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| - I'd been here once two years ago to their reknowned buffet, but this was my first time staying here and I thought this place lived up to expectations. Check in was fast and easy, and the room (55th floor, two double beds with a panorama view facing north and east) was spacious and luxurious.
I gotta say the only I didn't like was the exorbitant prices EVERYwhere. Like the $8 water bottles in the room (who doesn't give their customers a free bottle of water in Vegas heat!), the higher minimums on the tables (I don't work in corporate America anymore!), and the nerve to charge $35 for their "Chinese" breakfast - essentially a bowl of jook (congee), some dried pork, shu mai, tea, and one other small dish which together in Chinatown should cost maybe $7 tops.
But my being a cheapass aside, the food here was phenomenal and the entertainment well worth it. The Wynn buffet for lunch was delicious and contained so many different flavors (wok fried chinese veggies, pulled pork bbq cole slaw, prime rib, smoked salmon, and an entire section of dessert options were just a SAMPLE of what we ate). The cabana area with the pool was very comfortable (and who knew European style topless sunbathing was so in style?), and XS was really fun to party at (though when we went it became a dudefest later in the evening). That aside, the music there was solid and the visuals of the pool were nothing short of stunning.
XS may be the best description for a club, and I think it applies to the hotel in general. Food was sumptious, club was extravagant, and service was top notch. When I needed my boarding pass printed, they helped me do it at the concierge. I will definitely be returning here - and I suggest you check it out for yourself!
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