The next best thing to a hot summer day is a breezy summer night. This summer there are a few hotspots that allow you to enjoy the club scene, while taking advantage of the great weather outside. Not the outdoorsy type? You will be after seeing the views from the most upscale rooftop bars and partying poolside with bottle service. Okay, so it’s a different kind of outdoorsy-ness.
New York City
HighBar
251 48th St
High Bar’s views of surrounding skyscrapers and embracing expanses of the Hudson River are a visual homage to the Big Apple. The chic rooftop bar is modernly decorated with daybeds and plush couches. Only in New York City will you find an outdoor bar with air conditioning.
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Studio B
259 Banker St
Studio B’s rooftop patio evokes the lush tropics of… well, Greenpoint. Festive palms and warm red lighting illuminate the bench seating, and though the space is far from elaborate, the laid-back atmosphere beckons on warm night. More active folks can capitalize on B’s expansive dance floor or chill in the lounge.
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PS1
22-25 Jackson Ave
This contemporary art gallery has shown many up-and-coming artists and hosts the locally-renowned Warm Up Series eat summer, where art and music meet the great outdoors. A weekly line up of top DJs and turn-tablists kicks off this July, drawing a mellow crowd who loiter under colorful tents and relax in hammocks.
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Los Angeles
The Kress
6608 Hollywood Boulevard
The LA nightlife scene will only expand this summer with the opening of a new upscale lounge called Kress. Located on Hollywood Boulevard, this new fixture takes up five floors including a subterranean dance club, a street level bar, restaurant and lounge, and a rooftop bar with panoramic views of the city.
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Reveal
8494 Melrose Pl
As one of LA’s most upscale clubs, Reveal sports the largest outdoor patio, perfect for dancing, drinking, and enjoying a summer night in Cali.
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Boulevard 3
6523 Sunset Boulevard
For a tasty but potent cocktail, go to Boulevard 3. This plush, exclusive poolside hotspot offers bottle service to guests nestled in intimate alcoves.
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Las Vegas
Pure Nightclub
Caesars Palace
3570 Las Vegas Blvd S
Outdoorsy doesn’t sufficiently describe Pure’s 14,000-square-foot terrace. While listening to music from some of the hottest DJ’s, you can enjoy an panoramic view of the Las Vegas strip. Sporting oversized couches and beds, six bars, and bottle service. Pure has made a name for itself by keeping the city’s largest patio opened year-round. The downstairs main room also features bed-seating that surrounds the dance floor.
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Bare Pool Lounge
Mirage Resort and Casino
3400 Las Vegas Blvd S
Bare Pool Lounge provides a leisurely escape for the hubbub of Sin City. Its 14,000 square foot tropical island is entirely secluded by palm trees, with two luxury dipping pools, full bar service, DJ’s, plasma screen televisions, poolside daybeds, lounge chairs, and cabanas. When you tire of this life of leisure, join the other bright young things on a custom-built dance floor covering the pool.
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Tryst
Wynn Las Vegas
3131 Las Vegas Blvd S
Tryst’s Dj Justin Hoffman spins a combination of top 40’s, hip-hop, mash-up, and house. The lucky guests sip drinks or enjoy bottle service at one of the 70 tables surrounding the dance floor, or populate the seductive seating near the 70-foot waterfall.
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Miami
Nikki Beach
1 Ocean Dr
At this oceanfront beach club you can bask in the Florida sun while munching on fresh seafood from a full menu, or enjoy VIP bottle service while lounging under a white cabana. Club Nikki’s ultra-chic interior, music spun by regular and guest DJs, multiple VIP areas, champagne bar, dancers, and aerial performers allow for a memorable night.
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Skybar
1901 Collins Ave
At Skybar, you really never know who’s lounging in the next bedstead, where white linen sheets shield your neighboring tanners. With over 75 different types of rum at the Rum Bar, you can cool off your newly bronzed body with a pina colada.
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Wet Willie’s
760 Ocean Dr
Wet Willie’s might not be the most elite bar in Miami, but it’s definitely the place to go for a boozey, bikini-fused beach party. You’re guaranteed to be drunk dialing a taxi company after a couple of Wet Willie’s signature “Call a Cab” house specialty drinks, made with grain alcohol.
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