  Detroitstar Member Username: Detroitstar Post Number: 978 Registered: 01-2006 |
Local 4 reported tonight that the extremely trendy hotel is looking to put in a 90room hotel on Old Woodward. I have never stayed at one of these places. What is the opinion of this Forum on this rumor? | ||
Mrsjdaniels Member Username: Mrsjdaniels Post Number: 454 Registered: 08-2005 |
oooohhhhh nice | ||
Detroitnerd Member Username: Detroitnerd Post Number: 1948 Registered: 07-2004 |
They redid the Guardian Life building on Union Square in Manhattan. I thought they did a very nice job. | ||
Rocket_city Member Username: Rocket_city Post Number: 642 Registered: 04-2006 |
I stayed at the W in Chicago (the one not on the lakefront). It's just trendy and creepy all in one. It's just like the Westin, only more "Hollywood". | ||
Detroitrise Member Username: Detroitrise Post Number: 1684 Registered: 09-2007 |
Great. Now the ONLY hotel chains that will compliment Detroit's hotel market is the return of Best Western and The Crowne Plaza. BTW, the only reason thu chose Detroit is because they already have 3 related brands here. Starwood apparently wants to dominate our market early on (in competition with Marriot and Hilton). (Message edited by detroitrise on February 25, 2008) | ||
Tkelly1986 Member Username: Tkelly1986 Post Number: 449 Registered: 01-2004 |
Sorry, but is "Old Woodward" in Detroit proper (aka "downtown") or outside Detroit in one of the burbs. | ||
Detroitrise Member Username: Detroitrise Post Number: 1685 Registered: 09-2007 |
Good point TKelly. Judging from "Metro Detroit", I'm guessing it's Birmingham. Figures  | ||
Charlottepaul Member Username: Charlottepaul Post Number: 2353 Registered: 10-2006 |
Golly, read the article already you all: http://www.clickondetroit.com/ news/15404818/detail.html | ||
Charlottepaul Member Username: Charlottepaul Post Number: 2354 Registered: 10-2006 |
Some images of one of W Hotel's newest and most recently famous hotel: http://www.flickr.com/search/? q=w+hotel+dallas&m=text | ||
Iheartthed Member Username: Iheartthed Post Number: 2746 Registered: 04-2006 |
I'll believe it when I see it. | ||
Detroitrise Member Username: Detroitrise Post Number: 1686 Registered: 09-2007 |
LMAO! Thanks a lot Charlottepaul | ||
Detroitrise Member Username: Detroitrise Post Number: 1688 Registered: 09-2007 |
"Just what downtown needs. Another hipster trap." You didn't read the article either, did you? | ||
Focusonthed Member Username: Focusonthed Post Number: 1700 Registered: 02-2006 |
quote: Holy shit, look at that parking garage. | ||
French777 Member Username: French777 Post Number: 348 Registered: 10-2006 |
isnt Old Woodward Birmingham | ||
Kpm Member Username: Kpm Post Number: 84 Registered: 08-2005 |
I wonder if it has to do with the failed attempt to bring a Hilton hotel to Bham, on Woodward. The project's failure was just announced weeks ago. Is it possible that W jumped at the opportunity already? http://www.hometownlife.com/ap ps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080 203/NEWS23/802030391/1040/rss1 6 | ||
Pffft Member Username: Pffft Post Number: 1465 Registered: 12-2003 |
Different location, though. The Hilton would have been where the Hunter House is. The W would be at the corner of Brown and "old" (downtown) Woodward. The W in NY costs a lot for a teeny but plush room, has a noisy, trendy disco in the first floor... | ||
Iheartthed Member Username: Iheartthed Post Number: 2750 Registered: 04-2006 |
It sounds like they are planning an Aloft for Birmingham. http://www.starwoodhotels.com/ alofthotels/index.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W _hotel#Aloft.3B_a_vision_of_W_ Hotels I wouldn't be surprised to see a W Hotel go downtown if the Book Cadillac and Fort Shelby are a success. I don't think Birmingham is the type of environment that would attract a W. | ||
Kpm Member Username: Kpm Post Number: 85 Registered: 08-2005 |
Wow Pffft... which corner of Brown and Old Woodward will get the hotel? | ||
Eboyer Member Username: Eboyer Post Number: 83 Registered: 01-2007 |
Iheartthed, why don't you think a W would work in B-ham? The townsend needs a trendy competitor. A W Hotel in DOwntown B-Ham would instantly win over business travellers in the region. | ||
Detroitrise Member Username: Detroitrise Post Number: 1689 Registered: 09-2007 |
"I wouldn't be surprised to see a W Hotel go downtown if the Book Cadillac and Fort Shelby are a success. I don't think Birmingham is the type of environment that would attract a W." You mean the Book Cadillac and Riverside  . They could care less about Double Tree (a Hilton brand). If Sheraton and Westin are profitable (The St. Regis has been doing fine), the company will definitely invest more in DD. | ||
Iheartthed Member Username: Iheartthed Post Number: 2751 Registered: 04-2006 |
quote: W Hotels tend to be located in high profile areas. In comparing a description of the property that is believed to be a future W with the description of a typical Aloft Hotel, it makes more sense to speculate that they are planning an Aloft for the site rather than a full W: From the WDIV article: quote: From the Wikipedia description of Aloft Hotels: quote: (Message edited by iheartthed on February 26, 2008) | ||
Iheartthed Member Username: Iheartthed Post Number: 2752 Registered: 04-2006 |
quote: No, I meant the Fort Shelby and Book Cadillac. Those will be the test of what the downtown Detroit hotel market can 1) bare in terms of inventory, and 2) attract in terms of clientele. | ||
Johnlodge Member Username: Johnlodge Post Number: 5324 Registered: 10-2003 |
Keep beefing up that Woodward Corridor! Every new development along it, and the resurgence of Bham, Royal Oak, and Ferndale all add to the demand for a Woodward rail line. | ||
Steelworker Member Username: Steelworker Post Number: 1066 Registered: 02-2004 |
I stayed in the W on the lakefront of chicago. They turned a standard looking building into a nice modern hotel with lounge in lobby and top floor club, The lobby confused us because the checkin desk is small and unassuming the lobby only looked like a grande version of the BOSCO | ||
Kpm Member Username: Kpm Post Number: 87 Registered: 08-2005 |
JL -- Berkley, too! | ||
Charlottepaul Member Username: Charlottepaul Post Number: 2359 Registered: 10-2006 |
A Loft hotels are based on a very specific prototype. Was looking at the CAD drawings a few months ago, and they are basically typ. suburban small hotel with a few superficial 'modern/hip' facade treatments: http://www.virtualaloft.com/pr oject_overview/ | ||
Cmubryan Member Username: Cmubryan Post Number: 533 Registered: 11-2003 |
That W Lakeshore in Chitown used to be a two star Days Inn! | ||
Steelworker Member Username: Steelworker Post Number: 1068 Registered: 02-2004 |
You can tell but its is rather nice now. I had a room with a view of the lake on about the 12th floor it was wonderful. The club upstairs always had a line from the elevator as a guest you could get priority to the club if you went up there before 11. the Lounge in the lobby was packed full of people. |
