We've come across some computer-generated pics of what the coming W Shanghai - Pudong is meant to look like, and they've really got some hotel of the future theme happening here. In fact it's scheduled to open up in 2010, but we're thinking this futuristic thing needs a bit more time.
Details on the W Shanghai are sketchy at the moment but there are a bunch of different renderings doing the rounds--some that make the two towers totally look like light sabers, and this one that combines the light saber look with some futuristic hope that we'll all be arriving by helicopter.
What we do actually know is that there'll be 400 suites and guest rooms, five restaurants and a huge spa. It's being built in the Lujiazui financial district which we guess is why the W website makes unfunny jokes like this::
We have everything you need to stay on top of the game in Shanghai's booming scene, abacus not included.
And this:
Artisan calligraphy and Blackberrys. Taichi lessons and access to the hottest clubs
In case you didn't know, W Hotels has gone all crazy for Hotlanta and will have four W Hotels open in the city by the end of next year.
One of them will be the W Atlanta Buckhead which is undergoing a transformation from Crown Plaza ugly duckling to a beautiful W Swan. Or is it?
Tipster KB found these renderings of the hotel and sent them our way. KB says:
It's, um... interesting to say the least.
Actually, we're kind of happy it's not the same-old, same-old W design. But this sort of looks like the rooms inside a Kor Hotel, the LA-based hotel group that counts the Viceroy and the Tides among its brands. It's also got a touch or Morgans Hotel Group in it too. We say the designer smackdown is on!
Last week we informed you that Avia Hotels was getting in on the boutique hotel chain game. While the new boutique property Avia Savannah is scheduled to be the first of the chain to open--in December 2008--it's the Avia Napa property we're seeing the most of. Normally we don't like to run renderings instead of photos, but these are the first look at what could turn into a big brand.
The Napa location will be at the Town Center, and plans call for 141 rooms and suites. Some rooms will have soaking tubs and all will have working fireplaces and olive wood floors. We're also eager to see more of the swiveling flat-screen entertainment center.
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