Philadelphia Hotel Day Passes: Four Real Pools, and One Airport Pass That Has None
| Venue | Price | Verdict | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonesta Philadelphia Rittenhouse Square | $45 weekday / $60 weekend adult | Worth It | The cheapest rooftop pool in Center City |
| The Windsor Suites | $80 weekday / $95 weekend adult | Worth It | Skyline views and the only pool here that takes children |
| The Underground Spa and Wellness at The Logan Hotel | $50 weekday / $65 weekend adult | Worth It | The only indoor pool, and the only all-weather pick |
| W Philadelphia | $100-$205 adult | Depends | Adults who want a sauna and cold plunge with the pool |
| Philadelphia Airport Marriott | $60-$70 adult | Skip It | A layover shower and a place to stash bags, not a swim |
| DoubleTree by Hilton Philadelphia Airport | $60 adult / $30 child | Skip It | Nobody right now, because no date we checked was bookable |
| Richel D'Ambra Spa at The Ritz-Carlton | Not available (resort does not offer this) | Depends | Booking a single spa treatment, with no pool attached |
Philadelphia has nine hotel listings on ResortPass and only four of them sell a pass that gets you into a pool. This earns a depends verdict. Sonesta Rittenhouse is the value pick at $45 on weekdays. The Logan is the only indoor pool and the only weather-proof choice. The Windsor Suites is the one rooftop that takes children. The W Philadelphia is the adults-only wellness option, and its cheapest tier disappears on weekends. Two airport listings and one spa listing sell no pool access at all.
Philadelphia is not a pool city. It is a walkable, museum-heavy, row-house city where a hotel pool is a way to survive an August afternoon, not the reason you came. That framing matters for the math. A day pass here competes with a free public pool and an air-conditioned museum, not with a waterpark. The case for buying one gets strong on a 95-degree Tuesday and weak almost everywhere else.
Every price below came from ResortPass’s own booking backend, queried directly across 11 dates between August 5 and September 9, 2026. These are pre-fee base prices, so the checkout adds a service fee on top of each one. You can read how we verify prices and policies before you trust any of it.
Quick match
- Cheapest real pool, weekdays? Sonesta Philadelphia Rittenhouse Square at $45.
- Bringing kids? The Windsor Suites. It is the only rooftop here with a real child rate.
- Raining, or it is February? The Logan. It is the only indoor pool sold to non-guests.
- Want a sauna and cold plunge? W Philadelphia, adults 21 and up, from $150.
- Long layover at PHL? The Airport Marriott pass, but understand there is no pool in it.
- Spa treatment only? Richel D’Ambra at The Ritz-Carlton. No pool pass exists there.
What a Philadelphia hotel day pass costs
Four Philadelphia hotels sell a bookable pool day pass. Two more sell a day pass with no pool in it, and one sells only spa treatments. The table below carries the observed distribution across 11 sampled dates, not a single point price.
| Venue | Weekday adult | Weekend adult | Child | Pool in the pass |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonesta Rittenhouse | $45 | $60 | Same as adult | Rooftop, outdoor |
| Windsor Suites | $80 | $95 | $50 to $55 | Rooftop, outdoor |
| Logan Health Club Pass | $50 | $65 | None, 18+ only | Indoor, saltwater |
| W Pool Day Pass | $100 | Not bookable | None, 21+ only | Outdoor, year-round |
| W Pool + Wellness Pass | $150 | $175 to $205 | None, 21+ only | Outdoor, plus sauna |
| Airport Marriott | $70 | $70 | Not sold | None |
| DoubleTree PHL Airport | $60 | $60 | $30 | Unbookable |
Two patterns run through the whole city. First, the weekend premium starts on Friday at The Windsor Suites and W Philadelphia, and on Friday at Sonesta too. A Thursday visit is materially cheaper than a Friday one at every property that moves its price. Second, September softens things. The Airport Marriott pass dropped from $70 to $60 on both September dates sampled. Sonesta’s Wednesday September 9 listing showed $65 and unavailable, which reads like the outdoor season winding down.
