W Times Square – Trendy but expensive
W hotel at Times Square is a hip hotel indeed; staff is wearing all black, the lobby is ultra-trendy with cubic styling and well-designed lightning, the corridors and the elevators follow the colour schemes well, and the rooms are airy and cleanly executed. It was like being in Finland, everything worked and looked fabulous…
You either love or hate the place, you cannot be in between.
I loved it. The bed was big and comfortable, the view was magnificent and the design was just adorable. Others would probably hated the odd shower, toilet with glass (though opaque) walls, black corridors and dimly lit elevators.
The staff could have done better in service, we missed our morning paper on two mornings. On the other hand, the bed was made twice a day and you got candies every time. Such small perks of life…
The hotel is very chic and still everything works okay. The views from the upper floors are magnificent. The glass tabletop may be a little disturbing as you see the Broadway traffic jams next to your laptop.
www.whotels.com, 1567 Broadway at 47th Street, New York, NY, +1 212 930 7400
1 Comment
Leave a comment
Please be polite and use common sense when posting. Any comment is subject to removal. The e-mail address is required, but it is not shown to anybody else than the administrator.
Commenting uses Textile and your message is previewed below. Show Textile help
1. MLB — Sunday, Jan 8 2006
My family of four (kids 9 & 12) stayed here from Christmas Day through New Year’s. Although the style was far from what we are used to (we are Florida casual beach bum types), we absolutely loved the hotel. I thought we would stick out as country bumpkins in this uber-chic place, but the staff was as courteous to us as to any of the more hip travelers. At first I didn’t like the darkness - I’m used to lots of sunshine and open windows. But it really grew on me and by the end of the week, I considered the W “home”.