The 12 Best Rooftop Bars Around The World
Business Traveler|October 2015
The world looks different when viewed from these stunning rooftop destinations.
Sonia Abdulbaki
The 12 Best Rooftop Bars Around The World

What’s better than a room with a view? Try a view from the top. There is nothing like a rooftop bar, restaurant or pool to lift your spirits to great heights, with open air settings and spectacular, larger-than-life scenery.

Hoteliers are breathing life into these destinations with every inch of glamour, style and location scouting. The results are must-see rooftop bars, restaurants and pools that exceed their hotel’s reputation. Rooftops have become destinations within themselves, visited by guests and the public alike and bringing in diverse audiences on a global scale.

Hoteliers are creating extravagantly alluring features such as high-rise pools, fancy spas, spectacular architecture, mood lighting, modern styles and anything else that will make their properties rise above. These lofty destinations are chic, contemporary, fresh and alluring. Yet being on top is most often accompanied by a feeling of humility that comes from taking in the sweeping natural vistas or panoramic city skylines. And all this while sporting a cocktail in one hand and savory hors d’oeuvres in the other.

So we present an even dozen of our favorite top rooftop bars, restaurants and pools around the world that exude a sophisticated design, astonishing locations with impressive views of pulsating cities and exuberant atmospheric elements that create the setting for a perfect night on the town.

1 Sky Bar, Tower Club — Bangkok

Sky Bar, Tower Club at Sirocco restaurant in Bangkok, Thailand is like a diamond island in the night sky and a highlight of Bangkok’s nightlife and cocktail culture. Situated on the 63rd floor of Lebua hotel, this rooftop wonder takes its place as one of the world’s highest open-air bars, while below the sparkling city lights bedazzle.

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