I have to admit that my expectations for The Wynn were high before our visit. Steve Wynn, after all, is the man that reinvented Las Vegas by building the first mega-resorts. Unfortunately, his new resort on the Las Vegas strip didn't live up to my expectations.
To begin with, there's absolutely nothing "special" about The Wynn unless you count the golf course in the back that costs $500 a round. Unless you play golf (and have lots of money for the tee fee), it isn't particularly interesting.
In the past, Steve Wynn designed his resorts around amazing shows and attractions. Bellagio has the fountain show, The Mirage has an errupting volcano and Treasure Island has battling ships. You can't blame me for having high expectations for the new resort that features Steve Wynn's name.
The Wynn tower itself is beautiful and currently the tallest on the strip (not counting The Stratosphere). The front of the resort is nothing but shrubs and trees. A far cry from the foutain show at Bellagio. Once you enter the resort, you can see a small lake and waterfall that's surrounded by the shrubs and trees. Again, nothing spectacular.
The room we had was very nice and bigger than normal. I particularly enjoyed the ceiling to floor windows that allowed us to take full advatage of the view. The bed was extremely comfortable with lots of big pillows and high thread count sheets. An interesting side note is almost everything in the room from the sheets to the flat panel TV can be purchased.
The pool area was absolutely uninspired. However, we did enjoy the European sun bathing section for adults only. Guests in that area can sun bathe topless, but the real reason we enjoyed that section is there aren't any kids. The service at the pool area was slow and, like everything else at The Wynn, expensive. Two rounds of drinks (4 drinks total) cost $48 with tip.
ATTENTION RESORT OWNERS: Just because we're adults, it doesn't mean we don't enjoy a fun pool area. If someone would spend a little more time and money on their pool area to create an adults only section with a lazy river and a couple of waterfalls, I would stay at their resort everytime I visit Las Vegas.
There weren't any restaurants or shows that caught our attention at The Wynn, so we went elsewere for both. The casino floor and surrounding area is elegant as you would expect. The table minimums are high as you would also expect. I'm not a high roller and maybe that's the type of person that would enjoy The Wynn. I contacted their public relations department a couple of weeks before our visit to find what perks they offer to high rollers, but they didn't return my calls by the time we visited.
One last note...
The Wynn website is terrible. Unfortunatly, someone that doesn't understand usability, talked Steve Wynn into using Flash, large animations and audio files that take forever to load. Just finding the names of the available restaurants was a chore. Also, we shouldn't have to listen to Steve Wynn's spiel 20 times as we navigate back and forth through the website. Maybe they'll fix it by the time you read this. In the meantime, check it out and you'll see what I mean...
The Wynn Resort Las Vegas
