It’s a fact, summer in Beijing is quite hot and for those who can’t stand the A/C or want to get some tan, it is not easy to find outdoor swimming pools. Scout Real Estate is sharing here a list of outdoor swimming pools in Beijing!

1) Public outdoor swimming pools

If you hate crowded places, just jump to the #2, since those public swimming pools can be over crowded…

• Baolian Sports Park
  • 2 pools: the play poolis no deeper than 150cm and there is another pool 150-180cm in depthand25-meter longswimming pool
  • Entrance fee: RMB 10 for the play pool (free for children under 120 cm), RMB 30 per person for the 25 meter pool
  • Opening hours: from9am to 9 pm, open until September 1st.
  • Contact details: 宝联体育公园游泳场, 海淀区北洼西里48号 –48 Beiwa Xili, Haidian District. (6843 8898)

• City Seaview @ Crab Island
  • Entrance fee:RMB 60, RMB 40 for children under 140cm,free (children under 100cm)
  • Opening hours: Daily 9am-10pm, open until the beginning of September.
  • Contact details: 北京城市海景水上乐园, 朝阳区蟹岛路1号 (蟹岛度假村内).Inside Beijing Crab Island Resort, 1 Xiedao Lu, Chaoyang District. (8433 9689/9191)
  • Website: www.cityseaview.net

• Hongshankou Swimming Pool
  • Entrance fee: RMB 10, free forchildren under 120cm.
  • Opening time: Daily 9am-8pm.
  • Contact details: 红山口游泳场, 海淀区黑山扈天秀花园西侧.West side of Tianxiu Huayuan, Heishanhu, Haidian District. (6281 8604)

• Jiaoda Swimming Pool
  • Entrance fee: RMB 10.
  • Opening hours: Daily 4pm-6.30pm.
  • Contact details: 海淀区上园村3号北京交通大学内.Inside Beijing Jiaotong University, 3 Shangyuancun, Haidian District. (5168 3694)
  • Website:http://www.njtu.edu.cn/

• Liulang Swimming Pool
  • Located at the south side of the Summer Palace and next to Kunyu River
  • Entrance fee: RMB 10, free for children under 120cm
  • Opening hours: Daily 9.30am-9pm. Open until August 31.
  • Contact details: 柳浪游泳场, 海淀区颐和园南门South gate of Summer Palace, Haidian District. (6263 5992)

• Qingnianhu Park Waterworld
  • Two sections with four pools in total.
  • Entrance fee: RMB 20 for adults, RMB 15 (children under 130cm).
  • Opening hours: Daily 9am to 7pm. Open until the end of August.
  • Contact details: 青年湖公园水上世界, 东城区安定门外青年湖公园内.Inside Qingnianhu Park, Andingmenwai, Dongcheng District. (8411 6321)

• Tuanjiehu Park Swimming Pool
  • Entrance fee:RMB 40 (weekdays), RMB 50 (weekends)
  • Opening hours: Open until August 31. Daily 10.30am-7.30pm.
  • Contact details: 团结湖公园模拟海滨乐园, 朝阳区团结湖南里16号.Inside Tuanjiehu Park, 16 Tuanjiehu Nanli, Chaoyang District. (8597 4677)

2) Hotel outdoorswimming pools

• The Emperor Hotel Qianmen北京前门皇家驿栈
  • Glass-edged outdoor swimming pool
  • Contact details:87 Xianyukou St,Dongcheng, Beijing, China+86 10 6526 5566
  • Website:http://www.theemperor.com.cn/en/index.html

• Splash Recreation Club
  • Outdoor-indoor pool, poolside bar and a restaurant.
  • Entrance fee: Mon-Fri: RMB 50, RMB 30 (kids). Sat-Sun: RMB 130, RMB 65 (kids).
  • Opening hours: Daily 6am-10pm.
  • Contact details:浪花俱乐部, 顺义区小天竺南路9号国都大饭店.Sino-Swiss Hotel, 9 Xiao Tianzhu Nanlu, Shunyi District. (6456 5588 ext 1217)
  • Website: www.sino-swisshotel.com

• CITIC Hotel, Beijing Airport – Beijing China
  • Contact details:No.9 Xiao Tianzhu Road, Capital International Airport, Beijing, China, 100621 (010-6456-5588)
  • Website:http://www.citichotelbeijing.com/recreation-relaxation/

• BEIJING PURPLE JADE LAGUNA RESORT
  • Contact details:No.1 Ziyu East Road, 100012 Beijing
  • Website:http://www.purplejade.com.cn/ andhttp://purplejadeclub.com.cn/en/fw_show.asp?lbid=31&id=25

• RUILINWON RESORT & SPA
  • 10-minute drive from Olympic Water Park
  • Contact details:No.39 Shunpingfu Road, Nancai, 101300 Nancai

• COMMUNE BY THE GREAT WALL
  • Take a breath outside of Beijing, nearShui Guan Great Wall
  • Contact details: No.53 The Great Wall Exit at Shuiguan Badaling Highway, 102102 Sanbu
  • Website:http://www.communebythegreatwall.com/en

• W-TOWN HOTEL
  • Take a breath outside of Beijing, near Simatai Great Wall
  • Contact details:北京市密云县古北口镇 (2-3 hours drive from Beijing down town)
  • Website:http://www.wtown.com/

• Xiyuan Hotel Beijing
  • Located at the intersection of Xicheng district and Haidian District.
  • Contact details:No.1 Sanlihe Road, Haidian District, Beijing 北京 海淀区 三里河路1号
  • Website:http://www.xiyuanhotelbeijing.cn/facilities.html

• NEWWORLD BEIJING HOTEL
  • Website:http://beijing.newworldhotels.com/en/business-leisure/leisure-facilities/

3)Residential compounds with outdoor swimming pool

Usually accessible to non-residents, you will have to pay entrance fee to the swimming pool itself or to the club-house.

• SEASONS PARK 海晟名苑 (Dongzhimen, close to Sanlitun)
• YOSEMITE 优山美地 (4 Yuyang Lu, Houshayu,Shunyi District -顺义区 -顺义区后沙峪榆阳路4号)
• BEIJING RIVIERA 香江花园 (No. 1 Xiang Jiang Bei Lu,, Chao Yang District)
• RIVER GARDEN 裕京花园 (Shunyi district)
• DRAGON BAY VILLA龙湾别墅 (Area 21, Wenyu River Villa District, Houshayu Town, Jingshun Lu,Shunyi District -顺义区,后沙峪镇温榆河别墅区21号)
• CATHAY VIEW 观唐别墅 (Shunyi)
• CAPITAL PARADISE 名都园 (Shunyi)
• GUANGMING VILLA 光明公寓 (Liangmaqiao)
• STAR RIVER 星河湾
• PHOENIX TOWN凤凰城 (NO.5 Shuguangxili, Sanyuan Bridge, Chaoyang District, Beijing)