2024: Queens Voted Boro Hotel Best Hotel Bar!
Boro Hotel
38-28 27th St, Long Island City
(718) 433-1375 – borohotel.com
Winning views deserve a chunk of time at Boro Hotel. They are exceptional across the East River to the Queensboro Bridge. Look past and see iconic skyscrapers. Stay at this hotel, and you know you’ve arrived at a more serene and exciting New York City place. The one-of-a-kind waterside venue is also a palace for bars, nightlife, and the hotel bar itself at the water’s edge. The building actually hosts the world’s largest roof farm, Brooklyn Grange flagship farm in Queens. Refreshments and entertainment await in Boro Hotel bar, Beebe’s. Choose from seasonal cocktails, curated wine selections and local beers on tap. The contemporary design features floor-to-ceiling windows and a courtyard with outside seating.
2023: Queens Voted The Pool Bar Best Hotel Bar!
The Pool Bar
TWA Hotel One Idlewild Drive JFK Airport, Jamaica
(212) 806-9000 – twahotel.com/thepoolbar
Going to a pool can be a really fun experience and that goes double when the pool is located in a cool place—such as on the roof of a building! The Pool Bar in Jamaica was recently voted as being the best hotel bar in Queens. This gorgeous rooftop pool is open all-year-round; in the summer it is cool and, in the winter, it is heated up like a jacuzzi. The pool, observation deck and pool bar have two seasons — Summer/Fall and Winter/Spring and making reservations in advance is highly recommended. The Pool Bar is available to book for private events.
2022: Queens Voted Connie Cocktail Lounge at TWA Hotel Best Hotel Bar!
Connie Cocktail Lounge at TWA Hotel
One Idlewild Drive, Queens
(212) 806-9000 – twahotel.com
Waiting for your flight to board does not have to be boring when you’re at Connie Cocktail Lounge at TWA Hotel. JFK Airport transformed the 1958 Lockheed Constellation “Connie” airplane into a fabulous cocktail lounge that transports guests back in time. The plane used to create the cocktail lounge served as an Alaskan bush plane that shuttled supplies to Prudhoe Bay and seats 75 guests. Mixed drinks at Connie Cocktail Lounge are airplane-themed and include names like Eero Dynamics, Vodka is My Co-Pilot, 22 Right, Whiskey Charlie, Mile-High Margarita, Terminal 5 and Crew Juice. There is also a list of beers and snacks to munch on while you wait. No need to make reservations at Connie Cocktail Lounge as service is first come, first served.
2021: Queens Voted Elements Lounge – LaGuardia Plaza Hotel Best Hotel Bar!
Elements Lounge – LaGuardia Plaza Hotel
104-04 Ditmars Blvd, East Elmhurst
(718) 457-6300 – laguardiaplazahotel.com
There’s nothing quite like relaxing and having a few drinks at agreat hotel bar. If you’re looking for the best one in Queens, you have to stop by Elements Lounge, located within the LaGuardia Plaza Hotel. When you come to Elements Lounge, you are immediately greeted by a comfortable atmosphere that is perfect for a night out with friends. It has an extensive menu of beer, wine and ciders to enjoy, plus all the liquor to make the cocktail of your choice. It also has delicious dessert drinks and cocktails to end the night on a sweet note. Elements Lounge has pllenty of tasty food options that you can munch on alongside your drink.