No swimming pool
We say it first because people ask. The official pages of Parq and the JW do not list a swimming pool. The outdoor water on floor 17 is a hydrotherapy tub in the Aqua Lounge, and the hotel adds: “Please note that this is not a standard swimming pool.”
What is up there
- Spa by JW
- Five treatment rooms plus a couple's room overlooking BC Place and False Creek
- Extras
- Manicure and pedicure bar, steam rooms, TheraBody Jet Boots, the Mind-Sync Harmonic Sleep Lounger
- Lounges
- Separate men's and women's lounges
- Aqua Lounge
- Outdoor pavilion on the roof of floor 17: hydrotherapy tub, yoga space, chaise lounges, the JW Garden
- Tub hours
- Daily, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Gym
- 4,240 sq ft, open 24 hours, towels and water provided
- Booking
- Appointment required for treatments; online booking available
The opening press in 2017 called this Canada's first Spa by JW. The DOUGLAS has its own fitness studio too, so DOUGLAS guests are not forced across to the JW tower for a workout.
Who can use the tub
The Aqua Lounge is open to spa guests, hotel guests and locals with a spa day pass. Day passes depend on availability and cannot be booked in advance; the spa asks you to call on the day. So if you are staying, you are in. If you are not, it depends on the day and on how busy the spa is.
A recovery plan after a big show
- Latenight
Back in the room
Water, then sleep. The tub closes at 9 p.m., so it is not an after-show option.
- 7 a.m.
Gym
Open 24 hours. A slow twenty minutes on a bike does more for stiff legs than you expect.
- 10 a.m.
Jet Boots or a massage
Book a treatment the day before. Tell the therapist you stood for three hours.
- 12 p.m.
Aqua Lounge
Sit in the warm water and look down at the stadium you were inside last night.
Treatments, briefly
The spa's own descriptions group treatments into four outcomes: calm, indulge, invigorate and renew. It lists massages you adjust for pressure, facials from several skincare houses, wellness journeys, one of which uses honey from the hotel's own JW Garden bees, express treatments for people in a hurry, plus waxing, manicures and pedicures. We do not print the spa's prices; they change, and the spa publishes them itself.
Parq advertises spa packages with the hotels from time to time. We leave offers out; ask the desk what is running for your dates and we will tell you plainly.
Where these facts come from (read 31 October 2026):