{"id":22840,"date":"2012-06-11T07:00:02","date_gmt":"2012-06-11T12:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/?p=22840"},"modified":"2018-03-06T13:51:53","modified_gmt":"2018-03-06T19:51:53","slug":"summer-fun-city-hotels-with-great-outdoor-bars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2012\/06\/summer-fun-city-hotels-with-great-outdoor-bars\/","title":{"rendered":"Up on the roof: City hotels with great outdoor bars"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Heavenly perch: Haven is a new rooftop venue at the Sanctuary Hotel in New York City.<\/p><\/div>\n

By Mark Chesnut<\/em><\/p>\n

With the arrival of summer, full-grown adults can sometimes feel like antsy schoolchildren, yearning to play outdoors rather than feeling trapped inside. Luckily, an array of business-minded hotels make it easy to entertain clients, organize meetings and relax with colleagues while enjoying plenty of fresh air.<\/p>\n

In New York City, the Sanctuary Hotel<\/a> has debuted Haven, a 2,500-square-foot rooftop venue near Times Square that serves cocktails and light meals; rotating DJs add a hip vibe. The Gansevoort Park Avenue NYC<\/a>, meanwhile, has a sun deck where guests sip hand-selected wines, just stepsaway from the swimming pool.<\/p>\n

Further south, visitors soak up Miami style at the Perry South Beach<\/a>, where a venue called, appropriately enough, The Rooftop sits 18 stories above the sand, offering sunny relaxation and refreshments during the day and a 21-and-over nightclub after dark. Another cheery spot is the Townhouse Hotel<\/a>, where the 250-person rooftop lounge can be rented out for private business events and even photo shoots and commercials.<\/p>\n

The so-called Windy City is home to a variety of interesting venues with inspiring views, including the Peninsula Chicago<\/a>, where guests indulge in decidedly upscale Asian cuisine at the Shanghai Terrace.<\/p>\n

Out west, busy travelers can enjoy fresh air at rooftop venues including the Skybar at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino<\/a> in Las Vegas, and Departure, a stylishly contemporary restaurant that sits atop The Nines<\/a> hotel in Portland, Ore.<\/p>\n

The Standard, a trendy collection of hotels on two coasts, offers multiple options in southern California: The Standard, Downtown LA<\/a>, which has a rooftop with heated swimming pool, dance floor, bar and outdoor fireplace, and the Standard, Hollywood<\/a>, where the Pooldeck serves a full contemporary menu, attracting well-heeled patrons from the entertainment, music and fashion industries.<\/p>\n

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