Above Rooftop

There isn’t much to do in Staten Island, I understand but this rooftop is nothing but a big space on top of a lonely hotel. The couple of times I went (including this Saturday) it sucked. The Dj has no idea how to keep the crowd dancing. He played bunch of mix stuff that at one point we just gave up. The drinks are Midtown prices — $ 15 each, which is pathetic! There’s long tables everywhere which I don’t understand for what… not enough people to use those tables. It’s just awkward. Heard it closing at the end of the summer, not sure if that’s true. If so, I guess it won’t be missed.

Music was perfect for the «older crowd» They played tons of old school hip hop, house and freestyle. Line for the bathroom was ridiculous but you have to just expect that when you go out to a ‘club.’

I like the ambiance they create here, but at the cost of being wand scanned downstairs, and the security being a little too numerous and doing too much to get in the way, I’m not sure it’s worth it. I had the bad luck of coming on a night when there was a cover charge, but I heard this is not typical. The prices were ok, and so was the bartender.

Awful, terrible. a complete waste of time! Don’t even bother going to this place, you will regret it I guarantee it. Wow, I would give a big fat zero if I could. Never again…

If you are looking for a birthday party that caters to fancy scenery, this place is for you.
When you enter the hotel [you can do valet parking or park in the lots], you are greeted in a warm lobby with a fire place, fancy suede couches to be seated for your personal bottle waitress that takes you to the top floor. there are guards that do a pat down for men and women, good safety precautions
there is a dress code that they honor, men have to wear dress shoes but jeans are okay, button downs are just fine, no tie needed, basically no sneakers aloud
The rooftop was stunning, the seats with a firepit seat about 6 people, but they can add on more chairs if you wish
there was no entrance fee for the classics party, the only time they do entrance fee is when they have a live performance
we did want to sit there originally to see the beautiful view, but half my guests weren’t dressed properly so we were able to move inside for our bottle service.
the policy on bottle service is 1 bottle for every 4 in your group, and it comes with 3 juices and 4 redbulls with buckets of ice, it was neatly set up and the bottles come up with light rods, made me feel special lol
the bill honestly was reasonable, compared to the city where bottles cost almost a thousand, you can get rums and vodkas for 150 – 200 and tequila and whiskey top shelf items from 200 – 300 maximum
the package deals seemed a bit too girly for my group, it was a bunch of sangria
the waitress jacky was a sweetheart, she always checked up on us and she was nice enough to bring out the cake with a beautiful lotus candle, she cleaned our table at all times and refilled the buckets often so we wouldn’t have watered down ice.
the couches inside were super comfortable, they were a dark purple suede tone and the table was made of gorgeous glass
there was also a beautiful hanging glass fixture and the main bar had really nice lighting effects, kinda got me in a daze for a second lol
the music wasn’t bad, they played a good amount of classic house /​freestyle hits from the 90’s to early 2000’s, they also played some top 40 hits here and there so I am glad there was a mixed variety
the club is spacious, the dancefloor never felt too crowded because there is so much room to dance
the security guards are really nice and friendly, it shows how classy the establishment is
as far as the older crowd goes, there is an event amount of guys to girls which is awesome, ranging from like 25 – 40’s.
sadly some of the guys there from SI are total jerks, these guidos think they run the place, trust me I showed the old creeps what Brooklyn is all about when this old cat tried to grope my friend, ladies beware, some of these guys are not shy at all.
would I come back here? absolutely! the place is beautiful, the staff is sweet, the prices are fair, and the music is good.
what holds me back from giving 5 stars is the bathrooms, half the doors did not lock or ran out of toilet paper
also this place has no food unless there is a private party that you want to hire catering for, so eat before hand.

This is a beautiful place and unlike any bar I have seen in Staten Island. Everything from the elevator is nice at this place and the lighting adds to it. I like the whole concept of it being a rooftop bar but it doesn’t have much of a view and the balcony area is a little small. The drinks here are a little pricey and there is not much to do. Like every Staten Island venue people don’t really dance they just stand there. This place is good for older crowds as well. You also have your lovely alpha male crowd too who are not afraid to try to grab girls to dance with.

Not a city like establishment but tries to be. Great concept but poor execution. Place was empty meanwhile security was way too strict.

