Floor 13 Rooftop Bar sits on the top floor of the Hilton Garden Inn at 15 East Monroe Street in downtown Phoenix, inside the historic Luhrs Tower. The building's skyline appears in the opening scene of Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 film Psycho, and the bar leans into that history with a cocktail list named for Hitchcock and his films.
Who would love it: a downtown drinker who wants a rooftop with a story, skyline views and a cocktail menu with a theme. Who would not: anyone after a large party deck, since Floor 13 is a compact, design-led space rather than a sprawling pool bar.
The room opens onto an open-air terrace 13 floors up, with seating angled toward the downtown towers and the South Mountain ridline beyond. Visit Phoenix and The Rooftop Guide both describe it as one of the more characterful rooftop options in the core, trading size for setting and the historic-building hook. The Hitchcock theme runs through the décor, not just the menu.
The drinks are the headline: the bar's own listing describes nine cocktails, each named after Hitchcock and his films, alongside a short beer and wine selection. The order is whichever themed cocktail the bartender recommends from the current list, taken out to the railing at sunset. The kitchen runs shareable bites rather than a full menu, so this is a drinks-first stop.
The Psycho connection is the citable fact and the reason the bar stands apart from newer rooftops. Floor 13 sits atop a 1920s tower that has been a downtown landmark for a century, which gives the views a foreground most Phoenix rooftops lack. It is a short walk from the convention center and the downtown sports venues.
The crowd is downtown professionals after work, hotel guests and pre-event drinkers heading to a game or a show nearby. It runs busiest on weekend evenings and before events at the arena, and the compact footprint means it can fill quickly. Service holds up well for the size of the space.
What guests flag, across Google Maps and Tripadvisor, is consistent: the views and the themed cocktails draw the most praise, the historic-building angle gets named as the differentiator, and the main warning is that the small terrace can hit capacity on busy nights. Arriving before sunset is the move on a weekend.
The downtown core setting puts Floor 13 within walking distance of the convention center, the light-rail line and the downtown sports and concert venues, which makes it a natural pre-event stop. The compact terrace rewards a small group over a large party, and the themed list gives a first-time visitor an easy way into the menu. It reads as a destination for the view and the story rather than a late-night room.
Best time to go: weekday golden hour for a calm seat at the railing, or a weekend evening before an event downtown. Floor 13 rewards a drinker who wants a rooftop with a sense of place. See where it sits among the best rooftop bars in Phoenix, and read our wider guide to rooftop bars by city for the national picture.
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For another downtown Phoenix rooftop, compare Lustre Rooftop Garden Phoenix. For a resort-scale view, try Orange Sky Rooftop Phoenix, and for a desert-foothills panorama Different Pointe of View Phoenix makes the natural next stop.
Sources
Floor 13 official site (menu, hours, 2026) · Hilton: Floor 13 Rooftop Bar · The Rooftop Guide: Floor 13 · Google Maps and Visit Phoenix listings (accessed 2026-06)
Reviewed by Marcus Webb, barsforKings. Published Mar 1, 2026 · Last reviewed Mar 21, 2026.
