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| - I am a fan of the W chain and their urban chic environments. I like the fact that each of their properties have a unique vibe and not boring clones. This particular location is very contemporary, filled with beautiful (if perhaps a little snooty) party people and centrally located in hoity-toity Scottsdale. Architecturally, it's not my favorite location of the chain, but the staff was very helpful, especially the front desk gal, Shannon and our bellman, Nick was the best I've experienced anywhere with his cool vibe and helpful tips. Shannon upgraded me once she saw my Starwood status and I was delighted with my fabulous room with a balcony.
The room was good size, and decorated with various Asian influences. The second floor pool is also a day club for locals with the deck chairs being reserved for hotel guests. I had an opportunity to party poolside after dinner during my stay and it was fun drinking there with the crowd and closing the place down. Drinks were expensive but commensurate to the level & location of the property. The DJ, however was shockingly mediocre! The song selections were pop oriented top 40 from the 80s, 90s, 00s and current hits-- all very mainstream. I would've expected more EDM and cutting edge Electronica, but whatever, that's not why I think he was terrible, his segues were awkward with mismatched beats and he didn't observe the crowd to inspire movement on the dance floor. The club closes at 2 am and while the pool stays open for swimming 24 hrs for hotel guests, the bouncers kick you out if you're not wearing a swimsuit when the music stops. Most of the bouncers were cool about it, but there's always at least one asshole in the bunch as was the case here.
This was perhaps the loudest, party oriented hotel I've ever stayed out, with boisterous revelers going strong until 5 am. Not that there's anything wrong with that on a Saturday night. I mean, I was up, after all.
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