In December I had some work
in downtown Chicago and my client suggested I stay at one of the two W Hotels
in the city. I’d never stayed at a W Hotel before and I admit that I was pretty
excited. They have a reputation for being a bit edgy, avant-guard, and cool.
I checked into the WChicago
– City Center pretty late in the evening. The lobby was as hip-happenin’ as I
expected. From the music style, low lights, and pulsing energy, you could tell
it was a younger crowd. The design guaranteed if you weren’t cool you wouldn’t
be hanging around downstairs for long.
(Actually I’ve never
understood the sitting in the hotel lobby unless you’re waiting for someone,
but that’s another post.)
Since my Northern Wisconsin
travel clothes and gray hair marked me as not one of the beautiful people, I
headed up to my room. Opening the door, I registered that the room was SMALL
and DARK – not unusual for a downtown, metropolis hotel. Looking for and
turning on all the available light switches didn’t take long. My search took me
to the critical convenience – the bathroom, which I used. Where, I wondered was
the toilet paper. A few minutes of fruitless searching uncovered nothing except
the box of Kleenex. Fortunately that worked okay.
Now I was challenged. You
can’t tell me that the W Hotel forget to put a toilet paper roll in their
bathrooms. When I finally found it, I realized that being a hotel room designer
didn’t actually take intelligence or common sense. Since I was certain no one
would believe me, I used the camera on my Treo to document the situation.
Pictures can speak louder than words!
So, you might be wondering
just how much does a stay in this cool place cost? Checking the latest rate on
the WHotel website for a mid week stay, it's a mere $329.00! You just
might want to take the toilet paper off the roll before you sit down!
hehe... I am going to be staying at W Seattle this weekend, so I started seeing what folks on the net had to say. Now I'm wondering if this was a good choice!
Posted by: spike | March 22, 2007 at 10:30 PM