Bellahøj Svømmestadion

This is easily the best of the several pools I visited in Copenhagen. The complex is quite large and includes multiple indoor and outdoor pools, including a great 50m indoor lap pool.

Like other pools in Copenhagen, there is no front desk, just a machine where you easily buy a swim pass (credit cards accepted) and get a wristband. You head down the stairs to the locker rooms and choose a PIN code on the machine to use one of the free lockers. You’re required to shower naked before putting on your swimsuit, and everyone seemed to comply. I wonder if the place was renovated after some of the previous reviews, because the entire complex, from the locker rooms to the sauna to the pools, was really clean and well maintained.

The 50m pool was on the cooler side, but still comfortable. Unfortunately, there was no designation of lanes based on speed, though the faster swimmers tended to swim in the middle lanes.

If I lived in Copenhagen, this would definitely be the pool that I swam at. Such a great atmosphere and place to swim!

One thing to note—the 50m pool is occasionally closed for cleaning or swim team practice (the schedule is available on the website). The outdoor 25m pool is open during this time for laps, but unfortunately, it’s not heated and is uncomfortably cold even during the summertime.

This is a great pool, filled with light. Signs show It to be the training facility for the national team, who have their own lockers reserved. There is a 70ºC (158ºF) sauna.

I found the pool very clean and there are signs in the shower area to wash yourself beforehand, as usual in Denmark.

All entry payments are cashless: Visa/Dankort and mobile pay are accepted at the pool. It may be easier to buy ticket online ahead of time to avoid problems with the automated vending machines on-site.

I can´t relate to the unhygienic reviews regarding this pool. The staff is very keen on "helping" swimmers to remember to shower (at least in the men's department). The pool looks very clean also ...

Indeed, the hygiene standards at this pool are very low.

Danish pools generally maintain very high hygiene standards. Bellahøj is a sad exception. Many users ignore shower rules, and the staff turn a blind eye. As a result, this is probably the dirtiest pool in the country.

The staff are remarkably friendly and helpful. The least crowded times are weekdays, late morning to 4 PM. The clubs arrive at 4 PM, reducing the number of lanes available. The walls of the main hall are covered with noise-dampening metal plates, which improve the acoustics.