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W Hotel Coming to Minneapolis

The W expansion train keeps on trucking. Minneapolis will get its first W Hotel next year, if all goes according to plan. The Starwood brand plans to turn the historic Foshay Tower into a 229-room hotel with 18 suites and lots of meeting space.

The Foshay is a sort-of miniature Chrysler Building, an opulent skyscraper built at the height of the art deco age. It's listed on the National Register of Historic Places, so it'll be interesting to see if the refit is actually finished in under a year. (The W planned for DC is also in a historic building.)

Besides the standard laundry list of in-room amenities, the plan for the W Minneapolis-The Foshay includes two bars, a restaurant and an observation deck on the 31st floor. It also connects with the Nicollet Mall via skybridge, so you won't have to actually go outside to go shopping.

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