May 10--The long-awaited W Scottsdale is pegged for a June 30 debut, according to the official Web site.

But Katie Brashear, the hip hotel's marketing director, pegs the opening date as a generic "summer 2008."

So more delays may be in the cards.

In 2005, when property owner Triyar Hospitality and brand owner Starwood Hotels & Resort's announced plans to build Arizona's first version of the chic, urban W in downtown Scottsdale, the hotel was slated for a July 2007 opening.

The 224-room W broke ground on Camelback Road, just a block east of Scottsdale Road, in November 2005, but it has changed its expected completion date several times since then.

Triyar Hospitality CEO Michael Mahoney said in February that the complexity of the project was causing delays.

At that time, he said the W likely would be welcoming guests by the end of May, but he conceded the start of the slow summer season is not the optimum time to open a hotel in the Valley.

Mahoney was not available Friday to comment on the latest date change.

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