Best Hotels With Pools in North Lakes
Hotels with pools are the norm rather than the exception in North Lakes, which suits travellers arriving hot and dusty off the Bruce Highway more than any postcard view does. The pool style varies more than you would expect for a small commuter suburb, from Boulevard North Lakes' outdoor pool and hot tub near Lake Eden to The Sebel Brisbane Margate Beach's rooftop pool with bay views over Moreton Bay. Most are simple outdoor lap-and-cool-off pools attached to motels and apartment hotels rather than resort water features, which is exactly what a family or a couple wants after several hours behind the wheel.
North Lakes was built around water in a low-key way, its own artificial lake rather than a beach or a river, and that shapes how locals treat outdoor time: a swim at Lake Eden or a hotel pool substitutes for the coastal plunge that Redcliffe and Bribie Island are twenty to forty minutes away for. It is a suburb that engineered its own cool-down spot rather than being handed one by geography, which explains why hotel pools here feel like a genuine amenity rather than an afterthought.
Where the pool beats the highway heat
A pool matters differently here than at a beach resort: it is the thing that lets you stop driving and actually cool down without detouring to Redcliffe or Bribie Island. Properties with hot tubs alongside their pools, like Boulevard North Lakes and BIG4 Sandstone Point Holiday Resort, add a genuine reason to linger rather than just tick the box, and the concentration of pooled properties along Anzac Avenue means you rarely have to trade pool access for a convenient, highway-adjacent location.
Boulevard North Lakes pairs its outdoor pool with a hot tub a few minutes' walk from Lake Eden, which gives travellers two different ways to cool down within a short stroll of each other, useful if the pool is busy with other highway travellers on a hot afternoon. Its 9.6 guest rating suggests the property backs that amenity mix up with genuine upkeep rather than a pool that looks better in photos than in person, which matters when you are choosing blind off a search result on the road rather than seeing the place in person before booking.
Oceanfront-adjacent properties add a different pool experience: Oaks Redcliffe Mon Komo Suites sits two minutes from Settlement Cove Lagoon with its own outdoor pool and beach access on top, and The Sebel Brisbane Margate Beach goes up rather than out, with a rooftop pool overlooking the bay just a six-minute walk from Margate Beach itself. Both let you choose between hotel pool and open water depending on how the day is going, which a landlocked North Lakes motel cannot offer, and both keep that choice a short walk away rather than a drive back into North Lakes proper.
For families, Ingenia Holidays Taigum and BIG4 Sandstone Point Holiday Resort combine outdoor pools with kitchen access and holiday-park-style layouts, meaning you can swim, cook and do laundry without leaving the property, a genuine advantage on a multi-day drive north when nobody wants to pack the kids back into the car for dinner after they have just dried off. BIG4 Sandstone Point adds a hot tub and spa on top, useful if the trip involves more than one generation and everyone wants a slightly different way to recover after the day's driving.
Even the straightforward motels carry pools here: Comfort Inn North Brisbane, Kallangur Motel and Redvue Holiday Apartments all list outdoor pools alongside free parking, which is a meaningfully different offer from a budget motel elsewhere on the highway that gives you four walls and nothing else. For a one-night stop this is the difference between arriving, showering and sleeping, or arriving, swimming, and actually feeling like the drive is behind you, which counts for more than it sounds like after a full day on the Bruce Highway with kids asking how much further every twenty minutes.
A traveler's takeI would choose Boulevard North Lakes for a pool stop on this stretch of the Bruce Highway. It pairs an outdoor pool with a hot tub and a fitness centre, holds a 9.6 rating from 47 reviews, and sits six minutes from Lake Eden, the lake at the centre of North Lakes and an easy place to stretch your legs before the drive continues. Some units also have kitchens, which helps on a longer stay.
PoolOn the Bay Apartments
★4.8Apartments near Woorim Beach with pool and beach access
Why guests love itOn the Bay Apartments gives families apartment-style space on Bribie Island, with kitchens in some units, an outdoor pool and beach access. Woorim Beach is about nine minutes by taxi, and Bribie Island Hotel is four minutes away for a night off from cooking. Free Wi-Fi and parking are included. Guests rate it 9.6 across 136 reviews. My editorial advice: ask for a unit with a kitchen if you are staying several nights, and plan Woorim Beach for the morning.
PoolBIG4 Sandstone Point Holiday Resort
★4.8Holiday-park comfort with a hot tub and full kitchens
Why guests love itBIG4 Sandstone Point Holiday Resort works well for multi-generational groups and multi-night family stays. Full kitchens make group cooking easy, and the outdoor pool, hot tub, spa and fitness centre give every age something to do. Wi-Fi and parking are free, and Bribie Bridge is an eight-minute walk away for a day on the island. More than 3,500 guests rate it 9.6. Our editorial advice: book well ahead for peak periods and plan day trips onto Bribie Island.
