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| - It always takes me a couple of weeks to process a hotel stay. Here I go:
The Wynn hotel is way too nice of a hotel for me and my family. However, we lucked out because my husband was on a business trip for the ConExpo and his boss booked the rooms. Thank god we got reimbursed.
However, even if we could afford to stay here normally, I'm not sure this is the place I'd choose. It was perfectly luxurious in every way, from the rooms to the lobby to the huge waterfall outside. But it was just sort of unnecessary. Not that I really wanted to stay at Circus Circus or anything. But there are nice hotels I've stayed in (the Mirage being one, or MGM) where it's nice without being overstated or gaudy.
I realize Vegas is, by definition, over-the-top, but it wasn't needed here. We have a very young daughter and I probably would have been more comfortable at a place without an excess of nightclubs, lounges, and people giving me "that look" every time we walked around the casino to get outside. Not to mention the secondhand smoke. Someone else had mentioned they couldn't even tell, but I could, and it was really bad.
Now that I've got my pettiness out of the way, let me discuss the pros:
-FOOD. Amazing. There's a pizza place that tries to replicate NY pizza (and partially succeeds, in my opinion), a deli that wowed me, and a great little cafe to get snacks, breakfast, coffee, and so on. We didn't eat at any of the nicer places here, but I would have liked to had we not had a little one in tow.
-BUFFET: Didn't try it. For $35 per person, I'd rather get pizza and beer.
-SHOPPING. Not only are there designer shops in the lobby's esplanade, but there's also a huge mall right across the street with just about anything you could want. We spent three days just walking around and I only bought one thing (with the exception of food). But there's just so much to see that it's great to window shop, especially when you don't just want to walk up and down the strip and you don't have a car.
-ROOMS: This gets a plus and a minus. The room was ridonkulous. Great view of the strip, great bedding, controls for lights and window shades/sheers from your bedside, a couch, a desk, a table and chairs, a big flat-screen mounted to the wall, THOSE ROBES (you know the ones), and a bathroom superior to all others anywhere I've stayed. Warm lighting, jacuzzi tub, shower with glass doors, a great line of products (body wash, lotion, shampoo, etc.), tv/remote in the bathroom, lighted vanity mirror, and more towels than you could ever know what to do with.
On the bad side? On one night, there was this whirring sound that turned into a full-on shrill whistle that kept waking us up. After searching all over the place we finally concluded that it was coming from the door, which wasn't fully "sealed" when shut. If I pressed it closed more, the sound stopped, but when I let go, it would make that shrill noise every five minutes or so. I went in the hallway to see if any other doors were open slightly -- I thought maybe it was creating some sort of "wind tunnel" effect. Nope. I called downstairs and the guy's suggestion? "Put a towel under the door." Gee, thanks. I mean, it worked, but that's neither good customer service nor is it classy in the least. Nor should I have to do that for the noise to stop! I didn't insist someone come up, because it was late and we were all sleeping. But it was EXTREMELY annoying.
Also, you have to pay for wifi in the rooms. FML. $14 a day PER computer? No way. At least it's free in the cafe and in the pizza place.
-POOLS: there were five of them, all in the same outdoor area. No indoor pool is a minus in my book, because it was only in the 60s. Oh well.
-CASINO: I don't gamble, but it looked ok. Nothing special. On my last night there, I took a dollar from my wallet and gave it a go. I won seven bucks, then lost it all. Big surprise.
-STAFF: Other than the less than helpful guy at the front desk the night I called, the staff were courteous, professional, and helpful.
Would I stay there again? Probably not. Would I recommend it? Probably, depending on your personality and what you desired from your stay. It really is an "adult" hotel. But don't let the fancy decor fool you ... there were plenty of people walking around in scrubby clothes here too.
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