HotelChatter - Stories about W Hotel Hong Kong

HotelChatter's Favorite Hotel Beds Ever

juliana — 2011-07-06T15:00:02-05:00

Yesterday, we looked at some of the things you hotel guests do to send yourself off to dreamland in a strange new hotel bed. And not surprisingly, a lot of you said the most crucial part of your sleep routine was the comfiness of the bed--in that if the bed is good, there shouldn't be any problems with getting shut-eye.

So that leads us to the question--where are the best hotel beds? We polled some of our editors and frequent contributors from our family of travel sites--HotelChatter, Jaunted and VegasChatter--(yup, we're all related!) and asked them to submit their favorite hotel bed experiences.

And they are....

Hong Kong: Sit, Soak and Stare from The Tub at the W Hong Kong

juliana — 2010-08-24T16:37:08-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/whongkongtubview.jpg" class="top"> A while back we put together a photo gallery of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/23/165931/44/hotels/Sit_Soak_and_Stare_Hotel_Bathtubs_with_Killer_Views">Hotel Bathtubs with Killer Views</a> and while we loved the photos, we've been a bit negligent in updating this totally relaxing feature. So we're going to be much better about that moving forward, starting with the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+Hotel+Hong+Kong/local/1245">W Hong Kong</a>.We've already dropped our jaws over the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/6/27/125953/845/hotels/10_Death_Defying_Rooftop_Hotel_Pools">death-defying</a> views from the rooftop pool but it turns out you don't have to leave the privacy of your own room to soak in (heh) the sights. Jaunted editor and HotelChatter contributing editor <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/jetsetcd">JetSetCD</a> snapped this shot from one of the hotel's Marvelous suites. As you can see, those Harbour views are all yours. Unfortunately, the checkout bill

Kowloon: For the Sake of Hotel Art: W Hong Kong's Damien Hirst

JetSetCD — 2010-08-17T09:11:23-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/HotelArt2.jpg" class="top"> Is the WiFi free? Does the gym have good machines? All these things get noticed when checking into a hotel, but what about the atmosphere of the placespecifically the art on the walls or on the floor? All this week, we'll be highlighting properties around the world that do their artwork right, and the specific pieces you should stare long and hard at when next you drop by. Today: <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+Hotel+Hong+Kong/local/1245">W Hong Kong</a>'s Damien Hirst painting To understand its full splendor, this flat view of Damien Hirst's famous "For the Love of God" $100 million dollar diamond skull should really be facing the light, but then it would fade and we'd be sad. We'd have no idea

10 Death Defying Rooftop Hotel Pools

juliana — 2010-07-07T11:52:10-05:00

<![CDATA[ <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/deathdefyingpools.jpg" class="top"> There are rooftop pools and then there are death defying rooftop pools. These are pools located impossibly high off the ground with infinity-edges that make you fear as if the water is going to run off the side of the building, and carry you along with it. These are pools that hang off the building's edge with full plexi-glass windows so that not only are you afraid to look down but the people below may be afraid to look up. And these are the pools that allow you to slide through a shark tank. (Ok, there's only one of those but if sliding through a shark tank does not fit the description of "death defying" then

Kowloon : W Hong Kong: The Perfect Setting For Lost in Translation 2

markj — 2010-06-04T10:24:35-05:00

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