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Walking into the W's first Middle Eastern outpost is like entering a never-ending party: Chill-out music plays in the sleek lobby even at 8 a.m., and the handsome staff from Mexico, New Zealand, Tanzania, and Russia, among other countries, hand each arriving guest a cocktail. The hotel's Bliss Spa, two Jean-Georges Vongerichten restaurants, and a crystal-themed champagne bar with a DJ are attracting expats and locals eager for a more global experience in this still-conservative Islamic country. ("We serve alcohol," a waitress at the poolside shisha bar proudly informed this reviewer.) The 291 rooms are filled with curves: rounded frames for the desks and bed platforms, arabesques on walls and curtains, and circular chairs positioned to take in the seafront or the evolving skyline of starchitect skyscrapers. Business travelers will appreciate the convenient location in the West Bay financial district, the attentive service, and the lap pool with resistance current.
When to go: November through February for weather cool enough to walk along Doha's seafront to the new Museum of Islamic Art.
Which room to book: Which room to book: Corner rooms of all categories have the best views, and suites have hanging swing chairs.
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