Such a fun place to stay if you want to feel the full glam of LA. Great customer service and great on-site partying! We ended up extending our stay an extra night because we were enjoying ourselves. Great design and rooms look fabulous.

My weekend stay-cation could not have been any better. I've always loved the W hotels, but my experience at this one was compelling enough to create a Trip Advisor account just so I could write a post.

I'm pretty confused by some of the other reviews people have written. It's a W hotel in Hollywood, what were you expecting? Aside from the bar/lounge in the lobby there is a private (seperate establishment) club called Drei's in the building. If you are staying in Hollywood at a chic hotel, you best expect a Hollywood crowd. That's not to say they are bad people by any means, it is just an entertaining group. Consider going to the lobby bar a tourist attraction more than anything. I think any deviation from the great bar, crowd, and design would be a misnomer to the "W in Hollywood".

Best - the value. For the rates you get, the location is prime for any LA activity. I'm not sure that of any comparable hotels with the same location and price point as the W (I think the Standard Hollywood would be below par). It was so nice not having to drive anywhere, we could do everything we wanted to do either at the hotel or just a few blocks away.

Worst - Cost of things such as the food and valet, but that is something expected of most any high end hotel.
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Location - this is in a prime location, most of Hollywood is a less than ideal destination, but the W is central to everything you would want to go to. The Pantages, Katsuya, Palladium, Hollywood and Vine, & WeHo are all within walking distance. There is also a public train station just underneath the building, hence the bar named "The Station".

Facilities - Everything was designed to the T, even the valet area. You know it is a good place to be if they are able to rent out apartments to full-time residents.

Service - Never have I interacted with an entire team that was so pleasant. The valet girl, front desk person, bar tenders, and even the individual who delivered our room service wanted to make sure we were enjoying our stay. Normally I would expect that type of service to only be given to the high rollers, master suite guests, but even us average joes got 5 star service. After checking into our room, we were not happy with the view and wanted to see the Hollywood sign and downtown as opposed the entryway. The front desk staff were very helpful and switched our rooms right away. The associate that helped us even left us 2 drink tickets for their bar downstairs. We later started talking with an individual named Lauren, who turns out was the Marketing Manager for the hotel. I was surprised to see her relaxing at work after work. I think it speaks volumes that someone who works for a brand can also love and enjoy the brand for themself.

The Room - The beds were GREAT!!!! Later on my vacation I stayed at the St. Regis, I preferred the beds at the W hands down. It took a lot for me to get up and out of bed to go about our LA adventure just because of the comfort. Everything else was what you would expect - nice TV, clean room, etc. The multi-plug charger was a nice touch.

Nightlife - Both nights we pretty much stayed at the Station for the whole evening. The bartenders are able to speed through the lines pretty fast, and the drinks are made well. I personally had a fun time just hanging out there. For those that are looking for a different experience, Drei's is upstairs. Most people should learn that Drei's is a separate establishment, consider it a bar that is renting the top floor of the building. It's a pretty sweet spot since it is on the pool deck, looked like a set from Entourage. From what I can tell, simply staying at the Hotel does not give you preferential treatment - which I think is completely reasonable since there are other venues in the building. If downtown or West Hollywood are more your taste, they are just a short reasonable cab ride or bus ride away. We didn't get a chance to use the Acura service since it was already booked up.

The most important question though, would I stay here again? Yes!

So let me begin by saying I never felt like LA or Hollywood was much of my scene. Coming from San Francisco, I have an automatic image and expectation of LA/Hollywood. However, I love the W brand and prefer to stay at a W whenever possible. I was HIGHLY impressed with this W. The service was impeccable.
-Walking in you automatically feel super posh - (the valet entrance has me at hello)
-I was upgraded upon request to a "wonderful room" due to low occupancy (beautiful view of downtown LA and Hollywood Hills
-The Welcome Desk staff were all very nice and welcoming. I enjoyed the nice banter and innocent flirtatiousness from the staff. The staff were all very in tune with the vibe of the hotel. Amanda at the Welcome Desk really went out of her way to make sure my stay was amazing.
-The Station Bar was awesome. Cool/hip vibe. Wasn't nearly as pretentious as I originally thought it would be.
-The rooms were very chic in design. I loved the nice balance between masculine and feminine decor. The beds were very comfortable. The showers had a partial glass wall that was shared by the bedroom - Very sexy :)
-The valet (wheels) service was so speedy. They were also very very nice and helpful.
-The W Insider (concierge) named Zachary was truly cool. He made sure I knew all the hot spots in the area based on my specific personality. I'm pretty positive he's the man for any demographic.
-Last but not least.. Lauren, the Marketing Manager -- what a gem. She greeted me in the Living Room and insisted on hosting me and my friends in the bar for a cocktail. She was very interested in what we thought of the hotel and how they could improve. You could tell she was focusing on getting feedback to help brand the hotel in order to offer a better product. I love branding, so I recognized this right away. When I returned to my room, I found a kinky little amenity from the hotel to my partner and myself. Very nice touch and SO W!

All and all I saw people from many walks of life having a great time. One of my favorite memories was being on the elevator with a couple who were at least 80 years old. They looked at my friends and I and told us how cool they felt being there and how they were headed to bar to enjoy the fun! This speaks so much to anyone who feels like W is not their brand. Get out and live a little!

Thank you W Hollywood for such an amazing weekend! I'll definitely be back!

If you are here for the land of pretty (and fake) faces, this is the place for you! if you are the average mainstream American, this hotel will suffice. I felt like the front desk folks were a bit snotty, although we had two lovely servers at the Station Bar on Thanksgiving night that were awesome and took excellent care of us even though we were not "there to be seen" but rather to just have nice drinks and relax with the football game on the amazing huge screen. The coffee service in the a.m. was good and the bath products were great. The room was a decent size, really comfy beds and good tv w/movie selections. I can appreciate the convenience of the top notch nightclub up top with great views and the in-room drinks if you want them; just not the purpose of this trip for us. Our first room was right over the Station Bar so the 2nd night we asked to be moved and the 2nd room was excellent and quiet. I'd not seek out this hotel but if you get it on Hotwire its fine for a couple of nights visit to LA.