My husband and I live in MN so we stayed at this hotel to have a weekend away from the kids. I've been for drinks and dinner several times but this was the 1st time we stayed. We did a Cool Corner King which was very nice except we were on the 3rd floor so I wasn't that excited about that.

The entire hotel is very dark all the time so better to stay there if your going out I can't imagine staying with kids or business. Our room was quite spacious and very modern. Great service as we checked in and we used the Acura car service to take us to dinner which is free and very accomodating! They have two bars The Living Room (in the lobby) and Prohibition (top floor). I've been to both many times, the living room turns into a club at night which is a little weird to walk into a club when your going to your hotel, Prohibition is a cool lounge type place but get's very busy late at night.

They have two restaurants Manny's, which is the best steak place in the country as far as I'm concerned. I've traveled all over and have never had a better steak or experience than I have at Manny's it's pricey but great! Key is also connected which makes the best breakfast in town, it's always busy as is Manny's so don't expect to go in either and not wait. All in all the W is great but it's all about the nightlife so if you have kids or are on business I'd go somewhere else!

Dear Bidders,

Please beware of "pet friendly" hotels like the "W" in the Foshay Tower, downtown Minneapolis. We successfully booked a "Pet Friendly" room at the W. The Priceline site showed that wonderful "paw" icon that indicates you are bidding on a pet friendly hotel. I called after making the reservation, to see if we would have a king, or two queen beds. As an aside, I mentioned that our dog would sure enjoy the pet friendly bed that the hotel provides.

I was rudely informed that there is a $100 nonrefundable deposit for keeping a pet in the room, and an additional $25 per night surcharge. The $150 in extra fees would have nearly doubled our cost for staying that the W!

I requested a refund from Priceline, but was denied. So, we will be boarding our pet for the first time (still spending $65), and reluctantly staying at the W, because we can't get out of the contract.

Poor business on both ends, Priceline, and the W. I wonder what our stay will be like...

oh well.

Unhappy Minnesota Traveller

I stayed here Saturday over st patricks day weekend, 2nd time in 2 weeks. prior to my arrival i got a nice email from the concierge welcoming me back and asking if there was anything she could arrange for me. Id only booked the basic room on a fully prepaid discount rate and so the email was just such a nice touch, i asked if she could have some vanilla coke in the room for me and she said not a problem! Upon arrival Saturday i was greeted at the check in desk and told they had placed me in the 'wow suite' which normally goes for upwards of $1k a night! I was blown away.

I got to my room and was further amazed to find a nice display of my cokes, a couple sodas, a nice dish of spiced mixed nuts, and a hand written letter thanking me for my business and welcoming me back!

The room itself was insane, one of the very top floors of the hotel, wrapping around an entire side of the hotel (only 3 rooms on the entire floor). 2 bathrooms, 2 tvs, 2 minibars and a serving bar, ice machine, amazing soaking tub and rainfall shower. Huge living room was just perfect for us!

Ive never had such a good experience at a hotel before, and will TOTALLY be going back!

There were lots of really neat things about our recent stay, but also several negatives.

The location in the downtown area is hard to beat. We pulled up on a busy Friday evening to the entrance on Marquette Avenue, where several hotel staff were busy dealing with club goers at the hotel's Living Room bar/club right inside. (Hailing cabs, opening doors for people.) I was surprised that no one seemed to want to help us with luggage, as my wife and I struggled with several pieces of luggage and shopping bags. No luggage cart inside, either, so we made the trek down a long hallway to the front desk, dropping things as we went.

The decor is pretty cool and trendy. We were assigned a corner king, which had a nice view out to directions. The room was a little on the small side, but this is an older tower, and the W has done a nice job with the space it has available in the rooms. Lots of smart layout and design. The rooms have trendy and chic accoutrements.

After some Saturday afternoon poking around downtown, we returned to the room about 4pm, surprised there had been no maid service. We called down and were assured we would get service after we left for our evening plans. That was OK, and I asked for an extra blanket since the room didn't seem to stay warm on this cold Minneapolis weekend. We returned at 10:30pm to find that towels had been refreshed, but the bed had not been made, glassware had not been replaced, and the extra blanket was no where to be found. A call back to the front desk remedied the blanket situation.

We found the bed in our room pretty hard, which didn't result in the best sleep.

We got some late night room service from Manny's steakhouse, which was REALLY good. Also ate a brunch at Key's restaurant attached to the hotel, and we'd recommend a meal there, too. The Living Room bar/club was quiet during the day, but with the nighttime club atmosphere and thumping music, was not our speed. We spent part of a late evening at the Prohibition bar on the 27th floor and that was a bit quieter, although a bit pricey.

The staff we encountered were friendly and helpful, but there seemed to be missing links without any kind of bell service and with questionable maid service. We're unsure whether we'll return to this W or not -- we visit Minneapolis often, but may try some other downtown hotels next time.

I also have to make note of the daily fee for wireless access -- wireless SHOULD simply be a free amenity at hotels. This W is like many hotels, with a daily wireless charge. :-/