W London Leicester Square
Was to open in Summer 2010, then October 2010. Now it's set for February 2011. From the hotel:
In the heart of London's West End, W London - Leicester Square is steps from the capital's theatre and entertainment hub. Catch the latest movies at iconic cinemas like the Empire or Odeon or slip into a club for nightlife you’ll find nowhere else.
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Hotel Coverage: W London Leicester Square
Which London Hotel Opening Excited a Fashion Magazine The Most?
According to Elle UK 2011 was "The Year of the New London Hotel." Seeing property after property from our sprawling Master List of London Hotel Openings welcome new guests over the course of the year, we must agree. 2011 saw a bounty of new faces on the London hotel...
December 28, 2011
W London Turns Scarlet Woman For World AIDS Day With Kelly Rowland
If you’re in London today and happen to be mooching past Leicester Square, you might notice that the W Hotel – which usually exudes a mysterious ice maiden white-blue light has turned scarlet woman, with red lights (ooh err) running all across the building. The above pic is how...
December 01, 2011
The W London Is So Sexy It Just Got Its Own Porn Story
We knew the W London was a sexy hotel. We knew it was literary, too. But we didn’t anticipate the two worlds colliding like this. Last month, see, top writer Naomi Alderman stayed at the W. This month, as way of thanks, she wrote a story for the hotel....
November 03, 2011
W London Names The Hot New Things Of Fashion
Marios Schwab and W's Global Fashion Director Jenne Lombardo Another week, another super duper cultural offering from the W London. Or, technically, W Hotels Worldwide. This time, the project’s called Fashion Next and is part of a global initiative taking place in London, New York and Moscow. The aim:...
September 28, 2011
Ron Arad Flaunts His Bike At The W London
Some of London’s hottest men (in reputation, at least) got on their bikes last night at the W London. Ron Arad and Patrick Cox were there to see the unveiling of their specially-designed bikes, as was Benedict Radcliffe, the bike crafter, and Jordan Smith, who rode the fixie round...
August 19, 2011
Check Out The New Custom Bikes At The W London
It’s turning into a fully fledged cultural Wuv-in at the W London right now. First, the (W)riters Library. Now, something that will appeal to design freaks and health heads alike: bikes! But knowing W, these aren't just any old bikes. Each unit was built by Benedict Radcliffe and designed...
August 16, 2011
W London's (W)riters Library Will Get Your Juices Flowing
Londoners haven’t really gone out much this week. In fact, if ever there’s been a week when you want to lock yourself in your house and read a good book, this is it. So it was that a couple of days ago we remembered the library at the W...
August 12, 2011
What It's Like Working With W
Everyone from Oprah to Hudson Valley farmers is getting on board with hotel shops, those eclectic mini malls conveniently located right inside the lobby. This week, we take a look at a new indie jewelry collection that has recently popped up inside the W Leicester Square. PDB Jewelry (it stands...
August 03, 2011
W London Switches Its Naked Plates For A (W)riters Library
Think books instead of dishes We had a slight renaissance in our way of thinking about W London Leicester Square when we made it in for a proper look a couple of weeks back, and now we’re even more excited about the latest addition to the hotel: the (W)riters...
June 27, 2011
For A Glimpse Of The Future, Just Ask W Hotels
Check out this design by 2011 W Hotels Designers of the Future award winner Asif Khan. Yes, those are giant white bubble machines generating helium-infused clouds. The fashion- and design-forward peeps at W Hotels Worldwide, which just launched its first Russian outpost in St. Petersburg, recently challenged winners of its...
June 17, 2011
The W London Goes Wyld with Natasha Law's New Shot Glasses
The W London's Wyld nightclub might be one of the toughest clubs to get into (you must be on the guestlist) but once you're inside, you can do what you want--even pilfer one of the bar's new shot glasses from illustrator Natasha Law (sis to Jude.) From the presser:...
June 14, 2011
The W London's Pictures Don't Do It Justice (Shame There's A No Picture Policy Then)
Ah, W London Leicester Square. Rarely have we been so excited about a hotel opening, and so disappointed when we got a looksie inside. Those rooms! Those wall-hung shower curtains! And those prices! (Ok, we can’t blame the W entirely for insane London room prices.) Anyways, this member of...
