How does one say Shut It Down in French? It looks like Alain Ducasse is taking Rachel Zoes phrase as gospel, first with pulling out of W Vieques this past spring and now with the latest news of closing Adour at the St. Regis New York. Chef Ducasse hasn't...
October 24, 2012
Though we managed a quick report on the opening of W St. Petersburg in 2011, we haven't since heard too much, hotel-wise, from the land of the tsars. But buzz is starting to build around the Four Seasons St. Petersburg, which is housed inside a 19th century Russian palace. The...
August 09, 2012
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
A few weeks ago, The W St. Petersburg in Russia finally opened and thanks to a very friendly tipster, we've got an inside look at some of the public spaces and a guest room. Given that W Hotels have missed the mark a few times in the last couple...
May 10, 2011
Weve been so obsessed with the weird shower curtain headboards and the did-they-didnt-they celeb hookup of W London that our attention has wandered from the The W St. Petersburg recently, but with the Russki hotel nearing completion, were swiveling our heads back eastwards. Last time we checked, the hotel...
February 23, 2011
We've been spending too much time worrying about the opening of W London we nearly forgot about The W St. Petersburg. But thanks to our handy Master List of Worldwide Openings for 2011, we were reminded to see how this property was doing.The good news? The opening date is...
January 13, 2011
While we track down the elusive W scent, there's one place you won't be smelling anytime soon--The W St. Petersburg, W's first location in Russia and in Eastern Europe. Set to initially open on September 1, a commenter alerted us to a new opening date on the hotel's website--March 1,...
October 06, 2010
OK, theres one week left of 2009time to start planning your hotel jaunts for 2010! As we reported the other day, W Hotels has lots going on in the New Year, with a nice, fresh slate of properties opening up around the world. Two were most intrigued by are...
December 24, 2009
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