The hotel’s heated pool, hot tub, and 11-acre gardens used to be only accessible to guests and members with seasonal passes, but day passes are now available this year ($75). The renovated outdoor destination, lined with lounge chairs and literally shaped like a splash of water, is open 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. Food and beverage are available to purchase from the Omni’s Robert’s Restaurant and Morsel’s Coffee Shop. The Pool Bar is open 11 a.m. daily. Omni also takes advantage of its sizable pool with aquatic workout classes on select Wednesdays ($25). .

D.C.’s iconic Washington Hilton hotel opens its heated rooftop pool to the public for the first time this summer. The seasonal membership ($1,500), which also includes access to its health club, runs through Halloween. The refreshed pool deck, with new lounge chairs and unobstructed views of the Washington Monument, invites swimmers from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. All hotel guests have full access to the seasonal pool and health club with yoga classes. Cabana packages for six ($350-$700) include themed menus full of picnic or barbecue spreads. Summer cocktails include a the Rockstar blended with Chinola, lychee sangria, and rum-less punch.

Dupont’s hip Generator hotel unveils its pool this summer, but only guests can swim and order poolside margs and tacos from its adjoining Mexican restaurant Hoja Taqueria. Book two or more nights under its “R&R Poolside” deal for 25-percent off summer stays. Kick off the trip with a free drink, complimentary late checkout, bike rentals, and fresh fruit cup from its Café Integral.

This postage stamp-sized rooftop pool in Logan Circle is only accessible for hotel guests (and $99 day pass holders) by day. At 6:30 p.m., the space flips, and Hush rooftop bar opens to the public (until 10 p.m. on Wednesday to Thursday and until 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday). Soak in the capital skyline over live music and a new Asian menu full of bao buns, Taiwanese fried chicken, cucumber salads, egg rolls, and fried rice with Chinese sausage. Classic cocktails getting the clarified milk treatment this summer include a mojito, Paloma, margarita, and more.

Only hotel guests can go to the seasonal pool at the Washington Plaza Hotel on Thomas Circle (open 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. daily until the Sunday after Labor Day). Staycationers can head to the royal blue chaises lining the pool, and treat themselves to frozen cocktails, Champagne, and crab cake sandwiches at the Poolside Bar and Terrace that lights up with candles at night.

Home to one of the largest rooftop pools in D.C., the recently renovated Yotel hotel offers day passes for non-guests ($75). Daily swimming hours are 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., with service from noon to 8 p.m. Thursday to Sunday. At the bar, find canned beers, rosé, sparkling wines, and frozen and classic cocktails. Baller cabanas for four go for $199, complete with a mini fridge, bottled water, fruit plate, and dedicated server (with minimum spends from $250 to $500 on weekends). A Mediterranean-themed menu this year includes falafel fritters with harissa aioli, beef skewers with chimichurri and crumbled feta, a chickpea salad, and separate kids menu.

Staycation alert: The pool at Pendry Washington DC – The Wharf is only open to hotel guests, but non-guests score access if they book any 90-minute treatment at Spa Pendry. Its Poolside at Pendry package stocks up rooms with sunshine essentials, a reserved pool lounge pass for two, and complimentary frozen treat.

Luxury gym VIDA Fitness opens its rooftop pool to members (starting at $189 per month), who can buy day passes for their friends ($19-$29 each). Those willing to commit to a pricey food and beverage minimum can rent a private cabana with HDTV on the weekends. As it is a fitness club, this summer menu includes items like a Greek and steak salads or an Impossible burger, along with fried crab balls and wings and jalapeno margaritas by the pitcher. Both pools are open beginning at 10 a.m. every day.