2018 HOTEL AWARDS
BEST NIGHTLIFE
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While a hotel’s first job might be to offer a quiet place to sleep, there’s also something to be said for a hotel that’ll give you a reason to stay up late. Here are ten hotels with plenty of after-dark entertainment to offer those travelers who are flexible with their curfew.
10 Karakoy
Istanbul, Turkey
The Morgans hotel group has, since its inception, been synonymous with highly sociable, nightlife-friendly boutique hotels, and this, the group’s first incursion into Istanbul, is cut from the same cloth.
Ace Hotel London Shoreditch
London, England
Yes, Shoreditch was here before the Ace. But visit now and you’d be hard pressed to find a more concise introduction to what makes this East London neighborhood special — the hotel’s nightclub is a particular draw, playing host to a constant stream of DJs and live acts.
Amano
Berlin, Germany
Amano’s hip rooftop bar — laid-back but fashionable, with sweeping skyline views, manned by serious mixologists — is a destination in itself, frequently cited by both locals and travel magazines as one of the city’s top spots for a sundowner (and possibly a sunupper as well).
Barcelo Raval
Barcelona, Spain
A roof terrace and a swanky lobby bar are by no means unique in this town, but the rooftop at Barcelo Raval is perhaps better-placed than most, while the tapas lounge, with its adjacent terrace, is a sight to see.
Berns Hotel
Stockholm, Sweden
Berns isn’t just a new incarnation of a 19th-century classic, but one of Stockholm’s top performance venues as well — the concert hall showcases anything from drama to DJs, rock shows to stand-up comedy, and it’s a different crowd every night.
East Hotel & Restaurant
Hamburg, Germany
Though it’s no slouch as a lodging, East is as highly regarded for its pan-Asian restaurant as for its hotel rooms, and the scene that centers around Yakshi’s cocktail bar is as lively as any in town.
ME Madrid
Madrid, Spain
ME Madrid is no shrinking violet: it’s a member of the highly sociable Sol Meliá group, with a cocktail lounge on the ground floor and a rooftop bar impresario’d, if that’s the word we want, by the American nightclub maven Rande Gerber.
Sir Joan Hotel
Ibiza, Spain
Ibiza, right now, is two different places in one: the up-all-night party mecca, and the semi-secluded, quasi-rural island paradise. Sir Joan is a hotel that can do a bit of both.
The Dean Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Though it’s tucked in a row of Georgian terrace houses, the Dean is anything but sleepy — not only does the location place the best of this rollicking city more or less right at your feet, but the hotel itself is clearly up for a good time as well.
The Ned
London, England
The Ned is a partnership between Soho House and the American Sydell group, responsible for hotels like the NoMad in New York and the LINE in Los Angeles, and as its pedigree might indicate, its social life is equally as important as its accommodations.
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