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I had the pleasure of staying at the W Hotel in San Francisco.  The W is well known for it’s modernity, it’s sleekness, and it’s advancements in the hotel technology.  Plus, it is supposed to have fabulous staff that is very helpful and at your beck and call. 

I’m going to give the good and bad.  I’ll deliver the bad news first…..

K, first things first.  At any hotel you are staying at, I feel parking should be free.  It was $50/day.  Wifi was not free, as I feel it should be for hotels.  The concierge was never available and when we were waiting to talk to one of them, they completely ignored us and kept talking to whom they were with.  The key cards actually required that you be some kind of crazy ass card ninja that can slide the card in and out of the slot without being to shaky or slow.  This in of itself was a feat and usually in the elevator (because that’s the only way you can really get to your room), if you didn’t hit your room number within 5 seconds of properly getting the card in and out of the slot in the elevator, you missed your chance, and you might actually be moving to another floor because someone pushed the elevator call button.  The food was mediocre at best and the drinks were nothing to write home about.

Here’s the good:

Most of the staff was very kind and helpful. The W is very pretty, very modern, artistic and posh.  They give you fruit infused drinks at the check in counter that you can get any time.  They actually had a library of DVD’s and CD’s that you could rent and watch/listen to. The rooms were very pretty, with nice bright contrasting yet deliciously perfect together.  The cloud shaped mirrors strategically placed is a signature call and a pleasant addition to the room.  The little toiletries are Bliss product (very nice) and the bathroom wasn’t lacking anything.  The elevator was fast, and getting in and out was an easy process.  Checking out late wasn’t an issue and there were no charges for that.  We easily got directions to places and some of the staff actually remembered our names.

In all, the W is well placed next to the Moscone center, Market Street and the Warf is not too far away. I would look for deals to stay here, because it truly is expensive, but all in all, definitely worth it.