The encore is a tower next to the Wynn. It's about a 10 minute walk to the main strip. It is expensive but unless you're VIP you are treated as barely tolerable guests. The rooms are nice but the hotel has bare minimal amenities unless you pay extra. For instance, you will see no coffee makers, microwaves or mini fridges in your room. Well there is a mini bar with outrageously expensive drink items. We ordered a separate fridge for an additional cost. Also, they do not offer amenities that are standard to any mediocre hotel (like a motel 6 or a howard Johnson). For instance the gym is restricted and can only be used for an additional cost. Also wifi is only available with an additional fee which is usually complimentary with any hotel 1/3 the price of this one. The cable is also subpar with few channels and a guide that will display the station but not what is playing and since it is an HD TV the pause when you Change the channel takes for ever. We found trying to find something on TV to watch to be a very turbulent process and eventually gave up. The attitude the others in our group and I experienced from the staff was as if we were trespassing on their land and they were barely tolerating. For instance when we check in the line is very long and snakes around. Our rooms were not ready so we go the the pool. There were two young men and no line. However, They told us we had to wait back in that long line at check in and get pool passes. My friend asked if he could just CALL and verify with that giant antique land line phone. He was very hesitant big eventually came clean and admitted that he could, in fact, do that and he did, begrudgingly. I saw many hookers in and around the casino too. And because they are permitted to linger about there are guys lingering around looking for hookers. The problem with THAT and what some don't realize is that pretty young girls that want nothing to do with those exchanges get harassed continuously late at night. Guys "looking for a good time" will stand near the walking ways and hiss things like "hey" quietly or "you wanna party". At first I didn't understand why these strange men would try to greet me like that and when k give them a strange look they look away and wouldn't follow their odd whispered greetings with some sort of explanation but then someone explained that they say these things to girls and if they are prostitutes then the prostitute will approach the guy but normal girls just get creeped out and want to run away especially when you look in their eyes and you see what they want you for. I don't like this hotel and will never return. I will discourage everyone I know to avoid this hotel if possible. To sum it up it is: expensive, not close enough to the main part of the strip, the amenities are minimal-anything else will cost you addition fees, and I felt dirty and creeped out in the casino areas. Highly NOT recommended.