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...I notice a stack of records in a roped-off area and a big wood-encased speaker in the first-floor lounge....
...The hotel’s rooftop infinity pool was already one of the sexiest in Spain; now it’s even better, the wide terraces hosting morning yoga and evening drinks-and-DJ sessions....
...The 1,066-foot tower stretches 93 storeys high and sports a basketball court and dog run on its 66th floor, as well as a rooftop pool and “sky lounge”....
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...with dining and lounge areas plus an in-built sound system — perfect for private parties....
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...And there’ll be indoor and outdoor pools and a rooftop bar....
...Upstairs are two rooms and one suite, each with its own colour palette and unique rooftop views (the suite has its own planted terrace as well)....
...and rooftop bar....
...There’s even a bespoke pool table in the lounge area made out of white marble....
...The entrance lounge feels like a gallery for emerging artists, bustling and brazenly colourful; the murals of fantastical Roman gardens that adorn the walls behind the polished-mirror reception desks are...
...Bars pop up for a day or two, in disused spaces around the district — rooftops, vacant penthouse-style apartments, and so on....
...Those lucky enough to set foot on the rooftop terrace of the Core Club’s new Manhattan headquarters may experience the thrilling illusion of being able to reach across Fifth Avenue and touch the Crown Building...
...While its design is minimalist-chic, it still feels like a lounge and a neighbourhood bar at the same time — something that is nearly impossible to do....
...Old-timey lounge singers croon from the speakers. It offers beef tartare, and unnecessarily expensive, OK pastas....
...The rooftop bar conjures the warmer climes of Palm Springs, with a pink colour scheme, loads of lush hanging plants, succulents and cacti....
...Each room has its own quiet terrace or garden, and all have rooftop sun lounge areas; roses alternate with pines in the grounds, and their scents in the air....
...Its Rome hotel is a step ahead, and definitely a cut above – from the rooftop lounge to the tiny boutique curated by Daria Reina of brilliant local concept store Chez Dédé....
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