Bless Your Heart

Bless Your Heart sits on the roof of Hotel Phoenix in Centennial Yards, and it is the rare Atlanta hotel pool that does not ask you to book a room or buy a pass to use it. Locals are welcome alongside guests, which in a downtown full of gated rooftops is the whole point. The pool is resort-style and looks out over the lawn below and the downtown skyline beyond, with loungers, umbrellas, and a bar running the length of the deck serving cocktails and light bites. The tone is Southern charm played…