June 10, 2011
Paul Carr Investigates What 450 Pounds Will Get You at the W London
The W Hotel, London from Paul Carr on Vimeo.The other day our friend Paul Carr had a moment about how incredibly expensive London hotels are and how their service is leagues behind the service in America (except for at The Riviera in Vegas.) Of course, this didn't sit well with...
May 16, 2011
Sounds Like You May Need Ear Plugs At The St Pancras Renaissance
The view from one of the 38 rooms in the St Pancras Renaissance’s original building We may not have had the best reception, to put it mildly, when we hit up the the other week, but there’s no denying that, even if its door staff lack class, it’s a...
April 04, 2011
Punchdrunk Opens '192 Doors' at the W London
The Punchdrunk theater group makes themselves at home in the W London.So the night before the bolded names came out for the W London's big opening bash, the hotel put on a really cool event that allowed visitors to see the hotel's rooms and public spaces. But this wasn't...
March 18, 2011
Will You Be A Lover Or A Hater Of The W London?
The W London Leicester Square may have only been open two weeks but it's already hosted the official BAFTA aftershow party, the Vogue.com 15th Birthday Party and the NME Awards aftershow party. But what about those who make it up to the rooms? The paying guests, what do they...
March 03, 2011
Did Lily Cole and David Gandy Christen the W London?
Gandy gives her the eye at Wyld, the night of The Alleged Hookup OMG. We’ve noted several times that the W London Leicester Square is rocking a rather sexy vibe. And we’ve no doubt that the guests have been indulging in some seriously sexytime in the five days that...
February 18, 2011
Inside The W London Leicester Square
Two days after opening, HotelChatter made it into the W London Leicester Square. So what’s it like? Well it’s shiny, sparkly and slightly (intentionally) trashy with lots of leather, dark lighting and neon lights. The public areas are alot smaller than we thought but that’s OK, we don’t mind...
February 17, 2011
W London Opens With A Bang (And Top Celebs)
Emma Watson and Lily Cole, gossiping about Mr W It’s here. It's time. The W London Leicester Square is open and boy do they know how to throw an opening party! Last night at exactly one minute past midnight the hotel threw open its doors to welcome a host of...
February 14, 2011
Finally, A Glimpse Into The World of W London
Last week Mr W was doing the dishes and this week, according to his Facebook status, he's being ironing his shirt which can only mean one thing - the W London Leicester Square is going at full throttle for its opening in four days time. The website finally has...
February 10, 2011
W London Gives a Whole New Meaning to 'Doing The Dishes'
Definitely sexier than granny's dishes The time is nearly here. In just 11 days, W London Leicester Square will be opening its doors, and to prepare for it, they’ve already started doing the dishes. The hotel posted some pics on their Facebook page of their large collection of plates in...
February 03, 2011
The W London Will Add Some 'Spice' to Its Opening Next Month
The W London Leicester Square is gearing up for its opening next month and we are officially getting the tingles, especially now that we've got a whiff of this exciting restaurant news. The hotel, which will open on Valentines Day, has been spicing things up with the addition of...
January 10, 2011
Worst Hotel Hype: W London Leicester Square
It's what you've been waiting all year for--The 2010 HotelChatter Awards! We'll be bringing you the best and worst of the year all day today and part of tomorrow. Agree or disagree with our picks? Air your thoughts in comments below.It pains us to say this because we're such fans...
December 30, 2010
15 Upcoming London Hotels You Should Know About
We've been gabbing daily about the amount of new hotels that London will be getting in the next few months, well years, really. (Thank you 2012 Summer Olympics!) So we decided it was high time to create a handy reference list for you. Here are 15 Upcoming London Hotels You...
November 04, 2010
The W Koh Samui Opens Today, Next Up W Austin and W Bali
W Retreat Koh Samui Halloween may be over, but here's a nice day-after treat: W Retreat Koh Samui makes its grand debut today on the beautiful Maenam Beach in Thailand. The hotel has an AWAY Spa, which offers Asia's first "Thaimazcal" treatments, Mexican rituals with Thai ingredients. We think...
