It’s what’s inside that really counts. Unless you’re at Café Benelux in downtown Milwaukee. Then it’s more about what’s on top. First, there’s the rooftop deck. With 120 different seating options all prime for mid-day sunshine soaking, the only thing between you and your daily dose of Vitamin D is your table’s large white patio [...]
The weather has been a real jam lately… one minute it’s a sunny sweat-fest, the next it’s thundershowers and lightning. How’s a lady (or man, or lady-man) supposed to properly enjoy rooftop season with all this inconsistency against her? The Upstairs at the Kimberly Hotel, that’s how. This 3,000 square foot penthouse is outfitted with [...]
Nestled in a beautiful 100-year-old building in the center of the Theater District is the aptly named Sanctuary Hotel, nine floors of luxurious refuge. To help BlackBook kick off the summer, Out Escapes was invited to cocktail it up on the hotel’s newest addition, a 2,500 square-foot rooftop Haven. With low cedar couches, white fabric-draped [...]
STK attempts to bring nightclub swank to the chophouse scene. With a slogan like “…not your daddy’s steakhouse”, you can rightly assume that nothing about the place will be typical. (Take their commercial, for example.) Their rooftop is no exception. Situated twenty-five feet above the High Line, the STK Rooftop has an unobstructed view of [...]
Last week was an unusual one in New York City. The Mets threw a no-hitter, rain fell from the sun during Sunday brunch, and a glittery drag queen mermaid welcomed me into the Dream Hotel lobby with lobster claws as hands. Having been to the Dream Downtown on a few occasions (to utilize their nice [...]
