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| - It is really hard for me not give the Encore five stars. The rooms are opulently appointed and there is a panel at your bedside to operate the curtains, lights and even the privacy option on your door. Very cool. The room is a compact suite and very well designed - but it is not large for a suite. The bathtub is a standard size soaking tub for one person. Again, nice but small. My main issue with the room is that despite the opulence, the walls were thin and I could hear my neighbor's t.v. Also, even though I was 21 floors up, I still heard the traffic on the strip late at night.
The staff at Encore is the best on the strip. This would also push me to five stars.
However, my issues with Encore are these: I sat down at a lobby bar and began playing video poker and was asked for my drink order. Anywhere else I have been in Vegas - including Caesars (at least on my last visit), you are comped while playing video poker at a bar. Not at the Encore. My absolute on the rocks - although plentiful and strong - was $15.00 w/ tip. Later in my trip, I went to Society Cafe for breakfast and the menu items were $18.00 and above. We're talking breakfast folks.
Onto the spa and fitness center. There is about a $15.00 fee to use the fitness center. I believe this price is reasonable and in-line with other Vegas properties if you're not paying a resort fee. However, beware that if you want to use the locker room or showers - that bumps up your visit to $55.00. This facility is very nice - but $55 to take a steam and shower is ridiculous.
So, obviously, who goes to the Wynn/Encore and complains about the prices? A valid point. However, regardless of the price you pay for your lodging in Las Vegas - we as customers should expect a decent value. High end properties should deliver high end value and so forth. My issue, is that I thought Wynn/Encore would be above the nickel and diming that takes place all over Vegas. It is not. That is why the property receives three stars, despite the great staff and nice room.
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