HotelChatter - Stories about W Scottsdale http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T04:14:54Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/1078 Scottsdale: Stay Cool in Scottsdale with the W Hotel's Cool Corner Suite http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/2/13/132139/648 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/coolcornersuiteview_wscottsdale.jpg" class="top"><p> Headed to Scottsdale for the weekend and plan on staying at the sleek-looking <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+Scottsdale/local/1078"><b>W Scottsdale</b></a>? Here's an in-depth look at where you will be staying.<p> We toured the property the other day and it's clear the room to book is the <b>Cool Corner Suite</b>. We peeked into one of these suites on the 5th floor and the star of the suite was the private balcony overlooking the hotel's sexy pool scene along with views of Zen Garden and Camelback Mountain. <p>The suite itself is about 600-sq.ft. with a floating signature W Bed (all rooms feature a floating bed look), a fully-tricked out desk with a personal computer, a giant flat-screen TV and a spa-style bathroom featuring juliana 2012-02-13T14:14:31-05:00 Making Last-Minute Plans This New Year's Eve? Here's Where To Party http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/12/28/132314/10 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/NYE_Hotel_Americano.jpg" class="top"><p>The champagne is chilled. The DJs are finalizing their playlists. Your sequined outfit is hanging up in your bedroom closet. Now, all you have to do is figure out exactly what you're in the mood for. New Year's Eve is this Saturday night, and though guest lists are filling up quickly, these hotels still have openings. So whether it's a masquerade ball or a tequila tasting or a circus-themed soiree, <b>we guarantee you'll find what you're looking for below.</b> <p><h2><b>For people who like to dress up</b></h2> <p>When <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Americano/local/4804"><b>The Americano</b></a> sent us the menu for their new restaurant back in November, we salivated over the "Latin fare with a French flair"-inspired menu (<i>Chile Rellenos</i>, $10; <i>Turbot</i> (flatfish) a ASchechter 2011-12-28T14:00:01-05:00 Scottsdale: 10 Tips From The W Scottsdale Tanning Concierge http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/7/19/9362/10519

As if this nasty-gross heat wave weren't proof enough, we are in the throes of summer. To take full advantage of the sizzling sun, the W Scottsdale has offered some tips on how to get a burn-free bronze.

The hotel's complimentary on-call tanning concierge will do everything from book you appointments for an airbrush tan in your room to give you advice on what to pack for your Arizona trip. Below are the tanning concierge's Top 10 tips to safe summer skin: ]]> HotelHopper 2011-07-19T14:01:40-05:00 Scottsdale: Hold The Phone: W Scottsdale NOT Closing at End of 2009 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/2/17/15427/9900 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/wscotsnotclosing.jpg" class="top"><p> This morning things looked positive that the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+Scottsdale/local/1078"><b>W Scottsdale</b></a> would be closing at the end of 2009 but <b>K.C. Kavanagh</b>, VP of public relations for <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/w%20hotels"><b>W Hotels</b></a>, has told us that the hotel has no intention of reflagging (in which the W brand would move out of the hotel) and that guests can now book well into 2010 at the hotel. We tried a weekend in February of 2010 and it worked, although the rate was $749 a night.<p>The hotel is still in foreclosure but Kavanagh wants to assure future guests that this will not impact their hotel stay: <blockquote><p>While there is a dispute between Triyar ( the developer of W Scottsdale) and the hotel's juliana 2009-02-17T15:52:11-05:00 33.5022115 -111.92379 Scottsdale: W Scottsdale Is Definitely Closing at the End of 2009 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/2/17/8410/36276 <![CDATA[<p><p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/wscotsclosing.jpg" class="top"><p><i>[<b>UPDATE</b>: The W Hotel Scottsdale is <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/2/17/15427/9900/hotels/Hold_The_Phone_W_Scottsdale_NOT_Closing_at_End_of_2009"><b>NOT CLOSING</b></a> at the end of 2009. Go <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/2/17/15427/9900/hotels/Hold_The_Phone_W_Scottsdale_NOT_Closing_at_End_of_2009">here</a> for complete update.]</i><p><p>When we heard <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/2/17/8410/36276/hotels/W_Scottsdale_Is_Definitely_Closing_at_the_End_of_2009#commentsection">yesterday</a> that the troubled <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+Scottsdale/local/1078"><b>W Scottsdale</b></a> was closing at the end of 2009, we wanted to give the less-than-a-year-old property the benefit of the doubt by wondering if Starwood would step in and save the W before 2009 was out. But a W source tells us that's not likely:<blockquote><p>Hopefully Starwood will intervene, but in times like these I dunno know if there's much they can (or will) do.</blockquote></p><p>Another tipster tells us that you definitely cannot make a reservation on the W Scottsdale <a href="http://www.starwoodhotels.com/whotels/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=1736&EM=VTY_WH_SCOTTSDALE_1736">website</a> past Dec. 31, 2009. And since Starwood Hotels allow juliana 2009-02-17T09:01:46-05:00 33.5022115 -111.92379 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/