Sonesta Philadelphia Rittenhouse Square day pass: the cheapest real pool in Center City
Sonesta holds the lowest adult price in Philadelphia and it is not close. The day pass ran $45 on every Monday through Thursday date sampled, and $60 on every Friday, Saturday and Sunday date (ResortPass shop-api, 11 dates sampled August 5, 2026). The child price tracks the adult price exactly, which is unusual and worth planning around. A family of four pays the same per head as two adults do.
The pool is a heated outdoor rooftop pool open 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. The pass covers pool access, lounge chairs on a first-come basis, towel service, and wifi. Food and drink come from the hotel’s own outlets and are billed separately. The listing sets the adult age at over 18 and the child pass at ages 3 to 17.
Two products on this listing look like bargains and are not. An After Work Day Pass at $40 covers 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. for guests 21 and up. It showed unavailable on all 11 dates sampled. A Pool Cabana at $500 on weekdays and $650 on weekends was also unavailable on all 11. Do not plan a visit around either one until you see it bookable on your date.
Parking is the number that reshapes this deal. Valet runs $57 per car per night Sunday through Thursday and $53 Friday and Saturday (Sonesta official site, verified August 2026). On a weekday that fee is larger than one adult pass. Two adults who take transit pay $90 plus the platform fee. The same two adults who drive pay near $150 for the identical afternoon.
Sonesta Philadelphia Rittenhouse Square
| Amenity | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Pool access | Heated outdoor rooftop pool, 9am to 8pm | |
| Lounge chair | First come, first served, not reserved | |
| Towel service | Named in the pass description | |
| WiFi | Complimentary on property | |
| Child pass | Ages 3 to 17, priced identically to adults | |
| Food and beverages | varies | Breakfast cafe, ArtBar, Ruth's Chris, lobby market |
| Valet parking | $53-$57 | Cheaper Friday and Saturday than midweek |
| After Work Day Pass | Unavailable on all 11 dates sampled | |
| Pool Cabana | Unavailable on all 11 dates sampled |
The Windsor Suites day pass: the rooftop pool that costs more from Friday
The Windsor Suites sells the most family-workable pass in the city. Adults pay $80 Monday through Thursday and $95 Friday through Sunday. Children ages 2 to 17 pay $50 and $55 on the same split (ResortPass shop-api, 11 dates sampled August 5, 2026). The pattern held on every one of the 11 dates, so the Friday jump is a policy, not a peak-date artifact.
The draw is the rooftop infinity pool overlooking the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, open 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. The pass includes lounge chairs, towel service, wifi, and poolside delivery from room service. Note one thing the hotel’s own site says that the booking listing does not: it describes the infinity pool as seasonal (thewindsorsuites.com, verified August 2026). This is an outdoor summer product. Do not assume a January booking exists.
The family math is where this pass earns its price. Two adults and two children on a Wednesday cost $260 in base fees. That is $65 a head for a pool with a skyline view, which is reasonable for a downtown rooftop. The same group on a Saturday costs $300. Valet is the only parking on site, at $57 per day with tax included and in and out privileges (thewindsorsuites.com, verified August 2026).
The Windsor Suites
| Amenity | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Pool access | Rooftop infinity pool, 9am to 8pm, seasonal | |
| Lounge chair | First come, first served | |
| Towel service | Named in the pass description | |
| Poolside room service | Delivery is included, the food is not | |
| WiFi | Complimentary on property | |
| Child pass | Ages 2 to 17, up to three children per adult | |
| Food and beverages | varies | Con Murphy's and Asia on the Parkway on site |
| Valet parking | $57/day | Valet only, no self-park option |
| Winter access | The hotel calls the infinity pool seasonal |
Check-in reality at the rooftop hotels
At both Sonesta and The Windsor Suites the process is identical and unremarkable. Bring a photo ID and your booking ID to the front desk. The hotel already has the reservation. You will be sent up to the roof with whatever credential the property uses that day. Neither listing reserves seating, so a hot Saturday means arriving near opening if a shaded chair matters to you.
