Frederiksberg Svømmehal

The very famous and traditional public pool on Frederiksberg is worth a visit, if nothing else than for its historic and picturesque location. The pool and the other services around it do leave a bit to be desired, even if they are quite good. It seems a bit dated, but well-​kept, and the pool itself isn’t particularly big. If you live in the area, and want to go for a swim, it’s great, but not worth travelling for. Go to Ballerup instead for their full, Olympic-​sized pool, or to DGI Byen for their 100 meter elliptical pool.
The one thing that is worth going here for, even if you live far away, and that is the baby pool. The baby pool is quite small, but this is managed by visitors having to book a 30-​minute slot in order to enter, and only a total of 8 kids plus adults allowed at any one slot. The pool is quite deep (about chest deep for me, and I’m 188 cm/6“2) so it’s easy for the parent, rather than when it is knee-​deep. The water is quite warm, so the little ones don’t get cold, and there’s plenty of playthings.
There’s a dedicated changing room and nursing station right next to it. And there’s always an instructor available to help you out and give you exercises to do with your child.
The ticket booth outside sell both waterproof diapers and swimwear for kids (in particular the diapers can be gotten cheaper if you buy them in a supermarket, but it’s a nice service if you’ve forgotten).
All in all, a great place to start your child on becoming comfortable in water.

This is not just a indoor swimming pool. It is much more.
The place was built in the early 1930ties. It was one of the first of it’s kind in Denmark. The building was built to be a social gathering point, where family and friends could go for recreation and for a bath. Most homes didn’t have bathroom at that time in history. Schoolchildren from Frederiksberg have leant to swim here ever since.
Frederiksberg Svømmehal should not only be a place for the body but also for the mind. Wilhelm Lundstrøm did some beautiful mosaics for the walls. You can also find a lot of sculptures.
I like the classic and functional look of building. Clearly the have done most of the conversion and modernization in the same spirit as it was done originally.
At Frederiksberg Svømmehal you naturally can go for a swim and play in the water. Weekends and holidays they have a special area open for smaller children. It is also well renowned for the spa and wellness facilities. Fitness World also have a gym in the building.
The 5^th star could only come into play, if the got a 50 meter pool.

Came here for the ‘kurbad’ (spa) and was not disappointed. I was a bit turned off at first because of the price tag, but you know those days when you need to sweat and sit still and soak and do some body maintenance and just be GOOD to yourself?
163kr well-​spent. When you buy your trip to the spa here, you put your stuff in a locker (these are tricky for first time visitors!), rinse yourself off, and have a flurry a things to try out. My favorite is the Dead Sea salt pool, which, by the way, you should NOT go into if you have recently shaved. Holy burning, batman. It’s 18% seasalt, and you float so much you have no choice but to chill out and relax. A great place to start. :)
There are two saunas (one salt/​infrared, the other regular and HOT), and they run saunaguses just about hourly, which is very fun (and even hotter). There is also a hot tub, a steam room, massage chairs, and free ice to suck on when you get overheated.
Don’t forget a water bottle!
On your way back into the locker rooms, there are lovely attendants there to offer you some salt and oil to scrub with, and two hours later, you leave feeling soft, cleansed, well taken care of, and probably a little dehydrated.
Pro-​tip: electrolytes are your friend after a trip here.

I really like to swim and when in the mood I go here. Only because I am a member of Fitness world, which makes it free to swim here.
It´s an okay place, if you come at the right time — which I have figured out is around noon during the weekdays. Which is a time many aren’t available to go to the swimming pool unless you are self employed, student or a pensioner — point being that the rest of the time this placed is typically packed, which makes it impossible to swim probably. I think Frederiksberg Svømmehal is known to be a baby mekka since you will also find extremely many babies and pregnant women.
The changing rooms are most of the time nice and clean, but can be crowded as it is shared with people going to the gym as well.
Their spa area is nice, have a sauna, salt water, steam room and a jacuzzi. But the same deal here — can be extremely crowded, so come early, especially during the weekends. (80 DKK to get in)
Overall an okay place.