PoolBoulevard North Lakes
★4.8Outdoor pool and hot tub minutes from Lake Eden
Why guests love itBoulevard North Lakes is a highly rated stay six minutes from Lake Eden, with an outdoor pool for the children, a hot tub and a fitness centre for the adults. Some units have a kitchen for easy breakfasts, Wi-Fi and parking are free, and KatsuCo North Lakes is two minutes away for a quick meal. Guests rate it 9.6 across 47 reviews. My editorial advice: book a unit with a kitchen and plan a morning walk around Lake Eden.
PoolSamford Lakes Rural Accommodation
★4.6Pet-friendly rural rooms near Trevena Glen Farm
Why guests love itSamford Lakes Rural Accommodation is a pet-friendly rural stay, a good fit for families travelling with a dog who needs more space than a motel car park. There is an outdoor pool for the children, kitchens in some rooms, and free Wi-Fi and parking. Trevena Glen Farm is about two minutes by taxi, and Brisbane Airport about 41 minutes away. Guests rate it 9.2 across 54 reviews. Our editorial advice: request a room with a kitchen and plan an early walk with the dog.
PoolOn The Beach Resort Bribie Island
★4.4Beachfront apartments with a hot tub on Bribie Island
Why guests love itOn the Beach Resort Bribie Island has bright apartment-style units near the beach, each with a kitchen and a balcony, which makes a family beach holiday easy to run. There is an outdoor pool and a hot tub, Wi-Fi and parking are free, and the Butterfly House is about four minutes by taxi for a change from the sand. Guests rate it 8.8 across 351 reviews. My editorial advice: cook breakfast in the unit, head to the beach early and keep the hot tub for the evening.
PoolComfort Inn North Brisbane
★4.4Low-key rooms with a pool near Zillmere station
Why guests love itComfort Inn North Brisbane is a straightforward three-star stop with free parking and Wi-Fi, an outdoor pool for the children, and a bar and restaurant for an easy dinner. Room service and business facilities are available, and Zillmere station is about six minutes by taxi if you want to leave the car for a day in Brisbane. Guests rate it 8.8 across 619 reviews. My editorial advice: eat at the restaurant and save the pool for the kids before bedtime.
PoolNorth Lakes Hotel
★4.4Lakefront rooms two minutes from Lake Eden's walking track
Why guests love itNorth Lakes Hotel is a relaxed four-star base two minutes' walk from Lake Eden, which gives children an easy evening stroll by the water. There is a lakefront restaurant for dinner, an outdoor pool and a gym, and rooms are air-conditioned with private bathrooms. North Lakes station is four minutes away and parking is free. Guests rate it 8.8 across 838 reviews. My editorial advice: book a table at the lakefront restaurant and take the train into Brisbane rather than drive.
PoolRedcliffe Accommodation - LaVida on Anzac
★4.3Apartment stays with a lap pool near Redcliffe Museum
Why guests love itLavida on Anzac offers modern studios and one- to three-bedroom apartments, so a larger family or a group can stay together rather than split across hotel rooms. Most units include a kitchen for shared breakfasts, there is a lap pool and free Wi-Fi, and the Redcliffe Museum is three minutes away for a rainy-day plan. The Komo is a seven-minute walk. Guests rate it 8.6 across 202 reviews. My editorial advice: book a multi-bedroom apartment and use the lap pool early.
PoolProximity Waterfront Apartments
★4.3Bay-view apartments beside the Humpybong Esplanade
Why guests love itProximity Waterfront Apartments is a contemporary apartment hotel with bay views, three minutes from the Redcliffe Art Gallery and Humpybong Esplanade. Families get an indoor pool for days when the bay is too rough, a gym, kitchens in some units, and free Wi-Fi and parking. Guests rate it 8.6 across 125 reviews. My editorial advice: request a unit with a kitchen and a bay view, then plan a morning walk along the esplanade before a swim indoors.
PoolAspley Carsel Motor Inn
★4.2Simple motor-inn rooms with a pool and BBQ area
Why guests love itAspley Carsel Motor Inn is a casual three-star stop with airy rooms, some with a kitchenette for simple family meals. Children can cool off in the outdoor pool, the BBQ area makes an easy dinner, and Wi-Fi and parking are free. Outback Steakhouse Aspley is a seven-minute walk if nobody wants to cook. Guests rate it 8.4 across 347 reviews. My editorial advice: ask for a room with a kitchenette and keep the pool for the warm late afternoon.
PoolBrisbane International Virginia
★4.2Casual four-star rooms with pool and golf access
Why guests love itBrisbane International Virginia is a casual four-star hotel with an outdoor pool, an informal restaurant, a bar and a fitness centre, plus complimentary Wi-Fi. It works well for families on the north side of Brisbane before or after a flight, and Zillmere station is about six minutes by taxi. Golf access is nearby for a parent who plays. Guests rate it 8.4 across 663 reviews. My editorial advice: give the children a swim in the pool and keep dinner simple at the restaurant.
PoolThe Sebel Brisbane Margate Beach
★4.2Rooftop pool with bay views near Margate Beach
Why guests love itThe rooftop pool sold us on this one, and watching the bay change colour at sunset from up there became our evening routine for two nights straight. Margate Beach being six minutes away meant we still got proper beach time despite choosing a hotel over a beachfront apartment, and the on-site restaurant meant no evening scramble for dinner after a full beach day.
