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| - The Wynn is a very upscale hotel. I like that the casino and public areas are more quiet and relaxed than other hotels on the strip. This is probably due to the Wynn not allowing strollers inside the hotel and due to the fact that they don't offer touristy attractions like other hotels on the strip. Also, the casino floor is less smoky and crowded.
If you want an upscale hotel, but yet want to be where the action and noise is, then you're better off at the Palazzo or Venetian. When we walked from the Wynn and through the Palazzo to get to the Venetian for dinner at Tao, it was obvious the atmosphere changed from relaxed at the Wynn to the usual Vegas hotel noise at the other two.
CHECK-IN:
Upon check-in, you might want to wedge a $20 between your credit card and I.D. and politely ask if there are any complimentary upgrades. I arrived at the hotel around 1pm and since I booked two rooms, I offered a $50 instead of a $20. The front-desk clerk saw the $50, smiled, said "thank you" and "let me see what I can do for you". I'm sure he's encountered the "complimentary upgrade tip" before.
Since I booked our resort rooms on Hotwire.com and got a rate of $135/night, I was more concerned about our request for double bed rooms being honored more than getting complimentary upgrades. Hotwire only guarantees double occupancy...meaning, you could get stuck with one bed.
Anyhow, the clerk gave me two options:
1) Two connecting rooms on the 19th floor, each with double beds and views of their massive golf-course. Or,
2) Two rooms on the 51st floor, three doors away from each other, each with double beds and views of the strip.
For both options, only one room was ready; the other would be ready by 3pm. Since we preferred to have connecting rooms, we opted for choice # 1. The clerk took down my cell # so that someone could call me when the second room was ready (which they did later on).
ROOMS:
The Wynn website reflected a rate of $289/night for their resort rooms and although I was going to book at that rate, I ended up booking through Hotwire.com for $135/night per a friend's recommendation. Had I paid full price for the resort rooms ($289/night), I would have been disappointed since for that price, the quality of the room and furnishings are not on par with rooms at the Venetian. However, since I got the rooms for $135/night, I was satisfied.
I found the rooms to be spacious, with floor to ceiling windows, remote-controlled shades, and big bathrooms. The décor was sort of blah, considering this is a five-star hotel. I still prefer the rooms at the Venetian, which are furnished more beautifully and appears more elegant and spacious (probably due to their sunken living rooms). For those wondering, the Wynn rooms with double beds can sleep up to four comfortably.
Wynn provides some nice toiletries in the bathroom (i.e., citrus/lemongrass smelling lotions, shampoos, and conditioners). There rooms had an iron, ironing board, safe, refrigerator, and a mini-bar. As mentioned in other reviews, the mini-bar uses touch-sensor, so if you lift an item out of the basket for more than 30 seconds, consider it yours, no matter that you put it back later.
The TVs located in the main room and bathroom had various music channels to choose from. It was nice to listen to loud dance/hip hop music to get us in the mood while getting ready for clubbing.
ELEVATOR SECURITY:
Although security located near the elevator areas is supposed to check and make sure you have a Red Card (to show you're a hotel guest), not once during our stay were we asked to present our cards. However, I did notice the guy asking some other people for their cards while we were just waved on through. Wonder if it had anything to do with how one looks/dresses?
WYNN STAFF:
With the exception of one of the front-desk clerks, all staff we encountered was courteous and professional. The dour front-desk clerk was a British guy in his thirties. I had to make a second trip to the front-desk to get our room keys for the second room and unfortunately the clerk I checked-in with earlier was no longer there. The British dude must have expected a tip when I requested our room cards, but I told him we had already checked in earlier.
OVERALL, we enjoyed our stay at the Wynn and would stay here again on future visits. Basically, the Wynn has everything you would need (nice rooms, great dining, show, shopping, Tryst nightclub) without stepping foot outside the hotel. However, all things considered, the Venetian is still my favorite hotel in Vegas.
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