Not So Down and Out in London | Visit of the W Hotel Leicester Square | wsj.com

As you enter the lobby of the new W Hotel in London's Leicester Square, thousands of glitter balls float at various heights, and sleek, silver check-in desks appear as stand-alone hubs. In the adjoining bar, brown leather daybeds add a decadent air to the gold-hued room, with fires burning inside glass columns. Elevators are furnished in opulent black, padded leather, while upstairs corridors are dimly lit and moody, with red lighting evoking...