Encore At Wynn Hotel Las Vegas

A superb Hotel and I would say the best in Vegas right now. Its new just over one year old, it is conected to the Wynn by a shopping esplanade. Same owner,Steve Wynn and extremely modern and fresh. Stayed 5 nights with my husband in a regular room,excellent layout,spacious bathroom,very good use of space. Great view overlooing the Golf Course. Smaller boutique hotel to the bigger sister Wynn but ideal for us. We do not like the hustle and bustle of mass crowds which we have seen in other hotels in Vegas. It is just the right size, the casino area is a perfect size too and never over crowded.The lighting in the hotel is so decorative and the butterfly carpets are a masterpiece. Everything is bright and has a cotemporary feel to it. The Spa is amazing although pricey, a wash and blow dry in the hair salon costs about $90!It is walking distance to the Venetian hotel and the Fashion mall across the road. We hired a ferrari for one day(Dream Rentals -1 block north of the Encore, excellent service) to cruise the strip and did a lovely spin out to Red Rock which was wonderful for photos. We did the Grand Canyon the last time we were there and thats a definate trip to tick a box on although I think seen it once is enough. The restaurants in the Encore are pretty impressive and the choice of enjoying the Wynn restuarants also is a bonus. Would highly recommend Daniel Bouley's Bistro at the Wynn and you are in for a visual surprise with the water feature shows every 20-30 minutes. My husband is an avid golfer but did not play at the Hotel Golf Club as it was very pricey $500 a round, he highly recommends a lesson at the Butch Harmon's school of Golf although its a good half hour drive away but he felt it was all worth it $300 a lesson! We stayed at The Palazzo the last time we were there and its still a very impressive Hotel but too big and busy for our liking. We were very lucky to catch Jay-Z in concert during his tour as he is the coolest guy ever although My husband and I are not huge hip/hop/rap fans but he put on an amazing concert. Absolutely loved The Beatles 'Love' show at The Mirage. Also saw 'The Lion King' at The Mandalay which was really good and no doubt kids would even love it more. Saw 'O' the last time we were there and it is a definate must. We love the Cirque shows and would not consider a trip to Vegas without seeing at least one. On a negative note: The A/C in the hotel room is not very central and I found the bathroom too warm .Apart from room service there is nowhere to get food after 1030/1100 even the food restaurants available in the Wynn do not service very good food after 1100. The internet rates in the room cost about $14 per day. Overall a superb experience and would rank the Encore as the #1 hotel followed by the Wynn then The Venetian/Palazzo and maybe in third place The Bellagio.