tev9999

I tried stopping in on Monday but was turned back when I pulled in the entrance off of Desert Inn. Apparently parking was full, or maybe because I was only driving an Impala instead of the Lexus, BMW and Mercedes suggested by cheapovegas. Was told to try the entrance off of LV Blvd., but it looked like it would take about an hour to make that right, so I just headed back to my low limit gambling at places like Barbary Coast, Casino Royal and downtown.

mbstone

Driving a nice car doesn't help (my T-bird was turned away). Neither does parking in the Wynn self-park garage (I waited 30 min to get -out-). Park in the Fashion Show Mall and walk instead, it is the same distance as the Wynn self-park garage. Also, if you must drive into the Wynn for any reason (i.e. you are in a cab), use the street between the mall and the Frontier and go straight at the light.

peachfront

Are ya'll serious? On Thursday the 28th I was driven right to the door (and the infamous Shoe) in my friend's rental Neon. That's why I was worried the place wasn't doing so well. I'm glad that business picked up since the more successful casinos the better for some of us. It was raining quite a bit on Thursday morning at one point so maybe this is what kept the crowds down.

Ord26

I stopped in there the afternoon of the 5th.The line to turn in off the strip was at least a block long and not moving.I parked at the Frontier and walked over.No hassels easy in, easy out.

plumbar

I am at Wynn now. The minimums at a glance are:

- a few $10 bj games ( I mean a few). The rest $15 and up. Mostly $25's
- $15 craps
- $10 caribbean stud
- $300 baccarat (I was looking for a $100 game. )
- Didn't check roulette and the rest.

The place is mobbed!

aslsigner

Can't wait to go!!!

zedthedeadpoet

Sweet. Finally someone resplied to the OP. THANK YOU

AlexisLe

We were at the Wynn on April 29th & 30th (the hotel opened at midnight on Thursday). The most positive thing we can say about the Wynn is that we were at the grand opening. The entire experience is very unimpressive. The decor is lackluster. Most hotels try to impress you in the hotel lobby -- at the Wynn, your first impression will be "this is it??" Although the fresh flowers are nice, and the large solid color flower balls striking, at a closer look you see artificial flowers interwoven in them, which may be better for the environment. The mosaic tile on the floor is already tearing up. The shops are nice, but are the same designer shops you find at any upper scale hotel or shopping area. Do people really go to Vegas to go shopping?

We had a regular room (standard room) cost was around $263 (with tax) per night. LCD tv's in the room, and the rooms are spacious and comfortable (hope you like the color rusty brown) but not near as comfortable and as tastefully decorated as the Venetian and Four Seasons.
At least at Four Seasons, you get excellent service -- we understand the hotel was just opening, and there are always glitches to be worked out, but any staff at all was hard to come by. We left our room at 8am on Saturday and returned at nearly 4pm and still had not received maid service. A call to guest services assured us that housekeeping would be there soon -- and they were there quickly, in about 30 minutes.

We ate at the cafe (I think it was called the Terrace something or other, I can't remember). Prices were reasonable, service was excellent (which is something to be said for it's first day in business) but the food was very disappointing for just a casual meal. Perhaps that will improve with time.
They do serve you cute little coffee flavored sugar crystal sticks with your coffee and all the flatware is engraved with "Wynn." Our servers seemed excited to be there and eager to please. We didn't try the buffet, the lines were long and a few people coming out recommended that it wasn't worth the wait (or any wait). We had dinner at the Bartolotto, chilean sea bass in a green peppercorn sauce which was to die for! Most restaurants no longer serve chilean sea bass since it has been over fished, I'm assuming the Wynn isn't real environmentally concerned since it was on the menu twice -- neither must we be since we ordered it though? Eeeks! It was about what you would pay in any full service restaurant in Vegas -- $150 for our entree, two iced teas, two green salads and one caramel raspberry flan desert.

The casino is just like any other casino, but people didn't seem to be as animated there. It made us wonder if they were losing more or just frustrated that cocktail waitresses seemed to be extinct. Table minimums are high - there are a few 25$ black jack tables - they seemed to have waiting lines. Craps & roulette seemd to be mostly 50$ min. We did venture into the high roller slot area just to observe, definitely not to play! It's amazing to watch people play machines starting at 500$ - and many were playing machines that were even higher. Most of these people did not appear to be American, I wonder what that says? They did have a small VIP lounge at the back of the room, which had snacks (we grabbed a few jumbo cashews). There were separate glassed in rooms for high stakes baccarat and other games. We did like the idea of the "red card" -- your room key is also your player card, that makes it very convenient, but just found the game limits higher that what we like since we usually go to lose.

