“Shanghai is neon, bold, ambitious, and loud,” says Anthony Ingham, Global Brand Leader for W Hotels Worldwide, describing how the city’s vibrant spirit influenced the design of the hip ...

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. "Congratulations, Mr Best, you have just popped your W cherry," reads the welcome note waiting in my hotel room on the 15th ...

On Shanghai’s North Bund, in a low-key but up-and-coming district, the new W Hotel’s location might not yet fit with the brand’s buzzy ideal, but what the neighbourhood lacks is more than made up for ...

Here’s where to find five speakeasy-style bars that hark back to Shanghai’s golden era of the 1920s and ’30s. ... who trained at the Ritz-Carlton hotel bar in Berlin.

The property, located on the Pearl River, has five restaurants and bars as well as a spa. Starwood, which opened the 393-room W Hong Kong in 2008, plans to open W hotels in Beijing, Shanghai and ...