Wynn Las Vegas

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Overview

Wynn Las Vegas, often simply referred to as Wynn, is a luxury resort and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip on the site of the old Desert Inn Hotel. The US$2.7-billion resort is named after casino developer Steve Wynn and is the flagship property of Wynn Resorts. The resort covers 215 acres (87 ha). It is located at the northeast corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Sands Avenue, directly across The Strip from the Fashion Show Mall.

The 614-foot (187 m)-high hotel has 45 floors, with the 2,716 rooms ranging in size from 640 sq ft (59 m2) to villas at 3,224 sq ft (299.5 m2). The complex also includes a 111,000 sq ft (10,300 m2) casino, a convention center with 560,720 sq ft (52,093 m2) of space and 13,564 sq ft (1,260.1 m2) of retail space. Together with the adjacent Encore, the entire Wynn resort complex has a total of 4,748 rooms, making it the world's seventh-largest hotel.

The Wynn Plaza shopping complex, a large expansion of the Wynn Las Vegas and Encore Las Vegas, opened November 9, 2018. The shopping complex moves the Wynn properties closer to Las Vegas Boulevard. Tenants include upscale stores such as Balmain, Celine, Kiton, Stella McCartney and restaurants including Urth Caffé and Cipriani.

Wynn Las Vegas and its sister property Encore Las Vegas collectively hold more Forbes Travel Guide (FTG) Five-Star awards than any other resort and casino in the world, and in 2020 were named the largest and second-largest FTG Five-Star resorts in the world, respectively. Wynn Las Vegas also made Forbes Award history by earning five-star ratings in every category: hotel, restaurant, and spa. It has held the distinction of winning the award in the hotel sector every year since 2007. The resort has also earned AAA five diamond, Mobil five-star, Forbes five-star, and Zagat Survey Top U.S. Hotel ratings, as well as one Michelin star for its restaurant Wing Lei. It is considered to be one of the finest hotels in the world. Wynn Las Vegas and its sister property Encore Las Vegas collectively hold more Forbes five-star awards than any other resort and casino in the world. The building is the first high-rise to be cleaned by an automatic window washing system. The resort is named to the Condé Nast Traveller Gold List as one of the "Top Hotels in the World".

Features

In contrast to previous hotels built by Wynn, including Bellagio, The Mirage, and Treasure Island, the Encore Esplanade Fountain is a relatively subdued Las Vegas Strip attraction to draw in passers-by.

Lake of Dreams

In a departure from the trend established by The Mirage, which opened sidewalk attractions to draw in customers, Wynn Las Vegas is constructed so that visitors enter the building to view the attractions. The main attraction is a large, curtain waterfall behind a mountain that faces the strip. The waterfall falls into a 3 acres (1.2 ha) lake.

Le Rêve

The first production show to open was Le Rêve. Le Rêve is set in a 1 million gallon water-oriented theater where no seat is more than 40 ft (12 m) from the stage. The production was created by Franco Dragone.

Le Rêve was the working name of the resort before it was changed to Wynn Las Vegas. "Le Rêve" means "The Dream" in French, and the name of the centerpiece painting that Steve Wynn owned, Le Rêve by Picasso.

Nightclubs

Clubs within Wynn include Encore Beach Club (a 60,000 square feet (5,600 m2) venue surrounding three tiered pools with gaming and cabanas) and XS Nightclub (a 40,000 square feet (3,700 m2) indoor/outdoor space with over 10,000 individual light sources).

Top Restaurants

• SW Steakhouse — award-winning steakhouse offering prime cuts, seafood, and stunning views of the Lake of Dreams
• Lakeside — upscale seafood restaurant featuring ocean-to-table selections and a serene lakeside setting
• Mizumi — elegant Japanese dining with sushi, teppanyaki, and robata-grilled specialties in a tranquil garden atmosphere
• Casa Playa — vibrant coastal Mexican restaurant serving bold flavors and handcrafted cocktails
• Tableau — refined American cuisine for breakfast and brunch in an airy, sunlit conservatory settingTableau — refined American cuisine for breakfast and brunch in an airy, sunlit conservatory setting

Shops and boutiques

Wynn Las Vegas includes international, exclusive and unique shopping boutiques housed in 146,000 sq ft of retail space. The Wynn Plaza shopping complex, a $54-million expansion of the Wynn Las Vegas and Encore Las Vegas, opened in spring 2018.