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W Hotels Like the UK So Much, They Put a Ring On It

Where: United Kingdom

by AndrewC | November 21, 2008 at 11:35 AM | 0 Comments

The forthcoming W London-Leicester Square

Even though North America may not be the best place to open up a hotel nowadays, Starwood Hotels and Resort's Global Head of Development, Simon Turner thinks that the United Kingdom is the next place for W Hotels to be--London specifically.

Turner was quoted in a recent PropertyWeek article stating that W is aiming to open 10 hotels by 2019 in the United Kingdom, with 3 to 5 of those hotels in London.Recently, W finally announced its first UK outpost in Manchester, followed within hours by the announcement of its first London area hotel in Leicester Square. This news calmed all those raving-mad W followers who have been begging for Ws to appear in London.

Turner also let slip a hint as to where the UK's third W might be located by stating:

"We need 24/7 cities that have real excitement and activity, and I’m a huge fan of Edinburgh - it’s a great city,"

We hope you're ready United Kingdom. The W-ization of your motherland has begun!