Leggy desk.

It takes a certain bravura for a hotel to name its rooms Spectacular, Fantastic and WOW.

W hotels have done this for over a decade, of course. Still, one person’s WOW is another’s meh. And what happens when age sets in, as it inevitably does? Nothing looks as forlorn as a trend-conscious hotel pushing ten without a facelift or, at the very least, fresh clothes and make-up. Read more