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Last edited by KeithMEL; 21 April 2009, 05:43 PM.All opinions shared are my own, and are not necessarily those of my employer or any other organisation of which I'm affiliated to.
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I just noticed that the W London-Leicester Square is taking reservations - the first night being Fri 1 Oct. I've made a booking for now.
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Originally posted by jhm View PostI just noticed that the W London-Leicester Square is taking reservations - the first night being Fri 1 Oct. I've made a booking for now.
I'm excited about Starwood opening so many Ws and new style "LM100" Le Meridiens across Europe. Now something in Madrid would be nice. I don't mind even a regular, clean line-modern Westin there -anything would be heaps better than that crumbly old Westin Palace (which used to be a Luxury Collection apparently, which would explain a lot).
The one I'm really looking forward to is the W Seminyak in Bali - it'd be the most accessible W to Melbourne yet, great for Weekend trips.Last edited by KeithMEL; 28 January 2010, 09:06 AM.All opinions shared are my own, and are not necessarily those of my employer or any other organisation of which I'm affiliated to.
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Originally posted by MAN Flyer View PostI think the W in Manchester has been put on hold or even shelved.All opinions shared are my own, and are not necessarily those of my employer or any other organisation of which I'm affiliated to.
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Originally posted by MAN Flyer View PostI think the W in Manchester has been put on hold or even shelved.Originally posted by KeithMEL View PostSeems like it. It's no longer on the whotels.com directory, and the latest information I can find about it dates back to the initial press release in 2008.
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Originally posted by 9V-JKL View PostI guess KeithMEL is not going to visit MAN Flyer at all thenAll opinions shared are my own, and are not necessarily those of my employer or any other organisation of which I'm affiliated to.
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Originally posted by jhm View PostThat decision always struck me as weird. A cosmopolitan world city like London - of course! - but a little provincial town somewhere up north - you must be having a laugh!All opinions shared are my own, and are not necessarily those of my employer or any other organisation of which I'm affiliated to.
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Originally posted by Snaffled View PostThe W Retreat & Spa is very similar to the other W hotels, but more laid back & a resort feel to them. W Maldives is the only one at the moment if you want to see it on Youtube, but there are are others on the way, inc BaliLe jour de Saint Eugène, en traversant la Calle Mayor...
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Originally posted by KeithMEL View PostI'm excited about Starwood opening so many Ws and new style "LM100" Le Meridiens across Europe. Now something in Madrid would be nice. I don't mind even a regular, clean line-modern Westin there -anything would be heaps better than that crumbly old Westin Palace (which used to be a Luxury Collection apparently, which would explain a lot).
The central location is great being very near the museums (e.g. the Prado) and the nightlife areas (bars, restaurants, tapas etc). It felt perfectly normal (and safe) to stroll out after midnight for dinner and drinks (along with everyone else) and come back in th early hours of the morning (unlike, e.g., the Park Hyatt in IST who were a bit taken aback to be asked where to get a drink at 1am!).
EUR 2 for a Metro ticket from the airport to Banco Espana requiring 2 line changes (watch out for the numerous pickpockets) and from there, it's just a 10-minute walk to the hotel.
Originally posted by jhm View PostI just noticed that the W London-Leicester Square is taking reservations - the first night being Fri 1 Oct. I've made a booking for now.
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http://www.businesstraveller.com/asi...ater-this-year
This seems to have slipped by. W Taipei opening in Dec 2010. Very short lead time from announcement to opening, rather unusual for Ws of late so I suspect this isn't a new build.
OH and I were thinking of going back to Taipei for Easter 2011. (though the W Seminyak sounds really good also, hmm...)All opinions shared are my own, and are not necessarily those of my employer or any other organisation of which I'm affiliated to.
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Originally posted by jhm View PostI read on TOF that the opening has been delayed until Q1 or even Q2 next year but my reservation for 1 Oct is still in the system (although for some reason the e-mail address had been changed to ubslugano@hotmail.com ?!?). I wonder when they'll let me know...Last edited by KeithMEL; 15 June 2010, 11:31 AM.All opinions shared are my own, and are not necessarily those of my employer or any other organisation of which I'm affiliated to.
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Flying into Athens last week we flew in across the bay and did a left near the Astir Palace complex in Vouliagmeni that has the two Starwood Hotels we stayed in last year. The new W they are building at the tip of the peninsula seems to have come on a bundle since we were there last summer. It is slated to open in April next year.
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