LED lighting has benefits other than saving electricity, money, and reducing carbon emissions. Colored and color-changing LEDs can spruce up any decorative hotel or resort. W Hotel in Scottsdale, Arizona, is becoming known for its LED lighting display throughout various areas of the hotel. Located on Camelback and Scottsdale roads, the all-glass exterior hotel features a pool area set up similar to a beach, various dining areas and lounges, a sunset beach bar, and a breath-taking view of Camelback Mountain. When brainstorming the lighting schemes of the hotel, designers ran into many budget, technical, and regulatory problems, from not having enough money to not having support from politicians who weren’t familiar with the technology they wanted to use.
Once Retina Lighting and Transport, LLC got involved, the LED lighting scheme ideas became a reality. In the elevator, the “W” logo of the hotel is displayed on LED wall panels when a customer enters the elevator. When the doors close, the customers are treated to a stunning LED light show. When the customer reaches their destination floor, the LED panels return to the “W” logo. The outdoor pool area is also decorated with LED lighting. Four four-ton LED light sticks illuminate the Grand Lanterns around the wetdeck. The lanterns change colors with the 360-degree mobile bar that floats around the pool. A 24’ aquarium in the hotel is also lit up with LEDs.
The W Hotel is probably also saving thousands of dollars each month on its remarkable lighting displays because of the incredible efficiency and long life of LEDs! If you are around the Phoenix/Scottsdale area, you should check it out!
