A couple of weeks ago, I covered how the W South Beach, one of Miami Beach’s most well known hotels, will soon be closing for a renovation, and would no longer be affiliated with Marriott. At the time, I speculated that this would become a Waldorf Astoria, and that has now been confirmed and announced.
The expectation is that the hotel will be undergoing a major renovation. However, when completed, it won’t reopen as a W Hotel. Instead, it will end its affiliation with Marriott, and will instead become a Waldorf Astoria, affiliated with Hilton (more on that below). As part of this transition, we’re unfortunately going to see the permanent termination of nearly 340 existing employees.
The W Hotel South Beach has nearly 350 rooms, and for the W brand, it punches above its weight, and at least for years was a “cool” party hotel that many people enjoyed staying at. The hotel has easily had among the highest average daily rates of any property in the W system.
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on One Mile at a Time.
