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| - My first experience at the Wynn dates back a couple of years when my wife and I came here to eat lunch with my mother and stepfather. We had a lovely lunch at 'Sugar & Ice' and, at the time, I thought it'd be nice to stay here. Fast forward 2 years: my father's visiting the US from Europe and we decide to do a post-modern post-nuclear-family weekend trip to Vegas with myself and my wife, my father and his girlfriend, and my mother and stepdad. Yay! Fun stuff!!
Rooms - The goddamn rooms in this place are absolutely stellar. They easily compete with the Bellagio as far as the room and bed is concerned and I gotta tell ya... the bathroom probably takes #1 spot in my book. TV in the bathroom *while* you're taking a bath? check. A bathtub so big you can have an orgy in? check. Shower with water pressure so fucking fierce it'll bitchslap your hangover into tomorrow? check. Seriously... that bathroom's got it all. You can even pick up the phone while you're praying to the porcelain God. How Vegas is that?
Pool - When I come to Vegas, it's a good idea to keep me away from the Casino (see below) so my wife and I thought we should plump down $400 and get a cabana at the pool for the day. It's hella pricey, but I gotta say that was one sweet experience! The hostess came by every 15 minutes to check whether or not we needed anything. I felt like royalty! The cabana's got a stocked fridge with complimentary beverages and a decent size flat screen TV if you wanna crank some tunes while catching some Rays. Seriously, we just hung out my the Wynn Pool Jay-Z style, and that was hella sweet! Still, I thought I'd go try my hand at the Blackjack table that sits poolside and got quickly reminded that I'm not a celebrity... One thousand dollars minimum on that table? Hmmm.... yeah no. Thanks but no thanks.
Casino - Eat shit and die. Fuck all the dealers. They always steal my money when I play Blackjack. Fuck you casinos, fuck you!
Dining - We ate at Boulud, Switch, and Sugar & Ice. All three restaurants, while very much distinct in style, had some very good food. Service varied with location but the dining at the Wynn is certainly good. Even the food that we ordered poolside while at the Cabana was good. It wasn't the best culinary experience ever, but it certainly proved as a capable way to mop up the many Vodka Red Bulls loitering in my stomach.
Vibe - I dig the vibe at the Wynn. It's snobbish enough to filter out the ghetto bitches and twentysomething hipsters. Yet it's not so snobbish as to feel like you're at a retirement home with a bunch of people waiting to die. It's got class, but it doesn't have the fake-factor I've experienced at the Mandalay Bay. I think I've just found my favorite hotel in Vegas!
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