The new W Hotel & Residences in downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is scheduled to open in 2009. Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc. W's parent company Starwood has entered into a management agreement with 1200 Arch Street Associates L.P. to develop the property. Starwood will manage the hotel as a W and license the residential units as W Residences.

Located in “Center City” Philadelphia at the southwest corner of Arch Street and 12th Street, the W Philadelphia Hotel & Residences will be across the street from the Philadelphia Convention Center and the historical Reading Terminal Market (circa 1893), which houses 80 specialty food merchants and craftspeople. Center City itself contains 17 museums, dozens of art galleries, exceptional entertainment and an extensive theatre district, a plethora of critically acclaimed dining destinations and famed chefs, and a shoppers' haven of national brands, high-end retailers and privately owned boutiques.

Accommodation

The hotel will feature 250 luxurious guest rooms, including 26 suites, 3 “Wow” suites and 1 Extreme Wow suite. Guests will indulge in a 6,500 square foot Bliss Spa, a signature restaurant and bar with outdoor garden space and 11,000 square feet of meeting space with Sensory Set-Up to inspire Ben Franklin-style creativity in every meeting.

The project will also include 95 W Residences, offering owners a combination of one and two bedroom condominiums with all the benefits of being attached to a W Hotel, such as full use of the property's facilities, 24-hour room service, maid service and Whatever/Whenever concierge services.

Amenities

About W Hotels

W Hotels is a global lifestyle brand with 21 properties in the most vibrant cities around the world. Inspiring and indulging its guests with thoughtful, refreshing and stylish experiences, signature restaurants, bars and destination spas, W has become the fastest growing luxury hotel brand in the world. Each hotel offers a unique mix of innovative design, comfort, and cultural influences from fashion to music to art and everything in between. The W brand’s first residential property, W Dallas-Victory, opened in June of 2006, and soon thereafter was named a Forbes Magazine “Top Business Hotel.” W Residences, offering the W lifestyle at home, have been announced for Scottsdale (2008), Midtown Atlanta (2008), Fort Lauderdale (2008), Buckhead (2008), Hoboken (2008), Downtown Atlanta (2009), Downtown New York (2009), South Beach (2009), Phoenix (2009), Hollywood (2009), Philadelphia (2009), and Austin (2010). Internationally, W has announced plans for hotels in Istanbul (2008), Doha (2008), Hong Kong (2008), St. Petersburg (2008), Athens (2008), Santiago (2008), Milan (2008), Dubai-Festival City (2008), Shanghai (2009), Barcelona (2009), Guangzhou (2010), and Dubai-The Palm (2010). W’s first Retreat & Spa, W Maldives, opened in September of 2006 and in March of 2007, received the prestigious Travel + Leisure Design Award for Best Resort. W has plans to open Retreat & Spa hotels in Vieques (2008), Koh Samui (2008), and Verbier (2010), the latter of which will serve as W’s first ski retreat.