Horrible shrimp mac and cheese… the pasta my daughter had was awful too. Will not be returning

*Even ONE star would be giving this establishment too much credit*
I stayed at The Hampton Inn for my family reunion across the street and was delighted to find out that there was a rooftop club/​lounge conveniently located nearby.
Upon arrival there seemed to be some disgruntled patrons outside of the club. Of course I chalked it up to alcohol consumption and proceeded to the HEAVILY guarded lobby entrance. So naturally I thought «Oh, wow we hit the jackpot this club is pretty popular!».
I waited in line with my entire female posse, which included my mother and my aunt. I finally made it to the front desk and was asked to show ID. I currently reside in Hawaii and have a Hawaiian driver’s license. To my surprise I was greeted by the most incompetent, rude and disrespectful employee on your payroll! He insisted that my ID was fake. I begin to tell him (very calmly) that I live in Hawaii, I wasn’t really too upset that he thought it was fake! (Have you guys seen Super Bad?! However there was nothing McLovin about my ID). He cut me off and told me that I needed a secondary ID. Which I have because I am in the military, I offered to step out of the line and get my military ID from the hotel and the security guard (he had no name tag to identify himself) proceeded to berate me in front of my family members (my mother and aunt included) and told me that I was being recorded by all the cameras in the lobby. He began to shout at me, telling me that he’s giving me a chance to «calm down». I told him that I would leave to get my ID, but my ID isn’t fake. His response, «I’m now on my knees begging you to calm down».
Frustrated and embarrassed my family steps in and tells him we’re staying at the hotel across the street at the Hampton Inn. He calms down a bit and asked if we have proof that were staying at the Hampton (my room key). But of course he needed to add his final grand statement before allowing us to go upstairs, «If you would have stopped talking, you could’ve been upstairs»…
We finally made it into the club area irritated and ready to leave. It was actually a nice venue, like really nice.
I don’t know if being rude & obnoxious is normal practice taught among your staff. But I would hope this review would allow some insight on how patrons would prefer to be treated when on vacation to an EMPTY night club on a Saturday night.

Save your time and money. My friend was there to DJ so we had friends show up to support but we were the crowd. The establishment makes you wait in the lobby until they are ‘ready’ to have you go up. Doors say 10 but more like 10:30. There’s more security then patrons and at one point 13 people left because they didn’t want to wait and they did nothing. Finally get up stairs and the club itself can be real cool with it’s out door deck. Staff is inexperienced at best and would be afraid what would happen if a real crowd showed up. I would pass…

I have been to my fare share of rooftop venues in my time. I’ve experienced the good and the bad. Unfortunately Above Rooftop should come down from their loft and listen to people’s opinions on the street. First off I know it’s Staten Island and that speaks volume unto itself but I came in with an open mind as soon as I found out I was going to visit after my cousin’s wedding. Because I was staying at the hotel literally next door I wasn’t worried about figuring out how to get home. This a plus for this place but alas that seems to be the only thing going for it. First off it’s nearly impossible to get into this rooftop without waiting in some ridiculous line. After dancing for the better half of the night at the wedding the last thing I wanted to do was wait in some line to wade into a pool of party revelers who probably have spilled enough drinks on the floor to give Harrah’s Pool After Dark in Atlantic City a run for it’s money as a premier party pool club destination! Then at least for this particular night some drunk fist-​pumping re… ahem special people ruined the vibe by causing trouble at what is suppose to be a classy venue. The DJ was doing his best to keep the party going but I feel like he was trying to fuse EDM and hip hop nights together… which should never be done! I do have to give a nod to the view though but it still doesn’t compare to the ones you get in NYC, Vegas, LA, or Washington. Call me a stickler if you want to but I need a rooftop to blow me away. Unfortunately I didn’t even feel a breeze and decided to leave as soon as possible. Above Rooftop has so much potential I have to admit. It just wasn’t my scene that night. Who knows I might come back… on second thought fugetaboutit!

Staten Island is in need of a night life. It seems many what appear to be trendy spots open and then close. If you’re looking for a not so typical Staten Island experience, then I recommend this place. When you walk in you have to take an elevator upstairs. Then when you get off you’re greeted with loud music and high, decorated ceilings. The drinks are pricey, but the view is priceless. You can go outside and sit by a fire pit with a cool view. You can make believe you’re in the city without having the commute. Then, if you get bored you can party with an older crowd downstairs. It’s cash only, but the music is always great along with the people watching.

