The Wet Deck at W

Hip bar scene next to Austin City Limits music venue. 

"Texas summers (and springs and autumns, for that matter) don’t exactly make you think to yourself “I’d like to be closer to the sun,” so luckily the W Hotel’s WET Deck lives up to its name with an inviting pool that ensures you’re not relying solely on libations for cooling-off purposes. Soundwave Sundays (soundtracked by DJ Bird Peterson along with some rotating special guests) might well be Austin’s finest Sunday funday, and the complementary happy hour access after 5pm takes the good name of nightswimming back from an overwrought, wistful REM song." [Thrillist]

Hotel Bar / Rooftop Bar

Website: The Wet Deck at W

Address: 200 Lavaca St, Austin, TX 78701 (Located in: The W Austin)