The lobby as a stage
Hotel bars
Hotel bars are the underrated bars of the city: open to all, well staffed, well mixed and with the advantage that nobody asks whether you are a guest.
In the hotel bar, travellers and locals meet on neutral ground. The menu is classic, the service trained, and the best houses can afford bartenders who would have their own bar elsewhere. We list the hotel bars you do not need a room for, from the Mandarin Oriental in Munich to the Widder in Zurich.
Hotel barHamburg · St. Pauli
20up
20th floor, the harbour in panorama
Hotel barMunich · Old town
Ory Bar
Mandarin Oriental, dark glass, big drinks
Hotel barDüsseldorf · Medienhafen
The View Skylounge
Harbour, Gehry buildings and the Rhine Tower from above
Hotel barFrankfurt · Gutleutviertel
Roomers Bar
Champagne, velvet and long nights
Hotel barZurich · Old town
Widder Bar
More than a thousand whiskies and live jazz
Hotel barMallorca · Puerto Portals
Lío Mallorca
Cabaret, dinner and club above the marina
Hotel barIbiza · Marina Botafoch
Lío Ibiza
Dinner, cabaret, club, view of Dalt Vila