I noticed that no one has mentioned the W Fort Lauderdale. When I stayed there a few years ago, I was upgraded to a great room with an oversized bath & a wonderful view. I thought the pool deck area and lobby were amazing. I took advantage of free local transportation and found my interactions with staff friendly and genuine. I did not care for the stingy Plat breakfast benefit which did NOT include any offering at the main restaurant - BUT I really enjoyed my stay. Objectively, I can see how others would pick the W South Beach (which is beautiful & where I received a nice suite upgrade) over the W Ft L, but somehow I wouldn’t.

Based on the above comments, I think Ill try the W Boston very soon. Thanks!

My favorites:

W Koh Samui, the garden rooms w/ the plunge pool are great, and the service is great overall in Thailand. Beautiful property

W Scottsdale, I like the Old Town area. They have a unique design, great pool, a fairly popular bar.

W Dubai, Al Habtoor City was still being developed when I went (Dec. 16), so the location wasn’t the most convenient. The standard rooms could be considered suites at other W’s. The service was great as per usual Dubai. The nightclub in it was a lively scene. They had in-house Bentley’s that they’d share w/ the St Regis, the ride to the airport wasn’t that unreasonable verse a uber.

Good:

W Hoboken, great views of Manhattan, and the area is great

W Amsterdam, good location and great roof bar

Retreats:

Maldives, it’s the Maldives. The W didn’t disappoint. Long way away. Def. more romantic than party atmosphere.

Vieques, just opened and pre hurricane. Was beautiful, it was cool with its own airport building. The most tropical place I’ve seen w/o using a passport.

Bali, a massive property, seems less intimate, but better nightlife crowd.

Koh Samui, one of my favorites. Beautiful room with pool, great service, incredible beach.

Punta Mita, I loved it and hated it. It was a lush property, but it’s far from anything and I didn’t think the beachfront was that special.


OK:

Dallas, it was way more fun 10yrs ago

ATL Midtown, nothing great or bad

ATL Buckhead, kinda like a boutique corporate traveling vibe when I was there

Vegas, It was the same decor as it was when it was the SLS, but just with bliss lotion. I thought it was a lackluster conversion. I hope it succeeds.

Mexico City, nothing crazy bad or good

Paris, Paris rooms are small in general no surprise there. The Opera location is good, but more of a daytime commuter and touristy area.

London, English version of W Times Square. Cool bar, it used to be the old MTV studio

Hong Kong, a nice place, close by subway station, nice hot tub and pool on the roof

Singapore, I wasn’t a huge fan of the area it’s in, Sentosa Cove. It’s more of a marina / amusement park resort property.

Bangkok, cool place. They had the best W Store I’d seen in any of them

Austin, I like the record room bar.

Minneapolis, beautiful historic building, good service, needs a renovation asap

French Quarter, a cool little property.

Excited to check out.
W Goa, Verbier, Kuala Lumper

Gone now:
W New Orleans, it needed to be a Westin.
W Lexington, it was a shame how hard that service fell for me.

Were all great 10 years ago, but declined significantly in service or lack of renovation
W Times Square, Lexington (no longer, thank goodness), Union Square, Lakeshore, City Center, San Fransico

I wish I saw Seoul, Sydney, and Honolulu.
I miss the Acura service.

Can we stop playing the symmetry CD. I was in Punta Mita recently and couldn’t believe it when I heard it playing in the car. They must have bought so many so long ago. That cd has been haunting me everywhere forever.

My broad scope on 25 W’s