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refineryrooftop: Thank you Dez and the @ maybehappyending team. it was truly, (maybe), a Happy Ending 👏 📸 @ rebeccajmichelson
Summer rooftop evenings NYC l July 2017
View from Refinery Rooftop of Empire State Building
Yelp Gems: Refinery Rooftop
This two-star Yelp review of the Refinery Rooftop is from Ana V. of Manhattan. Ana writes:
The only reason this place gets even two stars is the decor and location. It is a good central location for my friends and I (four girls) who decided to check the place out on a rainy Monday. I even called the hotel ahead of time to confirm the opening time and make sure we DID NOT need a reservation, which we were told over the phone "no, only for a large group do you need to call ahead". We got there, the douche rocket at the elevator entrance apparently did not like the jeans my friend was wearing and we got told they ONLY took reservations. Had to complain to the hotel manager to get upstairs. The dress code is , apparently, "business chique". If it weren't dumping we would have gone elsewhere in a heartbeat. Once we got upstairs.... a bunch of elderly gentlemen in JEANS scratching themselves at the bar. A family of tourists with backpacks on. The only decent looking people were the servers. There are about 20 better rooftops I can think of in this city, and we have never had any issue with getting past the door on any of them. This place will self implode.
The newly opened Refinery Rooftop atop the Refinery Hotel offers cocktails from mixologist Alex Ott, oysters from both coasts, views of the Empire State Building and a "douche rocket" doorperson (disclaimer: the last amenity is only available if your name is Ana V.). It seems Ana, our featured Yelper was not too pleased when her group was initially denied entry to the rooftop due to her friend's jeans and the likely all-of-a-sudden reservations-only policy put in place by the doorman after seeing Ana's group of girls. Before you start questioning the doorman's decision to not let in four girls because of one of the girl's jeans, consider Ana spelling "chic" as "chique." Because her spelling was closer to the Italian word for five, I just can't see her group knowing anything about being well dressed.
But alas, after a I-want-to-speak-with-the-manager moment, all four ladies got the 'okay' to head up to the rooftop. If you are wondering why Ana and co. did not just pick up and leave after being denied the first time around, Ana writes "if it weren't dumping we would have gone elsewhere in a heartbeat." Dumping? Is she referring to the rain, or did somebody in her group have to take a shit?
Even though Ana liked the decor and location of the Refinery Rooftop, she still believes the place will "self implode." That is what happens when a douche rocket comes into contact with a rooftop, right?