@ Atlantan 99, you are correct. The first W was the Dunwoody/Perimeter W. I work for Starwood and co

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Where d you read/hear that the first ever W Hotel was the one in Dunwoody? The very first W Hotel opened is the New York location at 541 Lexington. Did you mean the first W Hotel in the Atlanta area? (I d be surprised if even that is true.)
@Anon, Thanks for the comment. While it is said now that the Lexington Avenue location predates the Dunwoody property, Dunwoody actually opened a few days before Lexington. This is according to a Starwood exec I spoke with at the W Midtown. New York is a bigger market and therefore they wanted NY to be the property they opened best travel clubs first. Sorry for the confusion and thanks for reading.
@ Atlantan 99, you are correct. The first W was the Dunwoody/Perimeter W. I work for Starwood and confirmed the W Perimeter opened 4 days before the W New York. It sounds better saying the 1st W was in New York rather than Atlanta. Atlanta had the 2nd most W Hotels behind New York for several years.