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| - Vdara is just... not as luxurious or nice or accessible as other high end hotels on the strip. The last time I came to Vegas, I stayed in Encore in a suite that was about the same size as the standard suite at Wynn, and even though Vdara is newer, it lacked in the small touches that made Wynn awesome.
Vdara is like when you rent an apartment that was designed to look nice on the outside but when you actually start living in it, everything becomes a bit unworkable or unpleasant. Since Wynn is my standard now, and Wynn is where I will stay if I ever want to stay in a suite again (which is absolutely possible), I will compare it to Wynn below.
Refrigerator: Vdara has a TINY TINY fridge you can use for your perishables/desserts/leftovers. HOWEVER. It is like a third the depth of a normal cube refrigerator you find in dorm rooms. Totally unworkable, annoying, and kind of defeats the purpose. No freezer at all. Wynn, however, does not have ANY fridge. Point Vdara.
Kitchen: Vdara has a tiny kitchenette in their standard rooms. We decided to buy breakfast food and we brought a hot water kettle and french press with us to save on the exorbitantly high coffee prices others have complained about. We also got the cooking supplies, which in theory are great. However, its really hard to cook for yourself when they provide you the bare minimum utensils, and you forgot your seasonings and there are no kitchen towels or other amenities to help you other than what they bring. No sponge to clean up after yourself (we used a washcloth from the bathroom or paper napkins). Additionally, the kitchen only has a tiny trash bin, which is unlined, and the tile is VERY loud if you drop anything on it. Just... unworkable. However, Wynn doesn't have a kitchen. Reluctant point to Vdara. It seems clear that Vdara doesn't really want you to use the kitchen. They kept pushing things on us when we asked for kitchen supplies (such as room service).
Distance from the strip: Vdara and Aria tout their prime location on the strip in city center, however, I would venture to say that it will take anyone who is walking at a fast pace (we both are fast walkers) at LEAST fifteen, if not twenty minutes just to reach one of the bridges across the strip. Let alone, anywhere other than Vdara or Aria (Bellagio is attached to Vdara, but to get there is still a trek, and you are FAR from the strip). Wynn was a much shorter walk down. The only concern is that Wynn isn't in the middle of the strip. However, we didn't have to leave our room 40 minutes ahead of time to get somewhere we wanted to go (either by foot or by car, see below), so point Wynn.
Parking distance: It took just as long to get to our car (because Vdara doesn't have its own self-park garage and we don't want to pay tips for valet parking every time we get our car--which is often) as it took to get to the strip. We found ourselves DREADING going anywhere, and I had to discard my cute shoes because my feet were killing me after the first night here. I didn't discover that valet parking was complimentary until looking at a review to the right. No one told us. Wynn was NORMAL. You park, get into the building, walk a few hundred feet, hit your elevator, and then go to your room. Point Wynn.
Techy Things in the Suite: Both Wynn and Vdara have switches to open and close the shades. However, Wynn's also include a do not disturb/maid service request button (to show on the outside of the suite) conveniently located next to the bed. Vdara's are all near the kitchen, a good fifteen feet away from the bed. Wynn's includes extra light switches too. You can get in bed, press your buttons, and not leave again. In Vdara, you have to get out of bed and walk fifteen feet to turn off the lights next to the bed, to open or close the shades. You have to walk to the DOOR (twenty-five feet away) in order to turn on the do not disturb. This is what I was referring to when I talked about being like an apartment designed by someone who never has to use it. Point Wynn.
Power outlets in convenient locations: I like to have my phone next to me when I sleep, especially because I need white noise to sleep away from home. Imagine my surprise in Vdara when I literally COULD NOT find an outlet closer than the bathroom (ten feet away) for my phone, or about ten feet away on the other side under the window... No outlets next to the bed. Motel 6 has outlets next to the bed. WTF Vdara? Wynn obviously has these. Point Wynn.
Customer Service: Both places had lots of really nice people working in housekeeping and customer service. Vdara made several errors sending people to our suite when we didn't ask. Housekeeping was VERY aggressive, but that's better than ignoring. Points? Even.
altogether, given the hassle of getting to the strip, the pushing to spend more money, and the not-well-thought out amenities, I vote Wynn all the way. Hearing delivery noises in the mornings also sucked. I won't be coming back to Vdara.
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