I usually always have a good time here. It’s a beautiful place in an easy location. Never have to wait online or pay for entry. Coat check is even free also. BUT, as soon as the dance floor gets wet from people spilling their drinks, the entire dance floor is a slip n slide. I watched aprox 10 people fall, my best friend and I went she fell and got tendinitis in her knee and had to go for 3 months of physical therapy. Ladies, good luck in your heels, make sure u got a man to hold onto! And the music is top 40s pretty lame.

Ok so when this first place first opened i would have gave it 5 stars but let me explain why i give it 1 star. This past friday i went to above and i couldn’t believe how disorganized the staff and security was. It was about 10 degrees outside and they had a whole bunch of people waiting outside to get in regardless if you were on a list or not. On top of waiting outside in the cold they have about 4 doors to get into the place and they were only using one for people that were entering, exiting, people who were staying in the hotel, and people who were part of a party on another floor. It was total chaos and very unprofessional. I kept asking who was in charge of everything and nobody seemed to know anything. You had people cutting the line to get in faster as security was taking random people off the line if they knew somebody who was already in. All and all it took a good hour to get into the place and then we went to check our coats and there was another line. Place should be called LiNES because i felt every time i needed to get some where there was a line. I have been to Above plenty of times in the past 2 years and i have never experienced it like this before. Did i mention that this place ran out of CUPS and SHOt GlASSES. is it not part of a hotel i couldn’t believe that the bartenders were actually re using shot glasses that people drank out of numerous amounts of times to stay busy. I have never in my life drank at a fancy place like this out of a Styrofoam cup until friday night! After all of the advertising they did for the cylo reunion party with a live performance by Reina they clearly were not prepared at all ! This place obviously needs to get it together because i could tell you this much i am not the only person who feels the way!

Came to Above on a Friday night. The place is beautiful but poorly managed. It was about 2 degrees outside and it was taking hours checking IDs and the bouncers were patting people down like criminals and just scary the way they push and shove people. One bouncer even threatened to ram people down if they didn’t move away from the door and that is so unprofessional because people just wanted to wait inside because it was freezing. There was no sense of organization people would just walk in cutting lines from all angles.
The plus side the music it was great, drinks were very good, when it dime down to ¾ full of people it turned out to be a good night of course that’s after a few drinks but it has so much potential to be a good upscale night club.

Had my wedding reception here and it could not have been better! We had family from different countries and they were amazed at the venue/​food/​scenery! Sue was the best at making us feel comfortable in trusting her with creating this wonderful wedding. Pumpkin crème brûlée is magical! Thank you Sue, thank you mr and mrs Nicotra!

Would get 5 stars but they pat you down like a criminal it makes you feel uncomfortable and very ghetto considering its in a nice area and the bathrooms are too small shouldn’t have wasted making the place so big guys shouldn’t be waiting on a line to piss lol

Unfortunately Above was a huge disappointment. The location is ideal. The venue is a bomb. My boyfriend and I went there on a sat night. About only 50 people. The dj was playing rap music not adhering to venue at all. It was very obvious people were not into music at all. Also the whole point of a rooftop is the view. Whom ever was managing had no clue. The manager had the shades down obstructing the view of the city. Also there was confusion as to is it a lounge, Kitchen or club? There’s an exposed kitchen on the dance floor. Along with dining tables. But yet they had the music blasting with rap music really loud. As if it were a club. I wouldn’t recommend this place at all. Definitely needs remodeling, new management and dj.

It was ok I’d say. I went here to celebrate my 23^rd birthday with a few of my friends. We pregamed at the Hampton then just walked across the parking lot to the Hilton. A lot of older guidos and guidettes I guess you can say. Not all that. Thank goodness for pregame

I had heard mixed reviews about Above & I left with just that. The décor is beautiful and open and the outside area is just as nice. The bar is pretty long, but there is only one bar. There was a smaller mini roll-​in bar and the kitchen was still open a little after midnight. The drinks are pricey, especially for the size glass they give you. There is a lot of wasted space and definitely little room to dance. There is a big conference table in the front of the room and couches in the middle. Security is constantly telling you to move around & coat check is mandatory. I have never felt so young somewhere. There were plenty of cougars and older men hanging around, as well as people coming up from the ballroom downstairs. It appeared to be the new Bistro hangout, with your typical Staten Island girls trying to brew a fight. Hopefully the summer brings a better experience.