W Times Square - Hotel Trip Report

This past weekend we took a trip to New York on a NW operated flight and stayed at the W Times Square. We stayed at the hotel using the Starwood Free Nights promotion for 3 nights.

Check In

We arrived late from our delayed NW flight from Tampa at around 8:00 PM. But were welcomed by the front desk clerk and upgraded to a Cool Corner room. There was no Platinum suite upgrade availability at check in but the manager on duty was able to find availability for our 2nd and 3rd night stay.

The Room

The Cool Corner room was on the 48th floor overlooking Times Square. The room was very modern looking and seemed to have been recently upgraded. The bathroom had fogged glass doors which was fine for us, but could be uncomfortable for people sharing a room. The Fantastic Suite which we were upgraded to on our second night had a second living room attached. The suite was located on the 54th floor also overlooking Times Square. You could almost see the park in the distance. Here are a few pictures from the W Times Square.

Corner Room


Fantastic Suite Living Room


Times Square View


Park in Distance


The Hotel

The hotel was located in the heart of Times Square on 47th street. Walking inside the hotel you felt like you were walking into another world of piece and quiet. The entrance has you walk under a waterfall covered by glass into the elevators that take you to the 7th floor lobby. Out of the elevators to the left is the check in area and the W store. To the right is the 7th floor bar which ended up being pretty busy every night we were there.

Bottom Line

The hotel is a Category 6 hotel and a great value when using the Starwood Free Weekend nights promotion for 3 nights. Check out one of our favorite restaurants nearby on 48th street, La Masseria. The location is great if you prefer to be in the Times Square area.

Tampa to New York - NW Flight Trip Report

This past weekend we flew on a Northwest flight from Tampa to New York LaGuardia to stay at the W Times Square. I paid for the ticket from Tampa to LaGuardia, since the flight was only $199 we thought we could get better use of our miles elsewhere. The Northwest flight was on an A320 airplane and we were in seats 2A & 2B.

Flight

Since I am Platinum on Delta I was upgraded at the 5 day window. But my wife only has Silver status she was worried that she'd have to take my first class seat while I sit back in her coach seat. But she ended up being upgraded within the 24 hour window because of her Silver status. Check in was easy using the kiosk, although we couldn't check in at the Medallion desk since the flight was operated by Northwest and the ticket was issued by Delta. First class was 100% full, and coach looked to be about the same.

The seats were the old cloth Northwest seats as opposed to the new Delta leather seats. I find these seats more comfortable when compared to the Delta leather seats, but I'll take either any day over coach. Here are a few pics of the leg room and the inflight service.

Legroom

Snack

Meal


The A320 flight was smooth with very little turbulence. When we arrived at LaGuardia there was a big storm coming through that shut down the gates due to lightning. We ended up sitting on the taxi way for over 45 minutes until the storm passed.

American Airlines Plane upon Arriving at LGA

Bottom Line

It was great that my wife was able to upgrade using her Silver status. We checked every day within the 5 day upgrade window and at any point there were no less than 10 seats available for sale in first class. This was a quick an easy flight and the service was great.