The Underground Spa and Wellness at The Logan Hotel day pass: the only indoor pool
The Logan sells the only indoor pool in this guide, and that single fact makes it the most useful listing in Philadelphia. The Health Club Pass ran $50 on weekdays and $65 on weekends (ResortPass shop-api, 11 dates sampled August 5, 2026). It covers an indoor heated saltwater pool, the fitness center, locker rooms with showers, towels, wifi, and 10 percent off a same-day spa treatment. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Read the age rule before you book. The listing restricts day guests to adults 18 and up and permits children as hotel guests only. The booking backend still returns a child price on this product, which is a data artifact rather than an offer. This is not a family pool.
Availability is the real catch, and it is worse than the ResortPass calendar suggests at a glance. The pass was blocked on Sunday August 9, Saturday August 15, Saturday August 22, and Saturday September 5. It was bookable on Saturday August 8 and Saturday August 29. Four of the seven weekend dates sampled were closed to day guests. Weekdays were open on all four dates checked. If your date is a weekend, confirm availability before you build a plan around it.
Parking here is self-park for a fee rather than valet, and the rate is not published to automated retrieval. Budget for a Center City garage. The upside is that this is the one Philadelphia pass that works in November, in the rain, and on the kind of humid grey day the city produces all summer.
The Underground Spa and Wellness at The Logan Hotel
| Amenity | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Pool access | Indoor heated saltwater pool, 9:30am to 6:30pm | |
| Fitness center | Precor cardio, free weights, weight machines | |
| Locker room and showers | Named in the pass description | |
| Towels | Provided with the pass | |
| Spa treatment discount | Same-day treatments only | |
| Children | Day guests 18+; children as hotel guests only | |
| Weekend availability | Blocked on four of seven weekend dates sampled | |
| Self-parking | unpublished | Available for a fee; rate not retrievable |
| Spa treatments | $185-$280 | Massage and facial menu, booked separately |
W Philadelphia day pass: three tiers, and the cheap one vanishes on weekends
The W sells the most complicated product in Philadelphia and the one most likely to cost you more than you planned. Everything on this listing is adults 21 and up. The WET Deck pool is outdoor, heated, and open year-round from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., which makes it the only outdoor pool in this guide with winter hours.
Three passes exist. The Pool Day Pass at $100 is pool access, chairs, towels, lockers and wifi. The Pool + Wellness Pass adds the Contrast Wellness Deck with its cold plunge and sauna, the fitness center, robes on request, and 10 percent off a future spa treatment. The Pool and FIT Class Pass adds a scheduled fitness class on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday.
Here is the catch that decides the whole listing. The $100 Pool Day Pass showed unavailable on all six weekend dates sampled and available on all five weekday dates. On a Saturday the cheapest way in is the Pool + Wellness Pass, which ran $175 on most weekend dates and $205 on August 8, August 9 and August 23. The Pool and FIT Class Pass was likewise unavailable on every weekend date sampled, at $200 weekday and $225 weekend.
So the honest reading is this. A weekday visit here is a fair deal at $100, and $150 buys a genuinely complete sauna and cold plunge afternoon. A weekend visit means paying $175 or $205 for the same pool, because the entry-level tier is simply not on sale. Recommend against the Saturday booking unless the wellness deck is the actual point.
Spa treatments on this listing carry a surcharge the pass prices do not show. A 20 percent gratuity plus a 5 percent service charge is applied to the treatment and collected on site. A $285 weekend massage therefore lands near $356 before anything else. Cabana pricing swings hard too, from $350 on weekdays to $800 on weekend dates.
