http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T07:42:34Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/1304 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/2/11159/52193 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/wbasejumpers.jpg" class="top"><p> Busted. That's what happened to three party-goers at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+Minneapolis/local/1304"><b>W Minneapolis</b></a> on New Year's Eve who were arrested for base-jumping 32 stories off the Foshay Tower, the 80-year-old building which houses the W Hotel.<blockquote><p> Investigators said David Juntunen, 36, of Minneapolis and three other men took the elevator up to the 30th floor around 1 p.m. Wednesday and bought tickets to the observation deck. Officials said the men then walked up one floor higher and used a wrench to unbolt a ceiling gate. That is where police said Juntunen jumped more than 400-feet with a parachute. The group video taped the jump and left without incident.</blockquote></p><p>Apparently these base-jumpers didn't know the first rule of committing a juliana 2009-01-02T11:10:22-05:00 44.9747072 -93.272198 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/9/29/10633/8816 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/minneapolis_w_2resize.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> Last week, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+Minneapolis/local/1304"><b>W Minneapolis - The Foshay</b></a> opened its doors, with a <a href="http://blogs.citypages.com/ctg/2008/09/photos_from_the.php">big party</a>, of course. Champagne flowed, celebrities (like Molly Sims) abounded, and hot waitresses carried... a coffin?!<p> The party featured a faux funeral procession with ladies in minis pallbearing a coffin filled with top-shelf vodka. We can't figure out why on God's green earth the hotel's promoters decided on this odd performance piece, but can only assume it has something to do with a misdirected attempt to be ironically cool and shocking. <p>Further, the hotel's "living room" (lobby) is filled with custom-made pleather chairs. And it calls its bathrooms "water closets" to add a cherry on the pretension sundae. Though we have to ced138 2008-09-29T12:01:49-05:00 44.9747072 -93.272198 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/8/11/71114/9912 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/W_Hotel_Minneapolis_Room.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>Last time we checked on the progress of the historical renovation that will become the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+Minneapolis/local/1304"><b>W Minneapolis - The Foshay</b></a>, they were predicting an opening date of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/2/20/152628/558/hotels/Work_on_the_W_Hotel_Minneapolis_Grinding_Along"> July 28</a>--a date that's obviously now been and gone.<p>Now the W Minneapolis is lining up for an August 13 opening--that's this Wednesday. The opening special rate is $155 a night (up until September 30) but you have to book by the end of today! If you miss that there is also a three nights for two deal going.<p>We're intrigued by a note on the W Minneapolis website, and it's something you should know if you're planning a stay for mid-September. A "large private event" is booked in amandak 2008-08-11T10:07:05-05:00 44.9747072 -93.272198 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/