So we are getting a 'W'.

I didn't believe Dave when he mentioned that we were getting one down in the Riverfront area. Mainly because I hadn't heard we would. Seems like an odd location for boutique hotel, although 16th St. will extend all the way to the Highlands now.

Trendy W Hotel plans to attract younger crowd

The hip W Hotel brand plans to open an outpost in Denver's Central Platte Valley in 2008.

The hotel is expected to feature 171 guest rooms and 90 private residences, according to a document for real-estate developers that was posted on the website of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc., the hotel chain's parent company.

New York-based W declined to comment on its plans for Denver.

Since 1998, W has been Starwood's trendy upscale division, with properties in international hot spots such as New York; San Francisco; Sydney, Australia; and Seoul, South Korea.

The W Denver will be located on about 2 acres at 17th and Chestnut streets, near Denver's historic Union Station, according to city records.