W Philadelphia
| Amenity | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Pool access | WET Deck, heated, year-round, 11am to 7pm | |
| Lounge chair | First come, first served | |
| Towels and outdoor lockers | In every tier of the pass | |
| Cold plunge and sauna | $150+ | Contrast Wellness Deck, Pool + Wellness tier only |
| Fitness center | $150+ | Pool + Wellness tier and above |
| Robes and slippers | $150+ | On request, Pool + Wellness tier and above |
| Weekend $100 entry | Unavailable on all six weekend dates sampled | |
| Children | Every product on this listing is 21 and up | |
| Spa treatments | $205-$285 | Plus 20% gratuity and 5% service charge on site |
| WET Deck Cabana | $350-$800 | Weekday and weekend rates differ by $450 |
Philadelphia Airport Marriott day pass: a layover pass with no pool
This listing is the reason the headline of this guide says four pools and not five. The Philadelphia Airport Marriott sells a Day Pass at $70 on every August date sampled and $60 on both September dates. What it buys is the fitness center, the business center, self-service laundry for a fee, and storage for two pieces of luggage. Wifi and food for purchase at Aviation Grill round it out.
Pool access is not in that list. It is not in the description, and the ResortPass amenity block for this property shows gym, luggage storage, food service and drink service with no pool. The hotel does have an indoor pool for overnight guests, and the ResortPass page template still carries the word pool in its title. The product itself does not sell you the pool. If swimming is why you are booking, this is not the listing.
Judged as what it actually is, the pass makes sense in one situation. You have a long layover, the hotel connects to Terminal B by skywalk, and you want a shower, a workout, a desk and somewhere to leave your bags. At $70 that is defensible. A Day Room at $165 for guests 21 and up, or a Private Office Pod at $50 single and $75 double, may serve the same layover better. Recommend against buying this one as a pool day.
| Amenity | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Pool access | Not named in the pass or the amenity list | |
| Fitness center | The main amenity in this pass | |
| Business center | Named in the pass description | |
| Luggage storage | Two pieces per pass purchased | |
| WiFi | Complimentary on property | |
| Self-service laundry | fees apply | Access included, the machines are not |
| Food and beverages | varies | Aviation Grill, 6am to 11pm daily |
| Day Room | $165 | Ages 21+, a separate product from the day pass |
| Private Office Pod | $50-$75 | Single or double, held at these rates all 11 dates |
| Self-parking | unpublished | Available for a fee; rate not retrievable |
DoubleTree by Hilton Philadelphia Airport day pass: listed but never bookable
The DoubleTree by Hilton Philadelphia Airport carries a real day pass listing at $60 for adults and $30 for children. A Day Room runs $90 on weekdays and $125 on weekends. On paper it is the only Philadelphia listing besides The Windsor Suites with a child rate under the adult rate.
In practice it sold nothing. Every product on this listing showed blocked on all nine dates checked between August 6 and September 12, 2026. That is not a peak-weekend squeeze, because the blocked dates include four weekdays. Treat this as a dormant listing and check it yourself before planning around the price. It is in the table because a price that exists but cannot be bought is exactly the kind of thing a comparison should say out loud.
Richel D’Ambra Spa at The Ritz-Carlton: treatments, not a pool pass
The Ritz-Carlton’s spa appears on the Philadelphia city listing, which makes it easy to mistake for a day pass venue. It is not one. The listing sells individual treatments and nothing else. A Custom Massage or Water Source Facial runs $165 and a Therapeutic or Maternity Massage $175. A 90-minute Hollywood Blow Dry is $145 and the deluxe HydraFacials are $275 (ResortPass shop-api, 11 dates sampled August 5, 2026). Massage bookings are open to ages 12 and up; the facials are 18 and up.
