On our second annual sojourn to the desert oasis of Vegas, we again opted to stay at the Encore. Once again, we were rewarded with a carefree experience and a great view overlooking the golf course from our room on the 61st floor.
On our first night's stay, we returned to our room to find a gourmet box of chocolates waiting in honor of my wife's birthday (even the box was chocolate). The following morning, I got ready to head down to the hotel gym (yes, I am one of those wackos who exercises while on vacation) only to realize that not one of the 37 different headphones we had brought on vacation fit my iPod nano. Sulking because I would not be able to do dips to This American Life, I checked in at the gym's front desk only to spy a tray of wrapped headphones, free for guest to borrow during their workout. There was a bowl of fruit for guests (my wife had requested an apple, and I had assumed I would need to stop by at one of the restaurants or the sundries shop).
Now, it's not that I couldn't afford to buy an apple, or head over to the Apple Store across the street to get headphones for the trip. These are just little things that make one's stay at the Encore effortless. I'm already looking forward to our stay next year.