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All About the W New York's 10th Anniversary Facelift

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December 10, 2008 at 2:30 PM | by | Comment (1)

We once asked you where the best and worst W Hotels are, and you responded — and it seems everyone's got an opinion on the matter because many of you are still responding (which is awesome).

More than a couple of you cited the original W New York as your pick for the worst W Hotel (yes, apparently you can beat the original), but an in-the-know commenter let us know that the NYC property recently underwent a huge $40 million makeover.

We hadn't heard much about such a project ourselves, but a little bit of digging confirmed the tip and we found out the details behind the W New York - Lexington's 10th Anniversary facelift from Hospitality Design magazine.

The new additions to the rooms:

Beds wrapped in warm zebrawood, custom-designed headboards that feature backlit photos hinting at the silhouette of the human body, and a wooden desk topped by a pivoting glass pane. In the bathrooms, clear glass panels replace shower curtains, while smoky amethyst wallcoverings textured with deep horizontal grooves add a sense of chic spaciousness.

Hmmm, backlit headboards — we've seen these somewhere before, yes?

Meanwhile, the duplex Wow got a bit of a different makeover. In addition to major renos like double-height ceilings, a second-story loft bedroom and dark hardwood floors, but they've added abstract bronze coffee tables and more of those backlit acrylic panels (these ones have abstract tree forms on them).

You can check out photos of the new rooms here.

So, there you have it. Now whether such a makeover might change your minds about whether or not this the worst W in the world... well, you let us know.

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Smashing!

This W is simply smashing!  What a beautiful job they have done.

Ruth
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