Self-styled salons for the rich and famous, W hotels are a tribute to sleek modern design by day, and an endless party for the eternally hip by night. The very silhouette of Seattle’s W Hotel makes a statement. A towering high-rise, the roof is topped with a pyramid of mesh and steel, blinking like a beacon for the blithe, bemused, and bored. Influenced by a combination of Art Deco, nouveau and contemporary design trends, the interiors are pure ‘20s swank. An enormous white stone fireplace provides the centerpiece to a lobby rich with curving stainless steel stair rails, soaring two-story, floor-to-ceiling windows, and chocolate-colored velvet sofas festooned with blue polka-dotted pillows. Guest rooms are decorated less like standard hotel rooms, and more like that cool studio apartment you always wished you’d had. Flax-colored linen chaise lounges invite languorous rest, and ecru walls provide backdrops for framed black and white photographs, polished teak wood headboards and soft white linens. Tear yourself away from the W’s enticing Earth & Ocean restaurant long enough to check out the Pike Place Market and the Benaroya Symphony Hall. The W Bar can satisfy any late night cravings you may have, for both food and drink.