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If anything has the power to make one pause for a moment and consider that life didn't turn out so bad, it's a panoramic view accompanied by the carbonated nostril-tickle of a favorite beverage as it's lifted above the horizon and drawn into the gullet.
All the romance of a gondola, without the wet. Perched atop a restored mill that is now home to the Hilton Molino Stucky Hotel in Venice, the Skyline Bar offers views over the Giudecca Canal as far as Piazza San Marco.
A spacious multiple-award winning restaurant with floor-to-ceiling windows opens out onto a huge terrace where you can eat, drink or -- later -- throw some shapes on the dance floor when the bar turns into one of the city's trendiest clubs.
Can't afford a roof and a garden? Combine them. London's oldest roof garden is still known to many as "Derry and Tom's Roof Garden," in memory of the department store that commissioned the garden in the 1930s.
Not as cold as it could be. Edinburgh is better known for its icy winds than its café culture, but on a fine day there are few better places to catch some Scottish rays than on Oloroso's roof terrace.
Luxury in the Alps. The American bar on the fifth floor of the glass cube in the Penz Hotel is good for an al fresco summertime drink or two, but better for one of the moreish cocktails the bartenders can whip up.
Enter and enjoy the colorful charms of the Madame. Three stories above Melbourne's busy streets, Madame Brussels has a terrace where you can soak up the sun on one of the loungers or cuddle up in a blanket if it turns chilly.
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Leo DiCaprio wannabes, now's your chance. Vue grants a near-aerial view over one of the world's most famous skyscraper zones and is one of the few places you can see the land carve of Lujiazui, the protruding tip of Pudong.
Fewer neon signs than you expect. It's rare to find a high-octane cocktail joint with a killer view in the lesser-known parts of Hong Kong Island, and Sugar's view contains fewer garish fluorescent billboards than you might think.
It's best to visit the loungy outdoor deck before sunset to enjoy the coastline by the soft light of dusk. This way you can also avoid Sugar's montreal online hotel reservations garish pink and purple lighting that becomes apparent once it's dark.
While guests' palates are attended to by tasty sundowners, their gazes can waft from beautiful people by the pool, to the sea and sky as sunset colors melt into view under the gaze of Christ the Redeemer.
Someone's closed a deal -- they'll head to Sevva to toast associates facing montreal online hotel reservations the champion view. Someone's lost a court case -- they'll head to Sevva and sink low in the outdoor couches, get drunk and angry on old Bordeaux then rant at the HSBC building montreal online hotel reservations close by.
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Precariously perched 14 meters above the crashing Indian Ocean at the base of Ayana Hotel, the open-top bar sits right on the spot-lit water's edge and at high tide the waves crash just a few feet from guests' feet.
The stomach-churning views at this 61st floor venue are rivaled only by those at Sirocco (also on this list), which has sparked many a fiery debate between die-hard fans of the two hotels over the years.
If you're unable to tear yourself away from the fancy night lights, stave off hunger with the platter of five Wagyu mini burgers and the chopped tuna tartar and flatbread while enjoying the nightly laser show.
To your left are the pointy roofs and narrow streets of the Shanghai Old Town; your front the unbeatable colonial architectural strip on the Bund; and on your right stands the breathtaking Lujiazui skyscraper spectacle.
Many famous derrières have sat here. The Penthouse bar on the rooftop of the ME hotel in Madrid is owned by supermodel Cindy Crawford's husband, Rande Gerber, and the place acts as a magnet for celebrities in town.
Try the house special, the Cardona, a blow-your-head-off cocktail of rum, pineapple montreal online hotel reservations juice, grenadine and Malibu, while trying to focus on the views to the church of La Merce to the rear and the Port Vell marina at the front.
If it's good enough for yoga, it's good enough for cocktails. This is Capitol Hill's only open-air, rooftop pool and bar, and it lays on great breakfasts, yoga classes right next to the pool and heroic cocktails.