My travelling for work of late has landed me in some...well, some pretty boring hotels...Hampton Inns, Sheratons, etc. So now that I have the opportunity to stay at the W Scottsdale, you can imagine how THRILLED I am! It's quite a step up in pretty much every way.
First of all, the staff is super friendly and they all remember me and my coworkers from week-to-week, which is nice when you're away from home a lot. They offer great features that I've actually never encountered at a hotel before, such as boarding pass printing and the ability to text message them with any of your needs, like towels or soap or something. How fun!
The amenities of the hotel are great, too...the pool, the lounge, the restaurant (Sushi Roku)...even the gift shop, where they sell Juicy couture, is pretty cool! When you check in they give you a 20% off coupon for any Juicy couture in the gift shop, which is awesome. In addition, they have a Bliss spa in the hotel, and all of the products in the rooms are Bliss, too!!! For a girl, this is pretty much as exciting as free hotel shampoo can get. I saw a little Bliss travel set in a store recently that had all of the products that I get free in my room selling for $25, so I LOVE that I'm getting 3 sets of these a week...love it!
I think the mod, crazy layout of the rooms, though, is what W's are really known for, and I can attest to the very cool, hip feeling that the rooms just ooze out of every pore, from the tandem bathroom-sink-shower set up to the iPod dock located on the bedside table. I think that, although not a conventional room design...it works, and I like how open it feels without the typical bathroom hallway. I get that it may not be for everyone...it is a little bizarre. But the one thing you have to say for it is that it IS interesting, so you won't hear any complaints from me!