Room 09 sits on the roof of the Tinto Boutique Hotel on Antonia Lopez de Bello in Bellavista, a small lounge that reviewers on Tripadvisor repeatedly call the best rooftop drinking in Santiago. The mood is closer to a speakeasy than a party terrace, with low light and a soundtrack that leans on 1930s records.
Who would love it: drinkers after a quiet, well made nightcap with a view rather than a crowd. Who would hate it: anyone looking for a loud terrace with bottle service and a dance floor, since the appeal here is the bar craft and the calm.
The room reads as intimate. The lounge holds a small group at a time, which keeps the night focused on the counter and the bartender rather than the scale of the space.
The reputation rests on the drinks. Tripadvisor reviewers single out the pisco and the cocktails, and one widely echoed note calls the lead bartender, Rodrigo, one of the best in Latin America, which sets the room apart from a standard hotel bar.
Access takes a small plan. Foursquare and Tripadvisor notes report that non guests reach the rooftop after dining at Restaurant 040 on the lower floor of the hotel, so a table downstairs is the simplest route up.
The night has a clear rhythm. Reviewers say the lounge fills after 10pm, so an early arrival is the safest way to claim a seat at the counter before the room tightens.
The pisco focus is the editorial draw. A small rooftop pouring careful pisco builds with attentive service is a specific night out, and Room 09 delivers it more completely than the larger view terraces nearby.
The Bellavista setting frames the visit. The hotel sits a short walk from the cocktail rooms and restaurants of the neighbourhood, which makes Room 09 an easy last stop on a longer Bellavista route.
The crowd leans toward travellers and locals who came for the bar rather than the scene. That keeps the mood unhurried and conversational, which suits a slow drink at the end of an evening.
Room 09 suits a quiet date, a serious cocktail drinker, or a measured nightcap with a view. Compare the bartender led list at El Sindicato in Santiago and the pisco programme at La Providencia in Santiago, then read the guide to the best rooftop bars in Santiago and browse more rooms in Barrio Bellavista.
Sources: Tripadvisor reviews of Room 09 at Tinto Boutique Hotel (2025); Foursquare tips on Room 09; Tripadvisor Santiago rooftop bar list (2026); Tinto Boutique Hotel listing.
