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Great Summer Escapes: 6 City Rooftops with Cool Pools
by Joy PecknoldWhile it’s popular to escape the city in the summer, there are hotels that conceal treats worth staying urban for, and a big one is the rooftop pool. Herein, eight great properties where you can take an above-ground plunge.
Great Summer Escapes: 6 City Rooftops with Cool Pools
South Beach isn’t just about the beach—although you do have access to that—especially when The Redbury’s rooftop pool takes you up and away from the fray. It feels like the sort of place where a meet cute might happen.
Great Summer Escapes: 6 City Rooftops with Cool Pools
There’s a Moroccan bohemian vibe to Petit Ermitage’s rooftop, which makes it feel refreshingly different from most other Los Angeles hotels. It features a pool, big daybeds, fireplace, lots of greenery—in fact, it’s somewhat of a butterfly refuge—and West Hollywood views.
Great Summer Escapes: 6 City Rooftops with Cool Pools
If you find yourself in the largest city in the Caribbean, Santo Domingo, the Billini provides a boutique oasis, bolstered by it’s rooftop pool to cool off in during the day, and its dining terrace to celebrating into the night.
Great Summer Escapes: 6 City Rooftops with Cool Pools
As the name suggests, Hotel Unique is anything but ordinary, and that includes the rooftop pool done in blood red tile. Outside of the city center in Jardim Paulista, the bar and lounge up there attracts the locals too.
Great Summer Escapes: 6 City Rooftops with Cool Pools
Conveniently located on Passeig de Gràcia, the city’s most popular shopping street, the Mandarin Oriental puts guests close to action yet feels quietly tucked away. The rooftop, where you can swim, sun and chow down, supplements that mood.
Great Summer Escapes: 6 City Rooftops with Cool Pools
There are a few “rooftops” to choose from at the Banyan Tree Bangkok (difficult, we know). There’s a jaw-dropping restaurant on the very top 61st floor, a lounge and bar on the 51st floor sky deck and an outdoor pool on the 21st floor. We suggest starting from the bottom one and working your way up.
South Beach isn’t just about the beach—although you do have access to that—especially when The Redbury’s rooftop pool takes you up and away from the fray. It feels like the sort of place where a meet cute might happen.
There’s a Moroccan bohemian vibe to Petit Ermitage’s rooftop, which makes it feel refreshingly different from most other Los Angeles hotels. It features a pool, big daybeds, fireplace, lots of greenery—in fact, it’s somewhat of a butterfly refuge—and West Hollywood views.
If you find yourself in the largest city in the Caribbean, Santo Domingo, the Billini provides a boutique oasis, bolstered by it’s rooftop pool to cool off in during the day, and its dining terrace to celebrating into the night.
As the name suggests, Hotel Unique is anything but ordinary, and that includes the rooftop pool done in blood red tile. Outside of the city center in Jardim Paulista, the bar and lounge up there attracts the locals too.
Conveniently located on Passeig de Gràcia, the city’s most popular shopping street, the Mandarin Oriental puts guests close to action yet feels quietly tucked away. The rooftop, where you can swim, sun and chow down, supplements that mood.
There are a few “rooftops” to choose from at the Banyan Tree Bangkok (difficult, we know). There’s a jaw-dropping restaurant on the very top 61st floor, a lounge and bar on the 51st floor sky deck and an outdoor pool on the 21st floor. We suggest starting from the bottom one and working your way up.