sky Deck facing the Petronas Towers; Oasia Suites and Ceylonz Suites have theirs high up near Bukit Nanas; JW Marriott keeps a pool on Bintang Walk for shoppers. The 8 average 8.28 out of 10 across 26,611 guest reviews, with a wider spread than most cities, from 9.0 to 7.4. I compare them below by floor, view, depth and the hour to swim.
Kuala Lumpur builds upward, and its pools follow: in the towers around KLCC and Bukit Ceylon, the swimming pool is a sky deck, often shared between a hotel and the apartment owners of the same building. The skyline is the backdrop people come for, with the Petronas Twin Towers and KL Tower visible from the highest decks. The Bukit Nanas forest reserve sits between these towers, so several rooftop pools look down on rainforest canopy as well as glass.
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Which pool is worth the climb?
Kuala Lumpur sits close to the equator, so an outdoor pool is usable in every month, but the sky sets the timetable. MetMalaysia describes two inter-monsoon periods, from late March to May and in September and October, when thunderstorms build in the late afternoon and evening; even in drier months, hot mornings often turn into rainy afternoons. An open rooftop deck has no cover when a storm arrives, so the morning swim is the reliable one. The other variable is the building: several of these pools sit in residential towers, shared with apartment owners.
THE FACE Suites has the pool most people picture when they search for Kuala Lumpur: an infinity edge on the 51st-floor Sky Deck, with the Petronas Twin Towers and KL Tower in the frame, plus a hot tub. It is also the most crowded at sunset, when the deck fills with photographers, so I would swim around 7 am and come back for the view without expecting a lane. With 7,823 reviews at 8.8, it is the second most reviewed hotel here, and it remains the one to book if the view is the point of the trip.
Oasia Suites Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia by Far East Hospitality puts its pool and a rooftop garden on the 24th floor of a converted office tower on Lorong P. Ramlee, five minutes on foot from KL Tower. Opened in April 2016 as Far East Hospitality's first hotel outside Singapore, it is rated 8.6 from 2,585 reviews. The rooftop garden gives the pool shade and planting that the glassier decks lack, and dining sits on the same level, which makes it the calmest rooftop of the group for a long afternoon when the weather holds.
Ramada Suites By Wyndham KLCC and Ceylonz Suites by MyKey Global are neighbours on Bukit Ceylon, and they show the trade-off. Ramada's infinity pool sits on Level 9 with cabanas, lower than the rooftops but sheltered; reviewers describe it as shallow, around 1.4 m, which suits children more than swimmers. Ceylonz is a 39-storey residential tower on Persiaran Raja Chulan with an infinity pool that listings place on the roof, though no floor is published, plus a sky gym and a yoga deck; guests mention few sunbeds and plenty of children, and the pool is shared with residents.
JW Marriott Hotel Kuala Lumpur is the hotel for a pool between shopping sessions: it stands at 183 Jalan Bukit Bintang on Bintang Walk, and it is the most reviewed and best rated hotel on this page, 9.0 from 8,818 reviews. I could not confirm the floor or the hours of its outdoor pool from an official source, so I would choose it for location and service, not for a pool you plan the day around. For a view or a long swim, the rooftop pools of THE FACE Suites and Oasia Suites are the better bet.
Komune Living Bangsar South is a co-living hotel, and its rooftop infinity pool belongs to a shared set of facilities with a community kitchen, a launderette and a gym. It is an eight-minute taxi ride from Mid Valley Megamall, away from the KLCC towers, so the view is of Bangsar South rather than the Petronas skyline. Rated 8.0 from 2,325 reviews, it suits long stays and remote workers. Ohana Kuala Lumpur, at 7.8 from 438 reviews, and Penthouse on 34, at 7.4 from 222, have outdoor pools, but no published detail of their size or position could be verified.
For families, the most useful pool in the city may not be in a hotel at all. KLCC Park, at the foot of the Petronas Towers, has a free children's wading pool alongside its playground, close to the hotels around KLCC and Bukit Ceylon. That changes the choice: parents with toddlers can book a hotel for the view from its deep rooftop pool and use the park's shallow water for the youngest. The opening hours vary in the published guides, so I would plan the visit for late morning, before the afternoon storms.
A traveler's takeFor a first trip, I would book THE FACE Suites and swim on its 51st-floor deck at 7 am, before the sunset crowd and before the storms that build in the inter-monsoon months. For a quieter rooftop with shade, I would choose Oasia Suites and its 24th-floor garden. I would not pick Ramada Suites if I wanted to swim lengths, since its pool is shallow, nor Ceylonz Suites if a free sunbed mattered. Families with toddlers do best near KLCC Park, where the free wading pool covers the shallow water a rooftop deck rarely offers. On Bintang Walk, JW Marriott Hotel Kuala Lumpur has a separate children's pool, according to Hotels.com and Travelocity.
Outdoor poolJW Marriott Hotel Kuala Lumpur
A five-star outdoor pool steps from Pavilion KL
Why guests love itThe outdoor pool at JW Marriott Hotel Kuala Lumpur sits alongside a proper sauna and gym, which made it feel like a genuine wellness stop rather than just a place to cool off. Pavilion KL was a three-minute walk for an afternoon out, and the monorail interchange at Bukit Bintang made getting around the rest of the city simple. Dinner at the on-site restaurant covered most nights without needing to look far beyond the hotel.
