We are back from Wynn & got the mere mortals treatment. Our Parlor Suite in the Towers (room 1715) was $650 a night and yes it was decorated beautifully-- especially the bath. The windows are indeed still very dirty and even more noticable with the bright LV sun shinning through. There are no coffee makers in the room ( :mad: ) so we had to call up each day for the small pot of coffee ($12 + delivery + service charges). We did see there was complimentary coffee offered in the Towers restaurant in the am, but alas we saw that on our return to our rooms in the am, as we are very early risers. The room was very dry, although on the last day we were told we could have ordered up a humidifier. Thanks for the tip on the ice, it was much easier to walk to the main rooms elevator than call up for it, and no it was not delivered with turn down service-- which only occured on one of our 3 nights :confused: - we did not call for it and assumed since we didn't get it the first 2 nights it wasn't offered-- but did get it the final night (when she also told us about the humidifers). Hubby was a bit perplexed by the remote for the flat screen tvs and actually had to call someone up to get the tv workiing when I was out. Also the tv in the living room is at a perpendicular angle to the couch, so it doesn't make for comfortable viewing. It was nice having the 2 private Towers pools and still having access to the main hotel pools just below. We ate at the Cafe, Red8 and Corso and had very good meals at each, hubby especially liked being able to get 'takeaway' from Red8 back up to the room for noshing while watching the games on Sat & Sun.
All in all we liked the hotel and would stay again, although they quoted us a rate of $850 for the same room over Thanksgiving weekend-- when we have a suite + $135 each day dinner at the 4 Seasons for $580 (from the general 4 Seasons website!) and Wynn wouldn't match or offer any sort of discount when we asked. Wynn's locale was really great for shopping, although the walkway over LV Blvd is not yet completed to the shopping mall. It appears there is another shopping mall being built at the Venetian next door, which will also be accessible via walkways at some point in the future.

Comp'd at the Wynn
 

Anyone else get comp'd at the Wynn for October?

I just got a letter in the mail offering two free nights at the Wynn in October.

I was there in August, and I didn't gamble much at the Wynn. I spent about 3 hours one night playing blackjack at $25/hand, with some streaks taking me up to $300 hands (I increase the bet when I win a hand). OTher than that I sat down at other tables a few times and left after only a few hands as the tables were cold.

I'm not rated at any other casinos.

I'm just curious if they comp'd lots of people to fill up the hotel for a slow month or if somehow I'm rated now...

never heard that, but october is usually a slower month and they may be just trying to biuld a steady set of guests. nice work on the comp though - enjoy it.

Got a similar offer. In my case, the dates were Oct 2-5 only.

I was only there once, played a couple of hours around $100/hand.

They told me at the time (June) that they were looking for $300/hand for room comp and $500/hand for RFB.

Perhaps these standards are getting relaxed...the word seems to be out that this place is not head and shoulders above their high end competition as everyone initially assumed it would be.

They may have had a lot of guests over the summer who played very little but were willing to pay the room rates for a look at the hot new place in town. Surely, they would rather have people in there playing (even if not at $500 a hand) than they would non gamblers paying for the rooms.

Received the same offer in the mail yesterday. I was at the Wynn in June and am hardly what one would consider a high roller....indeed, far from it. I was completely taken aback by the comp offer.

I have been recieving letters like these from Wynn once or twice a month,even got a phone call thanking me for playing from a live host.
Problem is-these "free' rooms can get expensive!I actually prefer staying at the Renaissance across the street and walking through the Wynn on my schedule.
I have had pretty good return on the money wagered at Wynn-and I like the people he has working for him.

I've been getting offers too (2 free nights) but have not been able to take advantage. Slow time for Vegas but busy time for me :(

My friend got a similar offer, with even less BJ play. His was for 2 midweek nights in Oct.

I'm looking forward to setting up an account there soon. ;)

IMO Wynn offers are now even better than Harrahs, not that the properties even belong in the same sentence. :D

Wynn Promotion: $159 through Nov. 30
 

Pretty short notice, but it's available using promo code HM2005. Sun - Thu appears open for this rate.

Also under the promo: Parlor suites at $359 and Salon Suites at $559. For these rooms, you also get private check-in, special in-room amenities, preferred reservation status and private dining.

http://wynnlasvegas.qrs1.net/0U/HM2005.html?loc=3

Is Wynn a wynner over the Venetian?
 

I've never been to Vegas. The Venetian sounds pretty incredible. Can you compare the 2?

For me, Wynn beats Venetian because of Wynn's poker room and because it's newer. Venetian has its fans because rooms are larger (although Wynn is plenty big), but that's about all I've ever heard about Venetian. You can sometimes score Venetian through Priceline and/or Hotwire for $99. Venetian is the only 5-star strip hotel that has appeared on Priceline in the past year or two.

Wynn Las Vegas Restaurants Alex and Wing Lei
 

Hi,

Was considering Alex and Wing Lei at Wynn Las Vegas.

Does anyone have any first hand experiences at these restaurants ?

The tasting menu at Alex looks quite interesting.

Thanks in advance,
--- Michael

I would rank Alex as the best restaurant in town now.

QL

I've eaten at Wing Lei. The food was good but I didn't feel it was very good value for the money. I've eaten at far better places in LV. Ever been to Commander's Palace? It's GREAT!

I really liked the SW Steakhouse with the waterfall sound-and-light show. QL, could you elaborate on Alex? Is it worth the long walk past the banquet rooms to get there?