W Scottsdale Entrance
Since the W Scottsdale went live a couple months back, the hotel has become one of the most bold additions to W Hotels. With every turn of my head, I found something new begging my curiosity. Let’s start with the living room, which was seductively lit and speckled with design-heavy chairs and couches arranged to facilitate close conversation. Each section of seating had its own unique styles and fabrics. Upon entering the public washrooms, a communal block of sinks broke the divide between the sexes and forced opportunistic co-mingling . . . and that’s just the beginning of the cool factor.
The W Scottsdale website refers to the hotel as a “magical oasis” that features stunning views of the desert landscape. I can’t say I saw much desert (more like construction and land development across the street), but perhaps it was because my eyes were fixated on the rooftop pool located on the second floor. At the bottom of the tank are multiple portholes that measure 5-feet in diameter and shoot through to the ceiling of the valet driveway. Diving down to make faces at the doormen below, I was surprised to hear the thumping of W music playing from the underwater speaker system. Even the bass sounded good. I should also point out that the pool is heated in the winter, and chilled (yes chilled) in the summer.
The surrounding outskirts of the pool were neatly littered with lounge chairs and outlined by steel framed cabanas. More than just relief from the desert sun, the cabanas have built-in LCD flat screens, speakers, and the coolest ceiling fans you’ll ever see. There’s even a corner of the rooftop with sand for you to sink your toes into while the bartender crushes up a Vitamin W signature cocktail.
As for the guestrooms, the one I had the privilege of checking out happened to be a studio suite that wow’d me with a plush microfiber sectional couch and Bose surround sound equipment to go along with the 37″ LCD flat screen and DVD player. I was also surprised to see a computer parked on the desk as a standard amenity in the suite.
Enough of my mumbo jumbo though. Take a look for youself . . .
W Scottsdale Living Room
W Scottsdale Pool Deck
W Scottsdale Shade bar seating
Check out the portholes in the pool
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