W Hotels Worldwide, the hotel category buster and industry innovator, has unveiled W Retreat & Spa – Vieques Island designed by Patricia Urquiola. The W brand’s 37th hotel globally and its first retreat within North America. W Vieques is located only eight miles off the southeast coast of Puerto Rico and opens as the second W Retreat in the world, following the successful opening of W Retreat & Spa – Maldives in 2006. As W Hotels continues its transformation into a global powerhouse, on track to expand its portfolio to more than 50 hotels by the end of 2011, W is slated to open nine new hotels this year, including two retreat properties in Bali and Koh Samui, Thailand.