There is no pool product, no fitness product, and no bundled access of any kind. Prices held identical on all 11 dates, with the whole menu simply unavailable on the same-day August 5 check. If you want a Philadelphia spa treatment, this is a legitimate booking. If you want a pool, it belongs in a different guide.
What else ResortPass lists in Philadelphia
Two more Philadelphia properties round out the city’s nine listings, and neither sells pool access. The Inn at Penn in University City sells only a Day Room at $135, which was blocked on every August date sampled and open on both September dates. The Body Serene Day Spa sells a $105 massage and a $110 facial with no facility access attached.
One structural warning about the city page itself. ResortPass returns 32 venues for a Philadelphia search, and most of them are not in Philadelphia. The list mixes in Princeton, Atlantic City, Jersey City, the Poconos and even Manhattan. Nine of the 32 are genuinely in the city, and those nine are what this guide covers. If you search that page yourself, check the location line before you get attached to a price.
Which Philadelphia day pass should you book?
- Cheapest adult pool day · Sonesta Rittenhouse on a Monday through Thursday at $45. Nothing else in the city comes within $5 of that, and the child rate matches it.
- A family with children · The Windsor Suites is effectively the only choice. Sonesta also takes children, at the full adult price. The Logan and the W both exclude anyone under 18 and 21 respectively.
- Bad weather, or any month that is not summer · The Logan's indoor saltwater pool is the only all-weather option sold to non-guests. Check weekend availability first, since four of seven weekend dates were blocked.
- A sauna and cold plunge day · W Philadelphia's Pool + Wellness Pass at $150 on a weekday. It is the only listing in the city selling contrast therapy with pool access.
- A long PHL layover · The Airport Marriott pass at $60 to $70, for the shower, the gym and the bag storage. Not for a swim, because the pass does not include the pool.
- You want the W Philadelphia pool on a Saturday · The $100 tier was unavailable on all six weekend dates sampled. The cheapest weekend way in was $175, and $205 on three of those dates.
- You are counting on Sonesta's cabana or after-work rate · Both showed unavailable on all 11 dates sampled. The $40 after-work pass and the $500 cabana are listed, not sold.
- You are driving two adults to a weekday pool · Valet at $53 to $57 can exceed the price of a second pass. Transit changes the arithmetic more than choosing a different hotel does.
- You need an airport pool between flights · Neither airport listing delivers one. The Marriott pass excludes the pool and the DoubleTree pass was blocked on every date checked.
The room math: when to skip the pass
Two adults on a Saturday come out roughly like this, all before food. Sonesta is $134.40 with transit and $187.40 with valet. The Windsor Suites is $212.80 with transit. The Logan is $145.60, if the date is open. The W is $392 at the cheapest available weekend tier. A family of four at The Windsor Suites on a weekday runs $348.20 with the car.
We could not verify current Philadelphia room rates from a source that clears our sourcing floor, so this guide quotes none. Marriott.com and Sonesta.com both block automated retrieval. Price the room yourself before you commit, because the direction of the arithmetic is predictable. Two adults, paid parking and a few hours of poolside food and drink close the gap on a room faster than the sticker price suggests.
The pass wins cleanly in three cases. You are a local who wants an afternoon out of the heat. You are in town already and want a pool break without changing hotels. You have a gap between checkout and a flight. It loses when the group is four or more, the date is a weekend, and you plan to eat and drink poolside all day. At that point the guide on resort day pass versus booking the room walks the decision through properly.
Philadelphia runs the best free alternative of any city in this guide. Philadelphia Parks and Recreation opened 62 public outdoor pools for the 2026 season, described by the city as free public swimming pools. Public swim runs 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. daily (City of Philadelphia, verified August 2026). Schedules vary by site and staffing. It is a neighborhood pool, not a rooftop with a skyline view, and on a 95-degree Tuesday it does the same job for nothing. Our guide to what a day pass actually includes helps you judge whether the paid version is buying you anything real.
