The Historic W Foshay

Continuing my obsession with W hotels, I was finally able to stay at the W Foshay in downtown Minneapolis, MN. The last time I tried to stay there was in the dead of Winter so the reps from the printer I work with in the Minneapolis area pleaded with me to not stay downtown. There happened to be a snow storm and it would have been a slow traffic-laden drive from downtown to the plant in the suburbs. OK... I agreed. Next time though!

The first week of June was "next time." I was not disappointed. I've stayed in some pretty great rooms in W hotels, but this one was really cool and historic. The Foshay building, completed in 1929, was originally an office building and was considered the "first skyscraper West of the Mississippi." The 32-floor building was modeled after the Washington Monument in D.C. In 2006 it was purchased and renovated into a W hotel which opened in 2008.

I loved it! My room was so quiet and comfortable. I wished I was going to be there more than one night. Here are some photos from my stay:

An artist's rendering of the 1929 Minneapolis skyline.

The view from the street 2010 (I pulled this photo from the website, it was not a sunny day when I arrived).

The observation deck on the 30th floor. It was like a mini-Empire State Building.

My corner room! Each floor only had 6-8 rooms.

The desk, TV and bar

Comfy bed