http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T11:25:31Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Wollywood http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/1/11/23419/3478 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/whollywoodguestroom.jpg" class="top"><p> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+Hollywood/local/1551"><b>The W Hollywood</b></a> is still on track to open in just a few short weeks and while we have plenty of shots of the hotel's exterior, we finally got our hands on some renderings for the hotel's interior, including a guestroom shot. <p>We're getting more and more excited for this hotel to open. Los Angeles has been in need of a proper W Hotel--in the middle of the action, not tucked away in Westwood--for a looong time.<p> <p>Sooo...<b>what do you think?</b> We are happy to see that the guestrooms here have gone the way of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+South+Beach/local/126">W South Beach</a>, which has some of our favorite new hotel rooms on the planet, as opposed to W Boston, juliana 2010-01-12T09:18:37-05:00 34.1016114 -118.32530 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/13/2242/6874 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/whollywoodext.jpg" class="top"><p> On our way back home from Los Feliz last night, we were cruising down Hollywood Boulevard and noticed a giant gleaming W sign in the distance. It could only mean one thing--<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+Hollywood/local/1551"><b>W Hollywood Hotel and Residences</b></a> is getting close to opening. <p>The official opening date is not until <a href="http://www.starwoodhotels.com/whotels/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=1789">January 15, 2010</a> (pushed back from December 3 and reservations don't start until January 28) but the hotel is nearing completion, at least on the exterior.<p>We took some late-night shots for you which you can peruse in our gallery <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-photos/full/31/W+Hollywood+Getting+Close#1">here.</a> The place is going to be massive, especially since there are residences attached to the building and a Red Line metro stop that runs through the juliana 2009-11-13T11:27:46-05:00 34.1016114 -118.32530 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/9/1/16057/10707 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/draishollywood.jpg" class="top"><p> <i>Don't worry. This is just a construction shot of Drai's. It's not the finished product.</i><p> As we eagerly await the opening of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Wollywood"><b>The W Hollywood</b></a> on December 3, we've got word that construction on the hotel's nightclub, <b>Drai's Hollywood</b>--a spin-off of the legendary Las Vegas club--has begun. The club's construction firm, R.D. Olson sent us this press release with some detes: <blockquote><p>Drai&#146;s Hollywood will include an intimate 2,331-square-foot VIP lounge on ground level with a private VIP entrance separate from the hotel&#146;s public lobby entry; a 21,552-square-foot penthouse glassed-in bar on the 11th floor with a 1,000-square-foot open air balcony; and an adjacent 2,131-square-foot rooftop pool deck and bar. The total capacity of Drai&#146;s Hollywood will juliana 2009-09-01T16:51:40-05:00 34.1016114 -118.32530 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/4/21/175920/955 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/whoteltopout.jpg" class="top"><p> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/wollywood"><b>The W Hollywood</b></a> won't be opening until November but thanks to <b>Depeche Mode</b>, the upcoming hotel will be the backdrop for a free concert that the band is holding this Thursday for the "Jimmy Kimmel Live" show. <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-closure21-2009apr21,0,3970072.story">The LA Times reports</a>:<blockquote><p>Concert planners say the event is designed to both promote the band's new "Sounds of the Universe" album and world tour as well as the "return of Golden Age excitement and lifestyle" to Hollywood with the new W Hotel. The $350-million development, scheduled for completion this fall, includes a 305-room hotel and 143 adjoining luxury condominiums that will come with hotel concierge service.</blockquote></p><p>Sadly, all the free tix to the concert are gone but you can juliana 2009-04-21T18:02:32-05:00 34.1016043 -118.32648 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/3/25/165628/110 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/wollywoodmar09.jpg" class="top"><p> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/25/realestate/commercial/25hotel.html?ref=business">The NY Times</a> checked in on the progress of the <b>W Hollywood and Residences</b></a>, which we affectionately call Wollywood. The hotel is expected to open on <b>November 24, 2009</b> and we have to admit, we're rather excited about this W.<p>While the NYT article focused much on the business of press film junkets that the hotel hopes to acquire, we were psyched to hear that the hotel sits above a Metro station, something you hardly find within walking distance of LA-area hotels. The line ferries passengers between the Valley and Downtown Los Angeles.<p> Whether folks in Los Angeles will actually use it is still undetermined. But the presence of the Metro will give hotel guests the feel juliana 2009-03-25T16:59:11-05:00 34.1013210 -118.32549 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/