Guess the Hotel Revealed: The W Hoboken

March 31, 2009 at 11:05 AM | by JetSetCD | 2 Comments

With its wheatgrass centerpieces, its views from New Jersey into New York City, and the gentle scent of "new hotel," the W Hoboken finally welcomes guests and locals to take advantage of its many new features. Stopping by their Living Room lobby bar yesterday, we indulged in a cocktail, logged onto the 'net for an hour gratis, and proceeded to relish being warm and inside of this property, which we had previously only covered from the outside on freezing, windy days throughout the winter.

Although the Chandelier Room has faced a delay in opening, the rest of the W looks in order with their Zylo Steakhouse, a W Hotels retail store, Bliss Spa, and the Living Room in which we sat and surveyed the surroundings.

After entering the W on the north side of the building, one passes through a high-ceilinged lobby flanked by the reception and concierge desks and softly illuminated in the trademark W purple. Straight back from there is the sunken Living Room with its bar, the elevators to the hotel rooms, the elevators to the residences, and the entrance to Zylo with its killer position right on the Hudson River.

We may have prematurely dubbed the W Hoboken as an "Affair Hotel" judging by its swank nature paired with its removed location from the New York scene, but yesterday we were surprised by the number of strollers rolling through the lobby. We won't write off the W's seductive capacity yet, however, as perhaps we simply didn't stay late enough into the evening. If being among the first to order up a fruity drink at the new W tickles your fancy, then know that both the Living Room and its menu (with a $500 bottle of Cristal) is open to everyone.

To check out more pictures from our W Hoboken happy hour, visit our Flickr Set.

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