PoolEatons Hill Hotel
★4.1Bistro pizzas and a beer garden beside the pool
Why guests love itWe ate at the bistro the first night mainly out of convenience and the gourmet pizzas turned out to be genuinely good, better than we expected from a hotel restaurant on a highway stop. The kids spent the evening in the pool while we had a proper sit-down meal in the beer garden, which felt like a real night out rather than another travel dinner.
PoolIngenia Holidays Taigum
★4.1Holiday-park comfort with kitchens and outdoor pools
Why guests love itIngenia Holidays Taigum is an unfussy three-star holiday-park-style property for families who value kitchens and laundry over hotel service. There is a bright cafe, outdoor pools and free Wi-Fi, and an airport shuttle is available, with Brisbane Airport seventeen minutes by taxi. About 430 guests rate it 8.2. Our editorial advice: choose it for multi-night stays on a road trip, cook in the kitchen and use the laundry mid-stay.
PoolOaks Redcliffe Mon Komo Suites
★4.1Oceanfront balconies two minutes from Settlement Cove Lagoon
Why guests love itOaks Redcliffe Mon Komo Suites offers oceanfront rooms and apartments with balconies, two minutes from Settlement Cove Lagoon, which gives children a calm place to swim. On site there is an outdoor pool, beach access, a restaurant and bar and a fitness centre, with free Wi-Fi and parking. Guests rate it 8.2 across 1,870 reviews. My editorial advice: book a balcony apartment for the sea view, swim at the lagoon in the morning and eat at the restaurant after a beach afternoon.
PoolPrince of Wales Hotel
★4.0Pub rooms with bistro fare and pool tables
Why guests love itThe Prince of Wales Hotel works best for a family as a one-night stop before an early flight: Brisbane Airport is about nine minutes away by taxi, parking is free and the rooms have air-conditioning. Dinner is easy at the pub bistro downstairs, and older children may enjoy the pool tables. I would not plan a longer family stay here, since there is no kitchen or play area.
PoolRedvue Holiday Apartments
★3.9Fully equipped apartments with a laid-back pool setting
Why guests love itRedvue Holiday Apartments lets families choose between a simple room and a fully equipped apartment, which helps when you want to cook rather than eat out every night. The four-star property has an outdoor pool, a fitness centre, free Wi-Fi and parking, and the rooms are smoke-free. Guests rate it 7.8 across 235 reviews. My editorial advice: book the apartment option for stays of several nights and plan pool time for the warm afternoons.
PoolComfort Inn & Apartments Northgate Airport
★3.9Airport-close rooms nine minutes from Northgate station
Why guests love itComfort Inn & Apartments Northgate Airport is a relaxed four-star base for families with a flight to catch: Brisbane Airport is about ten minutes by taxi and an airport shuttle is listed. The outdoor pool gives children a last swim, the restaurant and bar cover dinner, and parking and Wi-Fi are free. Northgate station is a nine-minute walk. Guests rate it 7.8 across 457 reviews. My editorial advice: book the shuttle ahead for an early departure.
PoolKallangur Motel
★3.9Kitchenette rooms with whirlpool tubs near Kallangur Tavern
Why guests love itKallangur Motel is a straightforward three-star stop with kitchenettes in the rooms, and some rooms add a whirlpool tub. An outdoor pool and BBQ grills give children something to do on a warm evening, Wi-Fi and parking are free, and Kallangur Tavern is a six-minute walk for dinner. Guests rate it 7.8. My editorial advice: check the room category when booking if you want the whirlpool, and use the kitchenette for an easy breakfast before driving on.
PoolScarborough Beach Resort QLD
★3.5Steps from Scarborough Beach with a hot tub and spa
Why guests love itScarborough Beach Resort QLD is a modern four-star resort across the road from Scarborough Beach, three minutes on foot. Families get an outdoor pool, a hot tub, a spa and a gym, plus free Wi-Fi and parking, and some rooms include a kitchen for simple dinners after the beach. Guests rate it 7. My editorial advice: request a room with a kitchen, keep the beach for the morning and save the pool and hot tub for the late afternoon.
Local tips
- 1Choose Proximity Waterfront Apartments if you travel in winter, since its indoor pool is the one option here that does not depend on the weather.
- 2Book Oaks Redcliffe Mon Komo Suites or The Sebel Brisbane Margate Beach if you want the option to swap between hotel pool and open water at Redcliffe without moving accommodation.
- 3Ask about hot tub access specifically if that is the drawcard, it is a genuine point of difference at properties like Boulevard North Lakes and BIG4 Sandstone Point rather than a standard inclusion.
- 4Pick North Lakes Hotel for a short highway stop, as it sits four minutes from North Lakes station and two minutes' walk from Lake Eden.
- 5Pair a pool stop with the Lake Eden walking track for kids who need to burn energy on land as well as in the water before settling for the night.
- 6Look at Samford Lakes Rural Accommodation if you want an outdoor pool in a rural setting, and note that it also accepts pets.