We can say we went to the opening, but on our return trips, this is a hotel and a casino that we won't be visiting on our future trips. We found the "Invited Guest" lines located at every restaurant to be a bit intimidating.
What is the opposite of "invited guest?" Un-invited guest?

J0HN

The table minimums listed above were in effect when I was there this past weekend (for Blackjack a few $15 and the rest at least $25).

One thing to keep in mind, they have several horrible variations of blackjack going on, including: Continuous shuffle machines, Hit on soft 17, 6/5 single deck, and even a 6/5 double deck game (with a $25 minimum) - I could find no real pattern to the placement of the blackjack games, and games next to each other had different rules/number of decks.

The video poker machines that I saw did not have even close to OK pay tables. Also, the poker room looked nice, but I think the tables are too close together.

zippyh

Mrs. zippyh and I ate at the Wynn buffet for dinner Monday night. It reminded me a lot of the Bellagio buffet at least foodwise. The space is a lot nicer though. They had the usual suspects of prime rib, shrimp, crab legs, etc. They had actual rare lamb chops which was a nice surprise. The salads were not bad either. Most of the dishes seemed Bellagio buffet quality.

The baked goods were mediocre and the desserts were pathetic though. They had crepe toppings and ice cream toppings, but no crepes being made and they "hoped to have ice cream next week".

The servers seemed inexperienced but eager to please. I saw a busboy pocketing tips while he was clearing tables though.

It was difficult to tell if it was on purpose or just imcompetance, but it took a good 15 minutes to pay to get in when we arrived (about 6pm) and there were only about 10 people in front of us. There were lots of empty tables.

The silverware had "Wynn" stamped on it. My wife wouldn't let me steal a fork.

bigguyinpasadena

Stayed at the Wynn this last weekend.
I was VERY VERY VERY impressed!The quality if workmanship and the products used in construction is very high.
This is not a hotel for the masses-there are plenty of places for that.
The 2.7 billion cost is well reflected in this wonderful new addition to Las Vegas.
I just posted a report in the Trip Reports section-please read it

bigguyinpasadena

Prncess 674 I stayed at Wynn this last weekend.The pool looks like a scene from an old Fred Astaire Set(think of Flying Down To Rio)but is a little small for the size of the hotel and might get very crowded on weekends.
It is lovely,but the Bellagio,Mirage,Mandaley Bays pools are better.

prncess674

hmm, doesn't sound over whelming to make me want to stay sight unseen. Will try to schedule a walk thru next time I am in Vegas. I think I enjoy the pool scene at the Palms and HRH too much to risk a gamble on this new hotel.

Thanks for the report back!!

mbstone

If there is one thing I really hate at casinos it's looky-loo "observers" who look down their noses at players and who derive their entertainment from standing there hoping people will lose. If you're not playing, go away.

robb

As to the OP's question, I'm sure this will change over time, but yes, all I saw were $25 BJ tables last week, with PLENTY of availabile seats, so this will drop. We played a few hands and got out of there because there was just nothing special about the palce at all.

One cool thing, they have the new chips with RFID tags, so they actually track your bet hand-by-hand automatically. Hey, it's something different.

The whole hotel seems very much on the inside like the Bellagio, which is fine, I suppose, but we already have the Bellagio for that. It's also such a weird let-down from the sleek styling outside to the old-fashioned style inside.

The rooms actually seemed small and the bathrooms OK compared to what I've normally had in Vegas. Yes, plasma TV, but small ones! The style is better in the rooms than in the common areas, with great colors and sleeker styling. The elevators are really a problem, as there aren't enough for the traffic, and some were down when we were there..

The entrance area is not so much like the Bellagio is like a Circus after all the kids have thrown up. I didn't get it at all and it doesn't fit with anything else.

Meals were good, but the service was really spotty. I chalk this up to the fact that it is everyone's first day. I expect this will get better.

All-in-all, a very ho-hum entrant into a market that doesn't tolerate ho=hum very well at all. Nothing exciting about it at all, and very disappointing. I'll stick with The Palms.