W Hotels is a luxury hotel chain owned by Marriott International that is generally marketed toward a younger crowd than their other upscale properties. As of July 2017, W operates 52 hotels in 25 countries and is continuing to expand both domestically and internationally.
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History
W Hotels was launched in 1998 with the W New York, a conversion of the old Doral Inn hotel at 541 Lexington Avenue in Manhattan. The first few W hotels were mainly conversions of existing hotels already within the Starwood group. In 2001 Starwood added W New York Times Square and made it its Starship property. The W expanded its number of properties quickly in the United States over the next decade and is now focusing its expansion efforts abroad for the most part.
W opened its first hotel in Europe in Istanbul in May 2008. The hotel, located in the renovated Akaretler Row Houses, a group of historic structures built in the 1870s to house the employees of the Dolmabahçe Palace, blends the traditional Ottoman design of the row houses with the contemporary feel of the luxury hotel chain. The W Barcelona hotel was W's first in Western Europe and opened in October 2009. It features a futuristic design by architect Ricardo Bofill in the shape of a sail and, standing 26 stories tall, it can be seen from all over the city. W's most notable properties under-development includes the 62 storey W MUMBAI also known as Namaste Tower.
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Features
For example, the lobbies of all the hotels are known as the "Living Room." W Hotels attempt to include the letter W wherever possible - the swimming pool is known as "Wet", the concierge and Service Express is known as "Whatever Whenever", the laundry bag is known as "Wash" and so on. Many of the W properties are accompanied by their well regarded "Bliss" spas.
Locations
North America
- W Atlanta - Buckhead
- W Atlanta - Downtown
- W Atlanta - Midtown
- W Austin
- W Bellevue
- W Boston
- W Chicago - Lakeshore
- W Chicago - City Center
- W Dallas - Victory
- W Fort Lauderdale
- W Hoboken
- W Hollywood
- W Las Vegas
- W Los Angeles - Beverly Hills
- W Mexico City
- W Miami
- W Minneapolis - The Foshay
- W Montréal
- W New Orleans - French Quarter
- W New York
- W New York - Downtown
- W New York - Times Square
- W New York - Union Square
- W Philadelphia (Opening June, 2019)
- W Punta de Mita
- W Riviera Maya (Opening December 1, 2018)
- W San Francisco
- W Scottsdale
- W Seattle
- W South Beach
- W Washington D.C
Carribean
- W Vieques Island
Central America
- W Costa Rica (Opening November 1, 2018)
- W Panama
South America
- W Bogota
- W Santiago
Europe
- W Algarve (Opening March, 2019)
- W Amsterdam
- W Barcelona
- W Belgrade (Opening September, 2019)
- W Budapest (Opening June, 2020)
- W Edinburg (Opening June, 2021)
- W Istanbul
- W London - Leicester Square
- W Madrid (Opening June, 2019)
- W Paris - Opéra
- W Prague (Opening November, 2019)
- W Verbier
Africa
- W Sharm El Sheikh (Opening July, 2020)
Middle East
- W Amman
- W Dubai - Al Habtoor City
- W Dubai - The Palm (Opening September, 2018)
- W Doha
- W Muscat (Opening November, 2018)
Asia Pacific
- W Bali - Seminyak
- W Bangkok
- W Beijing - Chang'an
- W Brisbane (Opening June, 2018)
- W Changsha (Opening June 30, 2019)
- W Chengdu (Opening January 1, 2019)
- W Goa
- W Guangzhou
- W Hong Kong
- W Koh Samui
- W Kuala Lumpur (Opening July 1, 2018)
- W Maldives
- W Melbourne (Opening January 1, 2020)
- W Mumbai (Opening December 1, 2019)
- W Sanya - Haitang Bay (Opening January 1, 2019)
- W Shanghai - The Bund
- W Shenyang (Opening January 1, 2019)
- W Singapore - Sentosa Cove
- W Suzhou
- W Sydney (Opening June 10, 2020)
- W Taipei
- W Xian (Opening January 1, 2019)
- W Xiamen (Opening September 1, 2019)
Gallery
File:W Hotel; Goa ,India
References
External links
- W Hotels
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