Outdoor poolTHE FACE Suites
A rooftop infinity pool and hot tub with skyline views
Why guests love itThe rooftop deck at THE FACE Suites earns its reputation: the infinity pool and hot tub sit side by side with a real skyline view, and dinner service right there meant evenings rarely needed to go anywhere else. Bukit Nanas forest reserve, five minutes on foot, made for an easy morning walk before the heat set in. Menara Kuala Lumpur was visible from the deck itself, with the actual tower an eight-minute taxi ride away if wanted up close.
Outdoor poolOasia Suites Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia by Far East Hospitality
Rooftop pool and dining five minutes from KL12 Menara KL
Why guests love itThe rooftop pool at Oasia Suites earns its place on this list mostly through the dining attached to it, since eating right at the pool's edge after a day near KL12 Menara KL beats changing out of a swimsuit for a separate restaurant. The kitchenette came in handy for breakfast most mornings before heading out. Central Market is a short taxi ride away, and the airport shuttle made the return trip simpler than booking a separate car.
Outdoor poolRamada Suites By Wyndham KLCC
Kitchenette suites and a pool near the Twin Towers
Why guests love itThe outdoor pool at Ramada Suites By Wyndham KLCC was straightforward and usable most of the day, but the kitchenette suite ended up being the real reason to stay longer than planned. The eight-minute walk to the Bukit Bintang monorail interchange made the rest of Kuala Lumpur easy to reach without a taxi every time. The Petronas Twin Towers were a short ride away whenever a proper skyline view was wanted instead.
Outdoor poolCeylonz Suites by MyKey Global
A garden-facing infinity pool two minutes from Bukit Nenas
Why guests love itThe infinity pool at Ceylonz Suites trades a skyline view for a garden one, which turned out to be the right call after a hot day walking Bukit Nenas forest reserve, two minutes from the front door. The cafe downstairs became a regular stop before heading out each morning. Petronas Twin Towers is a short taxi ride away when downtown Kuala Lumpur is wanted, but the pace here stays noticeably calmer than that district.
Outdoor poolKomune Living Bangsar South
A rooftop infinity pool above a quieter Bangsar South block
Why guests love itThe rooftop infinity pool at Komune Living Bangsar South felt calmer than the downtown options, with fewer people using the deck even on a warm afternoon. The hip cafe downstairs became a daily habit before heading up for a swim. Mid Valley Megamall was an easy eight-minute taxi ride for an afternoon out, and the on-site restaurant covered dinner most nights without needing to plan much further than the lobby.
Outdoor poolOhana Kuala Lumpur
A budget high-rise pool eight minutes from the Twin Towers
Why guests love itThe outdoor pool at Ohana Kuala Lumpur is exactly what a budget stay needs and nothing more: clean, shared, and usable most mornings before the surrounding towers steal the sun. Breakfast costs extra, which caught some guests off guard, but the five-minute walk to Thaikata Thai Food Restoran made dinner easy every night. For the price, a working pool eight minutes from the Petronas Twin Towers is hard to beat in this part of the city.
Outdoor poolPenthouse on 34
A no-frills outdoor pool at one of the lowest rates in town
Why guests love itPenthouse on 34 does not pretend to be more than it is: a clean outdoor pool, a room with air conditioning, and free Wi-Fi, at a rate well below most hotels near Putra. There is no restaurant on site, so dinner meant the nine-minute walk to Ariff Maju Bistro most nights, which worked fine but is worth planning for ahead of time. For travelers who just want a working pool and a low price, this delivers exactly that without extra padding.
Local tips
- 1Swim at THE FACE Suites around 7 am: the 51st-floor Sky Deck fills with photographers at sunset, and the morning is the only time you get the water mostly to yourself.
- 2In the inter-monsoon months, late March to May and September to October, thunderstorms build in the late afternoon, and an open rooftop deck has no cover, so plan the swim for the morning.
- 3Ramada Suites' Level 9 infinity pool is shallow, about 1.4 m according to guests, which is fine for children and for cooling off but not for proper lengths.
- 4Ceylonz Suites and THE FACE Suites are residential towers whose pools are shared with apartment owners, so expect more people on the deck than the hotel's own rooms would suggest, and sunbeds taken early.
- 5KLCC Park has a free children's wading pool by its playground, close to the hotels around KLCC and Bukit Ceylon, which fills the gap for toddlers.
- 6Oasia Suites' pool sits in a rooftop garden on the 24th floor, with planting that gives some shade, a rarity among KL's glass sky decks in the midday sun.
- 7From Ceylonz Suites, the Bukit Nanas forest reserve is two minutes on foot: take the canopy trails in the cool of the morning, then swim before the clouds roll in.
- 8Komune Living Bangsar South is eight minutes by taxi from Mid Valley Megamall and far from KLCC, so book it for long stays and its shared facilities, not for the Petronas view.