Most top-rated New York hotels maintain exclusive bars and refined lounges on their main floor, rooftop, and/or lower level and rightfully take a great deal of pride in them. Since most are open to the public, you'll have the opportunity to sample one or more of these hotel bars that have a colorful history spanning several decades. Not to mention interesting stories of various celebrity entertainers, politicians, and captains of industry known to frequent them.
Enjoy an aperitif in this legendary society club where the Bloody Mary — here known as “Red Snapper” — first landed in America and was perfected. Maxfield Parrish’s masterpiece King Cole mural keeps watch on hotel guests and knowledgeable New Yorkers.
St. Regis Hotel<BR>2 East 55th Street (Fifth Avenue)This handsome cocktail bar is done in polished, hammered nickel, and was inspired by 1930s residential pieces. With its tailored leather seating, partially enclosed by rich velvet drapes, more intimate socializing can take place, which is marvelous on the 35th floor of the Time W...
Mandarian Oriental Hotel<BR>80 Columbus Circle (West 60th Street)This lively hotspot on the top floor of the famed Peninsula hotel allows dramatic, sweeping views of many of Manhattan's architectural gems from its east and west terraces. A favorite with New York's business crowd, The Salon de Ning offers just the right amount of Chinoiserie, a...
The Peninsula Hotel, 700 5th Ave (55th Street)With an expansive event loft with soaring 20-foot ceilings and wall-to-wall windows as well as a richly-landscaped roof garden and lounge area with breathtaking 360-degree views, you will want to see and be seen here! Click HERE for more information about the Hotel Gansevoort.
18 Ninth Ave. (Little W. 12th & 13th Streets)The Bryant Park Hotel is a luxury hotel located in the heart of midtown Manhattan. Driven by style, contemporary design, and state of the art amenities, the Bryant Park is midtown's first exclusive luxury designer hotel. It combines glamour, sophistication, and world class servic...
18 West 40th StGuests are invited to kick back, relax and enjoy a refreshing break from the hustle and bustle of the "city that never sleeps" atop the 19th floor of the legendary landmark Roosevelt hotel. Non-hotel guests should be aware that Mad46 Lounge is accessible to visitors thr...
45 East 45 Street (Madison & Vanderbilt Avenues)This midtown bar, located in the casually elegant Parker Meridian Hotel, is more famous for its coffee than anything else. The baristas are well-trained, the coffee is hand-picked from North Carolina, ad there are no to-go cups because you’re fully expected to sit and enjoy some ...
Le Parker Meridien<BR>118 West 57th StreetPerched above southern SOHO, The James New York’s awe-inspiring Soho rooftop bar, JIMMY, is a very hot ticket during the warm weather months. It boasts a sexy social atmosphere, with an enclosed bar and lounge set against 360-degree views of the downtown Manhattan skyline. The ou...
15 Thompson StreetLocated atop the Ink48 Hotel, with stunning 360 view of Manhattan and Hudson river, the Press Lounge is located just a 15 minute walk from the Theatre District and Times Square. A short walk for New Yorkers but seemingly long enough to keep the crowds at bay, making it a fantast...
Ink 48 Hotel<BR>653 11th Ave (bet. 47th and 48th Streets)A cute hotel bar with an attractive setting, primarily the fireplaces, banquettes and couches set the scene. A smallish outdoors space augments Cibar.
56 Irving PlaceThis bar and restaurant at the Maritime Hotel features sumptuous wooden banquettes and a large, curving bar spanning one wall, is a great place to meet for a drink or to hold an early cocktail event. But beware! After 8 p.m. and on weekends, the place is utterly packed and gettin...
The Maritime Hotel<BR>88 9th AveThis lounge at the Time Hotel in midtown Manhattan seems to have discovered a perfect recipe for a successful lounge. Good bartenders, great waitresses, and a good DJ that accommodates the tastes of the patrons create the cool, trendy atmosphere. The finger food is also super tas...
Time Hotel<BR>224 West 49th Street, Second FloorThe Trump SoHo's seasonal luxury rooftop lounge, overlooking the west side of Lower Manhattan from the hotel's seventh floor. The 6,000 square foot deck surrounds the hotel's pool, with an artificial waterfall cascading down near the cabana-like pool chairs. Inside, a curving bar...
246 Spring StreetThe seasonal rooftop bar at the swank and 'spensive 60 Thompson hotel, A60 is an upscale aerial oasis that loams thirteen floors above the street and is just as lofty in its door policy.
60 Thompson Street