mauld

Thanks for all the great (& detailed quick) responses!!. We'll most likely remain at the Wynn for this visit-- but will return to FS for our next trip out over Thanksgiving. We just figured we'd try it out. I'm a little concerned over the comments on the TV's as one of hubby's 'prime' activities is visiting the race & sports book then returning to the room to watch the games. (That's also why a suite is necessary... so I too can watch 'normal' tv (read NOT SPORTS in relative comfort. We won't be taking a computer so I'm not concerned about internet access, but I like the comments about the pool-- as while I really liked the FS pool, it was a bit small and the ajacent MB pools are always soooo crowded. We'll only be at Wynn for 3 nights, and perhaps things will be a bit better in the suites ???

gj1

Someone else called Hospitality Network, part of the cable/telecommunications company Cox Communications. Hospitality Network is the dominant provider of VOD and in-room internet to the gaming industry. I beleive Wynn went with them because they are the only company that posts a profit from VOD, with the three you mentioned losing money every year. Also, the onther three companies have to join forces with a separate company to provide internet acces while Hospitality Network has the capabilities to do them both.

indufan

I had the Executive Suite a couple of weeks ago. It did have a 42 inch plasma in it. For me the room was nearly perfect but I think I am a lot more low maintenance than the average FlyerTalker. Agreed that the windows indeed were dirty on the outside. I was only there for one night and only spent time at the card tables in the casino which was nice (especially since I was a winner).

sonofzeus

1)Can you clarify "low maintenance"?

2)Was the suite comped? If not, rate paid all-in.

3)Tell us about the poker room.

baccarat_king

I don't believe it... a low maintenance FlyerTalker w/r/t hotels... can't be...

monitor

Considering some of the places that you have told us that you need to go to, I can believe that.
But it appears, according to the locals and from what we saw one evening, that the slot machines at the Wynn are very tight. Congrats on getting a piece of them at the tables.

indufan

Low maintenance because I was also quite pleased last week at the Holiday Inn Express in Brownsville, Texas. The rate for the executive suite was $299, I don't remember the taxes. I didn't play in the poker room...I won most of my cash via full house at Let It Ride.

indufan

Let's say I won back the money I had lost the previous week during the CRD.

DenverBrian

I can take that one; I was there on the poker rate, $129 M-Th and $199 Fri-Su.

Wynn's poker room is offset from the main casino, so it's very quiet. About 30 tables, running limit hold'em of $4-8, $8-16, $15-30, and up. Also no-limit of $2-5.

Wynn is not nearly as busy as Bellagio, which can be a good thing or a bad thing depending on what you're looking for. For instance, Wynn might have only one $8-16 table going in the evening while Bellagio might have 3 or 4.

Wynn has very polite pit bosses that use the PA system without screaming over it, as they tend to do at Bellagio.

Wynn has their lists up on a screen, which is also channel 29 on the room TV, so from your room, you can easily see what's going on downstairs.

Wynn has pretty comfy chairs and they're seating only 9 at a table, instead of 10 at Bellagio. Wynn also includes portable drink table thingies that are convenient. Unlike Bellagio, you can order food to your poker table and eat while playing.

The proportion of grizzled locals seems higher at Wynn than Bellagio, but like Bellagio, it changes over to loose, drunk frat boys as the night progresses.

sonofzeus

Can you compare the "rakes" at the two hotels?

DenverBrian

$4 max but taken sooner than Bellagio; time payment at $30/60 and above. More info from allvegaspoker.com:

Rake at $4/8, $8/16.
$4 max.
$1 @ $10
$1 @ $30
$1 @ $50
$1 $ $80

Rake at $15/30.
$4 max.
$1 @ $30
$1 @ $70
$1 @ $120
$1 $ $200

Rake at $30/60 on up is timed.

No-Limit Holdem: Yes
$1/2 - $100 min / no max.
$2/5 - $200 min / no max.
$10/20 - $500 min / no max.

mbstone

We received a mailer for a three day comp stay at the Wynn "Including Food and Beverage" (RFB). Wow! I didn't think my play there came anywhere near qualifying. We were greeted by the Wynn limo at the airport and housed in the Tower Suites. The Tower Suites is a private area of the hotel with private check-in desk and elevators, a private pool area with two swimming pools, a private restaurant, and a private entrance into the high limit Baccarat area. Basically you need not ever meet any of the non-elite casino patrons (for example, if you are famous or reclusive). The south 1/3 of the hotel consists of the Tower Suites area and is connected to the regular hotel hallways by key-card access. In other words regular guests can't get to the Tower Suites area. Tower Suites guests can get to the regular hotel hallway and back with their room key (this is the only way to get ice without calling room service). The Tower Suites room was identical to the standard Wynn Resort Room (king bed, desk, sofa, plasma TV, powered curtains, etc.) I noticed other, larger suites on the floor, you can see them at the Wynn web site.

Our room had a bowl of fruit and a nice welcome note from the hotel manager.

Comp City says if you are RFB you can go whole hog including ordering Dom Perignon. I don't have the cojones to do that, besides we want to get invited back. We ate mostly room service and at The Buffet and the Terrace Pointe Cafe. One night we reserved a table at the S.W. Steakhouse. We asked one of the Purple People (the purple-jacketed, earphoned security staffers) for directions. He said, "I used to call it the Southwest Steakhouse until someone corrected me." The SW is downstairs near the waterfall. I arrived wearing shorts and they were nice enough to hold my table while I returned to the room to change. Our table was in the front row facing the waterfall/lagoon. We were pleasantly surprised in that there was a brief but entertaining sound and light show using the waterfall as a projection screen. Needless to say, the meal was out of this world, and so was the check I signed.

We were treated so well I was pinching myself. I must have saved Mr. Wynn from drowning or dragged him out of a burning building in a previous life.

^ ^ ^

baccarat_king

GREAT report mbstone,

mind me asking what your approx. play was to get this offer ? were you a previous desert inn patron ?

[I know of a number of previous desert inn players have have gotten all sorts of juicy offers at the Wynn]

Thanks... Michael

indufan

Ice appeared in my room after turn down service. I didn't request it.

mauld

Wow, what a deal! We are in the Tower Suites but paying over $500 a night for it. (I guess we're really low rollers). Nice to hear about getting ice on the floor via the regular rooms, as I really hate having to call up just for ice. We'll be there this weekend (Fri-Sun), so I'll let you know what kind of treatment mere mortals get in the Tower Suites