It's pretty hard for me to give a hotel five stars, because for the most part I can always find something wrong with it, especially if it was hyped up. And hyped up the Wynn was for me. I asked many people about it and most of them said it was amazing but many people said they only went to the casino and not the hotel so I didn't really know what to expect.
However, I had stayed at the Venetian and Palazzo and seen the inside of the nicer rooms at the Bellagio so I was not really prepared to be floored by the impressiveness that is Wynn. I suspect Encore would be much the same except perhaps slightly bigger but the Wynn was good enough for me.
One of the things that I judge most hotels by is how thoughtful the designers were when they designed the rooms, bathrooms etc. Some places you don't have a choice because you know its a crappy hotel and you can't expect too much. But places like the Venetian and Palazzo even failed in some of the detailed thoughtfulness that went into creating the Wynn. It was as if somebody actually came in the room, lived here for a week, and said ... these are the things that REAL people need and now we need to design them into the room to make it functional AND luxurious. I love it! Everything from their showers and bath tiles to the beds and the flat screen TV's ... and I didn't even get a high floor either.
Their pool is also equally amazing, I went there when it was 68 degrees and their pool was heated and their outdoor area was so beautiful. They have some of the best restaurants on the strip and everything is so accessible. When I stayed at the Wynn I didn't even want to leave; I've never felt this way about another hotel on the strip!
I can only conclude with this that despite all the five stars I've stayed at, and all the other hotels in on the strip, and even the W in New York and the Westin in San Francisco ... the Wynn is quite possibly the best hotel I've ever stayed at. Ever.