Pool Party

Pools are a prime attraction when picking hotels—especially for families with kids. Guests at Four Seasons Hotel Seattle (99 Union St) can soak in Puget Sound views from the whirlpool and the heated outdoor infinity pool on the spectacular fourth-floor terrace. There, order snacks to be delivered via the hotel app’s “chat” function, or relax around a fire pit. Also downtown, Fairmont Olympic Hotel (411 University St) dazzles with a heated indoor pool and hot tub located under a glass ceiling. Lap swimmers enjoy the indoor saline pool at Hyatt at Olive 8 (1635 Eighth Ave), perhaps before or after a decadent treatment at the hotel’s Elaia Spa, while families enjoy splashing around the corner pool at Residence Inn by Marriott Seattle Downtown/Lake Union (800 Fairview Ave N).