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W Kicks Up 'The Glam Factor' at W Hollywood, Opening Today

Where: 6250 Hollywood Boulevard [map], Hollywood, CA, United States, 90028-5309

Today's the day! W Hollywood Hotel and Residences has opened! And despite what we had previously thought, rooms are actually open tonight for $489 a night for a king bed.

We've been waiting for this W for a long time and it's a bit surreal that this day is finally here. We were able to tour the hotel last week and while traipsing through as the hotel put on its finishing touches, we chatted with the general manager, Jim McPartlin, in a Marvelous Suite which has views of downtown Los Angeles, the Hollywood Hills and the Griffith Observatory. (Note: the Marvelous adjective is W's room category name, not ours.)

McPartlin has worked for both W and Kimpton Hotels in the past and he was also the general manager at the Gramercy Park Hotel when it first opened in 2006. Now he's back with the W family, and back in Los Angeles, to welcome the W Hollywood into the mix.

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