November 01, 2010
Behold the W London Insider
Hundreds of applicants. Thousands of trendies thinking they should have applied. Eight finalists going through a grueling selection process, and one winner – W London has found its Insider! And a pretty pretty one she is too. Not that Jessica Patman was chosen for her pretty face; hell no....
October 20, 2010
W London Belts Up For A Free Giveaway
The hotel is not quite done yet but its fashion sense is ripe! We were ever so excited yesterday when Mr W from the W London hinted that he’d be having a competition soon (and even more excited to learn he might plump our pillows). And today, here it...
October 05, 2010
Even Kate Moss Wants the New 'W Insider' Belt for W London
The W belt with its formal daywear look One more reason to apply to be the Insider at the W London - you get to wear a sexy new belt that’s been designed especially for the role by LFW darling James Small. Although, from the picture above, it looks...
September 24, 2010
W London Unveils Its Casting Couch
Imagine the scenario. You’re a soon to open W hotel. You know you have a reputation as an employer of ever so trendy people to uphold. And you’re opening up in one of the trendiest cities in the world. Do you a) crack under the pressure and weep that...
September 20, 2010
W London Is Looking Wistful
The W London is on track now for a February opening which leaves it plenty of time (we hope) to finish up construction. We popped by the hotel, in Leicester Square, and decided to check in on the progress. Much of the bottom level is boarded up and we...
September 07, 2010
W Hotels are Primping to Unveil 'Global Glam' During NY Fashion Week
Just because New York Fashion Week is moving from Bryant Park to Lincoln Center beginning this season doesn't mean that W Hotels will stop sponsoring it. For as many fashion weeks as we've known, the W Hotels have set up a full backstage VIP lounge, complete with free drinks,...
August 30, 2010
Bummed About the W London? St John Hotel To Open In October
For the rest of the week, we'll be focusing on the latest news out of Londontowne. Got a hotel we should check out or know of any tawdry London hotel scoop? Or better yet, got the skinny on where all the WAGs hang out? Tip us off. After finding out...
July 28, 2010
'Mr. W' at the W London is Keeping Us Entertained...For Now
Mr W takes his show on the road to Wireless Seeing as a) the W Leicester Square has pushed back its opening date to February and b) we’re impatient types, we’ve been getting our W fixes from its Facebook page, and found ourselves getting more and more fixated on...
July 19, 2010
W London Pushes Back Its Opening, Again, To February
A W person smiling at our pain Wwwwwwhat? We were narked enough when a tipster told us that the W Leicester Square had put its opening date back from June to October, but last night we were perusing the amusing Facebook page belonging to the hotel, only to find...
July 08, 2010
Wubbish! W London Will Open in October Not June
If only the workmen would stop hanging around and get on with their work, we could all enjoy the place sooner Woeful, wubbish, w er, rank! That’s our opinion of the W London’s snail-like construction progress. Although they specifically told us back in February that the hotel would definitely...
June 28, 2010
The W London is Looking Fit But Will It Open This Summer?
We've been all sixes and sevens over the opening of W London later this summer (or fall, depending on who you believe) but we haven't had much to look at aside from rendering--the same rendering. Yet thanks to a mate on the ground in London, we finally have a...
May 06, 2010
W Says W London Will Definitely Open This Summer
Breathing a big sigh of relief here. After we smelled a rat that the W London was only taking bookings for October, despite being slated for a June 1 opening, Starwood have got in contact to say that all is not lost. They say: The W London-Leicester Square is...
February 11, 2010
Is the W London Really Running Four Months Late?
Hmm. Remember how way back last summer, W Hotels announced that their flagship London location would be opening June 1 2010? Well, we haven’t heard anything from them recently. But the website is making us a little doubtful that this will come to pass. ...
February 08, 2010
W Sets a Date for London Opening; Shame About the Location
June 1 2010, that’s the date set for the opening of the UK’s first W hotel in London. We in the capital are very pleased – we like to think that we’re hipper than Istanbul or Barcelona, for a start, and are slightly peeved that Starwood has chosen to...
July 16, 2009
At Long Last, W Announces Plans to Conquer England
Yeah, so -- did you know there was no W Hotel in London yet? One would think that London would have been one of the first cities to get a W once they started expanding, right? Think about it: it's stylish. It's hip. It's modern. It's London. Hello. And...
September 03, 2008
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