How to book a Philadelphia hotel day pass
Every listing in this guide is sold through ResortPass. No Philadelphia hotel day pass was confirmed on DayPass.com, and none of these properties sells pool access directly to non-guests. That makes ResortPass the single channel, which also means its platform fee is unavoidable.
| Platform | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ResortPass | $45-$205 adult (pre-fee) | The only verified channel for all nine Philadelphia listings. A 12% platform fee applied on every booking we checked, and it is not shown on listing screens. |
| DayPass.com | No verified listing | No Philadelphia hotel day pass confirmed on this platform. |
| Direct with hotel | Not available | None of these properties sells non-guest pool access directly. |
Check-in reality across all properties
The mechanics barely vary. Bring a photo ID and your booking ID, and check in where the listing tells you to. That is the front desk at Sonesta, The Windsor Suites and the Airport Marriott, the Wet Bar at the W, and the spa front desk at The Logan. You do not pay again and you do not need to pass as an overnight guest, because the property already holds your reservation.
Two things are worth doing before you leave home. Confirm your date is still bookable, especially at The Logan on a weekend and the W on any Saturday. And check the pool hours against your plan, since they are shorter than people expect. The W runs 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and The Logan closes at 6:30 p.m. The hotel day pass explainer covers the booking mechanics in more detail, and whether a resort day pass is worth it covers the broader value question.
Where to stay near Philadelphia’s pool hotels
Frequently Asked Questions
Can non-guests use hotel pools in Philadelphia?
Yes, at four properties. Sonesta Philadelphia Rittenhouse Square, The Windsor Suites, W Philadelphia, and The Underground Spa at The Logan Hotel all sell bookable pool day passes to non-guests through ResortPass. Two more Philadelphia listings sell a pass with no pool attached, and one sells spa treatments only.
How much does a Philadelphia hotel pool day pass cost?
Adult pool passes ran $45 to $205 before the ResortPass service fee across 11 dates sampled between August 5 and September 9, 2026. Sonesta is the cheapest at $45 Monday through Thursday. The W Philadelphia Pool and Wellness Pass is the most expensive at $205 on peak weekend dates.
Which Philadelphia hotel day pass allows children?
Only two. The Windsor Suites sells a child pass at $50 on weekdays and $55 on weekends for ages 2 to 17. Sonesta sells a child pass at the adult price for ages 3 to 17. The Logan restricts day guests to adults 18 and up, and every W Philadelphia product is 21 and up.
Does the Philadelphia Airport Marriott day pass include the pool?
No. The pass description lists the fitness center, business center, self-service laundry, luggage storage, and wifi. It does not name pool access, and neither does the ResortPass amenity list. Treat it as a layover and workspace pass. Confirm at the front desk if swimming is the reason you are booking.
Is there an indoor hotel pool day pass in Philadelphia?
Yes, one. The Underground Spa and Wellness at The Logan Hotel sells a Health Club Pass covering an indoor heated saltwater pool and the fitness center. It ran $50 on weekdays and $65 on weekends. It is the only all-weather option in the city, and it is restricted to adults 18 and up.
Are Philadelphia hotel day passes available on weekends?
Not all of them. The W Philadelphia Pool Day Pass showed unavailable on all six weekend dates sampled, leaving only the pricier tiers. The Logan Health Club Pass was blocked on four of the seven weekend dates checked. Sonesta and The Windsor Suites were bookable on every weekend date sampled, at higher rates.
What does a Philadelphia hotel day pass cost after fees and parking?
Add three things to the base price. ResortPass charged a 12 percent platform fee on every booking DayPassScout has checked. Valet at The Windsor Suites is $57 per day and Sonesta charges $57 Sunday through Thursday. Food and drink are always extra. Two adults driving to Sonesta on a Saturday land near $190 before food.
This article was researched and written with AI assistance. All prices, inclusions, and operational details have been independently verified against resort websites, booking platforms, and visitor reviews. Last verified: August 2026.