12 Rooftop Caribbean Bars

By: - April 9th, 2014
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Just you, the sky and a cocktail. That’s the ideal of a rooftop bar, and you can’t only find it in places like New York and Miami — the Caribbean has quite a few. The region is full of trendy rooftop bars with terrific views of their surroundings — usually right in the middle of downtown. Here are 12 great ones across the region, from Puerto Rico to Colombia.

Mist at the San Juan Water Beach Club Hotel — Puerto Rico

This is as cool as rooftop bars get in the Caribbean. Mist has panoramic views of the ocean and San Juan and a hip, always bustling atmosphere.


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