Yes. Having been to a few in the U.S., the first word that comes to mind when I think of a W is "trashy". The second word is "garish". The whole brand is predicated on trying too hard to be avant garde, and ends up attracting the types of people who want to become social media famous but have no actual class or taste.

The non-US ones I have set foot in seem much better, as is the case with most hotels. To the original point of this thread, I believe that the originally-posted material is indeed a fair representation of the *global* hierarchy of the brands.