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Adults-only rooftop hotels keep the terrace, pool deck or bar for guests of age, which usually means quieter afternoons, later evenings and a pace set by couples and friends rather than family schedules.

Boutique rooftop hotels are small, individually designed properties where the terrace feels like part of the house: a handful of tables, a plunge pool or an intimate bar, with the city close below.

City-center rooftop hotels put the terrace right above the downtown grid, so the view takes in the landmarks and main avenues you will reach on foot the next morning, with no taxi or long transfer involved.

An infinity pool on a hotel roof has an edge that seems to disappear, so the water appears to run straight into the skyline, the sea or the mountains beyond it. It is made for slow afternoons and photographs.

Luxury rooftop hotels pair attentive, upscale service with a terrace that earns its place: a staffed pool deck, a serious restaurant or a quiet bar set high above the city, where design and view work together.

A high viewing platform open to hotel guests.

A panoramic-view rooftop gives a wide, open sweep rather than a single framed landmark: the eye travels across rooftops, rivers, bays or mountains over a broad arc, and the whole city reads like a map.

A rooftop bar is a hotel bar set on the roof or top floor, open to the sky or glassed in, where the drink comes with the skyline and the busiest hour is usually the one around sunset.

A rooftop garden is a hotel terrace planted with trees, shrubs or herb beds, giving shade and greenery above the street. It is a calmer kind of rooftop, suited to breakfast, reading and the early evening.

A rooftop hot tub is a heated whirlpool set on a hotel's upper terrace, where guests soak in warm water under open sky with the city, the mountains or the coastline spread out below.

A rooftop lounge is a relaxed, seated space on a hotel's top floor, with sofas, low music and table service, made for long evenings over drinks or small plates while the city lights come on below.

Rooftop nightlife means a hotel terrace that stays lively after dark, with DJ sets or live music on some nights, a busy bar and a crowd that comes up for the city lights rather than for dinner.

A rooftop pool is a swimming pool set on a hotel's top floor or roof deck, usually with loungers and a bar nearby, so guests swim and sunbathe with the city or the coast spread out below.

A rooftop restaurant is a hotel dining room or terrace on the top floor, where a full sit-down meal is served with the city view in front of you, from breakfast in some hotels to a long dinner after dark.

Spa facilities on the hotel's top floor or roof.

A rooftop terrace is an open-air deck on a hotel's roof, with seating, plants and sometimes a small bar, used through the day for breakfast, reading or an evening drink with the city laid out around you.

Sea views describe hotels whose rooftop, terrace or rooms face open water, so the horizon line, the beach and the changing colour of the sea become the main view from above rather than streets and towers.

Skyline views describe hotels whose rooftop or upper rooms face a city's towers and landmarks, so the outline of the skyline, and the way it lights up after dark, becomes the main reason to book.

Rooftops facing west for the evening sunset.