Revisit: Wynn Las Vegas

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The current poll battle of flower v butterflies got me thinking about my past stays in Vegas and in particular the first time I dipped my toes in the luxury of a Wynn Dream Bed.  In visiting Encore, I thought it might be nice to revisit my first experience at Wynn Las Vegas, the revolutionary hotel opened by arguably the most influential hotelier and magnate in recent history for Vegas, Steve Wynn.  

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After staying at Encore, I was reminded of my first stay here.  I was in Vegas on a lazy vacation, and had decided to hotel hop for a night at Wynn because the midweek rates made the new hotel at that point extremely affordable for what it was.  Service was impeccable from the Lake of Dreams view at the Resort Registration desk to the turndown service in my room.  Wynn offers nothing less (with exceptions, see my review per Encore's registration area) and all rooms at Wynn, even the simple Resort Room I booked, are blockbusters by Vegas standards.

The rooms, similar in size to Encore, are top notch, and feel like your home bedroom only 1000x greater.  Details are thought out to be simple, yet refined and home-ish yet elegant.  Quality reeks from even the closet doors.  The use of a swivel LCD featuring HD mood channels (a first for Vegas) is as much innovative as Wynn would expect from his designers.  The rooms feature all the same accessories as Encore with the exception of bedside lighting control, and are equally as well appointed in their more scaled and subdued manner.

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The bathroom won't disappoint hydrophiles either.  Dual sinks with an offset vanity, a built in LCD TV, separate soaking tub and shower, and water closet make them inch for inch as nice as Encore's but with their own vibe.  I consider the color scheme to be a mix of southwest and desert warmth.  As with all Wynn properties, the extras by Desert Bambu are well appointed, and always replenished.  Even the Wynn branded towels will treat you to a soft drying experience.

The resort of course offers all the amenities you could ever want from a range of fine dining offers, some of the hottest night spots in the city, the ever-imaginative show at the Lake of Dreams, the Dragone created Le Reve, and world-class shopping.  If gaming is more your thing, the dealers here are some of the friendliest in Vegas, Wynn would have it no other way.  There is truly never a shortage of activity and action at Wynn, and on the northern end of the strip, it's become a hub of its own.

With the current economic crises, deals are to be had everywhere.  Right now you can get a price you'd have paid a year ago for a room at Paris for a room at Encore, but the real deal is to be had at Wynn.  For as low as $129 a night you can get a world class room at a 5-star resort with every amenity they have to offer minus only those saved for the VIP.  One thing is for certain, when the battle of flower v butterfly comes to an end, there is no real loser.  Wynn and Encore will treat you to the victory in your choice of pattern.

Wynn Las Vegas is located at 3131 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas NV.  Reservations can be made online at wynnlasvegas.com or through the sister site for Encore at encorelasvegas.com, or by calling 877.321.WYNN.  Resort Rooms start at $129 mid-week.