By the end of this month, the W Hoboken will have been open for two months already; quite a feat considering how many delays we've fretted over and how many times we've personally staked the place out. With all components of the property functioning properly as far as we know, it's time to take a look at what real guests are saying about the place, and if the commute into Manhattan is really all that bad for tourists.

Of course we're turning to TripAdvisor for the first-hand lowdown, since other sites (even Yelp) so far have nothing on the two reviews we found here. ]]> JetSetCD 2009-05-14T08:58:21-05:00 40.7392888 -74.028141 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/4/24/15255/8681 <![CDATA[<p><object id="flashObj" width="486" height="412" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/4862856001?isVid=1&publisherID=1321358962" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="@videoPlayer=20972766001&playerID=4862856001&domain=embed&" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/4862856001?isVid=1&publisherID=1321358962" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="@videoPlayer=20972766001&playerID=4862856001&domain=embed&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="486" height="412" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" swLiveConnect="true" allowScriptAccess="always" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object> <p>As we mentioned <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/4/24/93251/8815/hotels/Only_at_a_W_Hotel_And_Only_in_New_Jersey">this morning</a>, we hit up last night's grand opening bash of the <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+Hoboken/ian/308971">W Hoboken</a></b>, the newest property (and, fun fact, the smallest-city location) from hip Starwood chain W Hotels. And, like, yeah: it was Hoboken. What we want to know is this: how the F (or how the W, teehee) did they get so many people to come? The place was absolutely packed. <p>Oh yeah, it was a big night for Jerz: Jenna 2009-04-24T15:42:10-05:00 40.7392888 -74.028141 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/4/24/93251/8815

Oh, this? Yeah, no big thang. Just a chickie chillin' in a giant W-branded martini glass while it's still daylight outside. No biggie.

We hit up the W Hoboken's grand opening bash last night and saw...well, we saw a lot of things. And here is one of those things, and it is somehow oh-so-W and oh-so...we were going to say "Jersey," but it's actually kind of Vegas, no?

We'll bring you the full party report (and a video!) later today, but we just wanted to give a lil' taste of what went down across the river. And yes, if you're wondering: the place was packed. ]]> Jenna 2009-04-24T09:37:25-05:00 40.7392888 -74.028141 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/4/10/132648/484 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/ChandelierRender.jpg" class="top"> <p>In a matter of mere hours, the partying population of Hoboken, New Jersey will finally be able to settle their tipsy tushies into an oversize chandelier while gazing out across the Hudson River at the skyline of Manhattan. Yes, it is true: the <b>Chandelier Room</b> club at the <b><a hef="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+Hoboken/ian/308971">W Hoboken</a></b> debuts tonight at 5:30pm. No doubt the most coveted chairs in the room will be the drops of the "inhabitable" chandelier, and we can already imagine girls in short skirts sitting on each other's laps in an ongoing battle for them. <p>If our <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/3/31/103648/618/hotels/Guess_the_Hotel_Revealed_The_W_Hoboken">recent visit</a> to the W's <b>Living Room</b> bar is anything to go by, then the Chandelier Room will be serving some pricey JetSetCD 2009-04-10T14:51:13-05:00 40.7392888 -74.028141 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/3/31/103648/618 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/HobokenW1.jpg" class="top"> <p>With its wheatgrass centerpieces, its views from New Jersey into New York City, and the gentle scent of "new hotel," the <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+Hoboken/ian/308971">W Hoboken</a></b> finally welcomes guests and locals to take advantage of its many new features. Stopping by their <b>Living Room lobby bar</b> yesterday, we indulged in a cocktail, logged onto the 'net for an hour gratis, and proceeded to relish being warm and inside of this property, which we had previously only covered from the outside on freezing, windy days throughout the winter. <p>Although the <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/3/30/10318/0265/hotels/W_Hoboken_s_Chandelier_Room_Won_t_Drop_For_Another_Week">Chandelier Room</a></b> has faced a delay in opening, the rest of the W looks in order with their Zylo Steakhouse, a W Hotels retail store, Bliss Spa, and the JetSetCD 2009-03-31T11:05:41-05:00 40.7392888 -74.028141 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/