Pool & gym · read 29 October 2026

The rooftop pool, the sauna and the gym

Three facilities, few published details. Here is what is confirmed, what is not, and the public lagoon a short walk away for days when you want a bigger swim.

The rooftop pool

The hotel lists a rooftop swimming pool among its facilities, and Accor repeats it. The pool deck appears in the hotel's event pages too, where it is offered for buffets and food stations with views across Trinity Inlet, Mount Yarrabah and the Nisbet Range. That tells you two useful things: the deck faces the water side, and on some evenings part of it may be booked for a function.

Opening hours, depth and whether the pool is heated are not published on the pages we read. The pool was upgraded during the two-year refit that ended with the Pullman launch, according to a trade report from January 2009.

Sauna and gymnasium

The hotel names a sauna and a gymnasium. Accor's listing describes the fitness centre with running, cycling and rowing machines. No class timetable, trainer or opening hours appear on either page.

A spa?

We found no day spa or treatment menu on the hotel's own pages or on Accor's. The spa you will use is the one in your room: every room has a spa bath, and the suites have double or oversized ones.

The Esplanade Lagoon nearby

For laps or a long swim with children, the city's free saltwater lagoon on the Esplanade is a few minutes' walk. Cairns Regional Council describes a 4,800 m² lagoon watched by lifeguards, open Thursday to Tuesday from 6 am to 9 pm and on Wednesdays from noon to 9 pm, after weekly maintenance. Every two years it closes for several weeks of maintenance, so check the council's notices before planning around it. More on the Around Wharf Street page.

See wet and dry seasons for months and safety advice.