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Stephen Starr Hotel Coming to Philly

Looks like Philly may be getting more than just another Stephen Starr restaurant. True, a dining room is on the menu for the W Hotel Philadelphia, currently set to open in 2009. (That's part of Starr's bigger plan to integrate his dining operations with Starwood Hotels, including the W Fort Lauderdale and the W South Beach.)

And while that's exciting for scene-y restaurant fans, we're more interested in what could be Starr's break into the hotel biz: He's planning a four-suite hotel above a new restaurant in Philly. The dining space will be designed by Taavo Somer, who did New York's Freemans and Gemma. As for the hotel, it's still very much a work in progress, but Starr says it will be "small, warm and easy--very cozy".

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