W brand's biggest Asian hotel stages a premiere in Xi'an

Party pays homage to city's ancient glories, its fashionable 21st century vigor

A premiere for W Xi'an, W Hotels Worldwide's seventh hotel in China and the largest W property in the Asia-Pacific region, was held on Nov 15 in Shaanxi's provincial capital, a historic city that has been a popular stop along the Silk Road since ancient times and capital of 13 dynasties in Chinese history. W Hotels Worldwide is part of Marriott International.

W Xi'an is set to "add a new beat to the pulse of a city whose history spans back over three millennia", according to a statement from the website of Marriott International. The hotel reinterprets the rich historical, social and physical contexts of the city through the modern lens of the W brand, the statement said.