Thursday, August 30, 2007

Double you

The W Hotel is one of New Orleans finer hotels.

The former Crowne Plaza Hotel on Poydras Street just blocks from the river was bought in 2000 by W Hotels and revitalized into a plush experience -- touches like a lobby with hard wood maple floors joined by a winding marble stairway. This shot is from down the street in the cavernous over hang of a nearby building. Notice the art piece to the left. It seems to be trying to mimic the W.

--steve buser

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

That is a nice photograph. I like it and your description.

Thanks for visiting my blog and for commenting there about the water dish reflections.

Jules said...

Great photo of a stunning building.
The contrast between this and my Kanda house yesterday is astronomical!!! Different worlds - different planets!!!!

photowannabe said...

Good catch. The W is a pretty ritzy place to stay.

Annie said...

It was built before the huricane? And it stands all glassy now?

tweeboowee said...

that is one of my favoritest visits when im in the big easy for a visit. I love the 'W'......thanks for the image.