http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T07:30:31Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/1433 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/31/131349/119 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/watlantrates.jpg" class="top"><p>The <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+Atlanta+Downtown/local/1433"><b>W Atlanta</b></a> opened last week and this being the ATL the hotel's opening party brought out some big-name local celebs like Big Boi of Outkast, hot country act Sugarland and some "Real Housewives of Altanta" ladies. <a href="http://www.ajc.com/services/content/printedition/2009/01/31/buzz0131.html">The AJC reports</a>: <blockquote><p>The new hotel (not to be confused with its sister properties, the W Midtown and W Buckhead) hosted a Thursday night bash honoring Georgia&#146;s Grammy Award-nominated artists.</blockquote></p><p>"Not to be confused" is right. Who knew there was such a demand for Ws in Atlanta? Either way, despite this being the 4th W hotel in town, room rates are holding at a premium point. We checked the rates for this week and the non-refundable internet rates were going juliana 2009-02-02T16:13:39-05:00 33.7646980 -84.388765 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/29/16753/7404 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/WAtlantaHelicopter.jpg" class="top"><p> Good news for Richard Branson, John Travolta and pilot-as-hobby guys like them with their highfallutin' flying planes. If ever they need to land in the Hotlanta area, they can land on the brand spanking new <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+Atlanta+Downtown/local/1433"><b>The W Atlanta Downtown</b></a> roof. The boutique hotel has stepped it up an amenity notch with a private helipad for whatever the reason it is that fancypants people on the go need private helipads.<p><p>While we're not sure how many people are flying their private jets in this recession, if there is one man who can eco-acceptably fly privately, it's President Obama on Air Force One. Only he and a handful of other notables can have an insane carbon footprint if insane shiralevine 2009-01-30T09:00:57-05:00 33.7646980 -84.388765 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/19/123450/437 <![CDATA[<p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/8580/WAtlantaHelicopter.jpg" class="top"> <p> For some odd reason that we have yet to figure out, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Atlanta%20Hotels">Atlanta</a> is quickly becoming the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/W%20Hotels"><b>W Hotel</b></a> capital of America. Next week on January 27th, Atlanta's fourth W Hotel, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+Atlanta+Downtown/local/1433"><b>The W Atlanta Downtown</b></a>, will open within Allen Plaza. Economy be damned! <p> This newest hotel will join <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+Atlanta+At+Perimeter+Center/ian/113199">W Atlanta Perimeter</a>, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/13/124045/118/hotels/Sneak_Peek_The_W_Atlanta_Buckhead">W Atlanta Buckhead</a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel/local/1232">W Atlanta Midtown</a>, but this one promises to be totally "W" inside out, since it's the only W in Atlanta that was built from the ground up instead of a conversion from another hotel brand like the others were. <p>In addition to having 74 residences, the W Atlanta Downtown will have a Bliss Spa, AndrewC 2009-01-19T13:05:38-05:00 33.7646980 -84.388765 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/