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Steve Wynn’s New Encore Resort Hits the Jackpot

Steve Wynn's New Encore Resort
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Wynn Las Vegas has evolved a masterpiece to add to the Wynn experience, appropriately named “Encore“. This sophisticated, chic $2.3-billion, 2,034-suite “boutique” hotel resort delightfully distinguishes itself from the others on the Las Vegas Strip. Encore has set the gold standard for innovative design not only on the Strip, but for luxury resorts around the world. Encore continues Wynn Resorts’ tradition of creating extraordinary interior environments that elevate the guest experience to unprecedented levels of timeless beauty, comfort, intimacy and innovation.

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Beautifully designed to incorporate an outdoor-indoor convergence with intimate spaces, natural sunlit corridors via the conservatory-style ceiling, sprawling pools and flowering atria, signature mosaics and colorful butterflies set into the marble floor are a treat for the senses.

Atrium at the Encore (photo by Russell MacMasters)

Atrium at the Encore (photo by Russell MacMasters)

The attention to detail throughout the resort is awe-inspiring and layers-deep. Each of its design elements are meant to create a particular “cinematic” experience with its own element of surprise, according to Roger Thomas, executive VP of Wynn Design and Development. Upon each return to Encore, it is likely you will notice different aspects of the intricate art and design that you didn’t notice the time before; Says Thomas, “The design is “meant to reveal itself over time.”

Encore Las Vegas

Detailed elements of Encore have been derived from history and cultures from all over the world. Thomas traveled the world to procure the design elements signature to Encore. It is home to countless antique, vintage and custom pieces. Inspiration for many of the spaces was found in art history, ancient history and mythology, for example:

The sculpted interpretation of the goddess Daphne; created under the direction of Thomas, which the entire piece is gilded. It is accompanied by a laurel tree, representative of the laurel leaf Apollo wore in his hair as a display of his love and affection for Daphne. The theme of the laurel leaf is carried throughout Encore and can be found in gilded sconces, bronze leaves and other design details reminiscent of their story.

The pocket doors in the Baccarat lounge at Encore are adorned with a peacock motif embroidered in silk and metallic gold thread on gold and green silk. The images are borrowed from designs by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, an American-born, British-based artist who created the Peacock Room, which was deconstructed and is currently in the collection of the Freer Gallery of Art at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.

The Host Lounge, located adjacent to the casino floor, was modeled after the Temple of Dendur, a Nubian temple built by the Roman governor of Egypt, Petronius, around 15 BC, which Thomas once saw on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. He used the arrangement of its columns and rooms as an inspiration for the space at Encore, which is adorned with one of a kind, hand-knotted Tibetan wool carpets.

Every aspect of Encore is a work of art!

The Guestrooms at Encore

“Encore’s Suites are a refuge of sophisticated chic – simple in color, intricate in texture and layered in details that both read the elegance of tradition and forecast the drama of the future,” said Roger Thomas. Todd-Avery Lenahan, principal of ABA Design Studio, designed the all-suite guestrooms, said, “The design concept originated with a commitment to creating a supremely comfortable and unrivaled guest suite whose fashionable palette and details define it as a modern classic and industry-wide benchmark, which evoke timeless beauty, comfort, intimacy, and innovation.

Gorgeous suite at Encore.

Gorgeous suite at Encore.

The guestroom suites are all at least 700 square feet, with a division between the bedroom and sitting room in the open-plan suite which allow views to the Las Vegas skyline from throughout the room through the floor to ceiling glass windows. Each guest suite also contains the largest flat-screen television used in any standard guestroom in the U.S.

East Meets West Spa

Lenahan also designed the Encore Spa and Salon, which is truly one of the most visually stunning in the world. The Spa’s Asian-inspired décor emphasizes comfort in a setting of elegance and luxury. Robin Leach has termed it “The Gateway to Heaven”. Thomas calls Lenahan’s creation “one of the single greatest places on Earth”. They are both correct! The Encore Spa is ground-breaking in its level of design and the design’s focus on elevating the connection between visual beauty and guest wellness.

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Encore Spa Lobby (Photo by Russell MacMasters)

The Spa is a vast 61,000 square fee ande offers 51 treatment rooms for massage, body treatments, facials and hydrotherapy. Try the Good Luck Ritual, a signature Wynn treatment based upon the five elements of Feng Shui, a traditional Eastern art practiced to achieve health, wealth, prosperity and harmony. This includes a 50 minute Fusion massage combining Thai herbal massage pillows, a lemon verbena and mint foot treatment, and a relaxing wild lime botanical scalp treatment. You can also have spa services in your suite or private poolside cabana.combined with the indoor-outdoor European-inspired service creates the perfect environment for ultimate relaxation and pampering.

Encore Spa Treatment Hall

Encore Spa Treatment Hall

Celebrity Chef Dining

Whether you are in the mood for a five course meal or a simple burger, Encore has it all with only the finest chefs at the helm of your culinary tour. In keeping with the culinary standards set by Wynn Las Vegas, Encore introduces a new all-star team of chefs to the dining family, each of whom is in their kitchens cooking dinner most nights. Five signature restaurants pair these master chefs with personally prepared gourmet fare. Sinatra is gourmet Italian as a salute to Ol’ Blue Eyes. Chef Theo Schoenegger’s modern Italian cuisine riffs with Sinatra tunes as guests revisit the entertainer’s legendary charisma, with many of Sinatra’s personal items on display. A surprise awaits at Switch, Chef Marc Poidevin’s French-inspired seafood and steakhouse. As you dine, the whole decor will metamorphosize right before your eyes, several different times with several different themes!

Botero

 Diners can appreciate the art collection and sculptures by Columbian artist Fernando Botero at Botero Steak while sampling Chef Mark LoRusso’s modern cuisine. Society Café Encore was designed with the whimsical era of Oscar Wilde in mind, to match the imaginative cooking of Chef Kim Canteenwalla. Turn a corner in the casino and come face to face with a 27-foot crystal dragon, mounted at Wazuzu, where rising star Chef Jet Tila serves up pan-Asian cuisine.

Too Much is Never Enough at XS

The resort also features several distinct bars and lounges, as well as its own nightclub, XS, which is destined to be the gold standard of Vegas nightlife.   The club’s design is inspired by the sexy curves of the human body and embraces the European pool and island bar it envelopes. No extravagance is spared. XS, co-created by Victor Drai and Steve Wynn, who also collaborated on Wynn Las Vegas’ Tryst nightclub, as well as a theater featuring famed Las Vegas singer, comedian and impressionist Danny Gans, takes the nightclub experience to a new level.

XS at Encore Las Vegas

XS at Encore Las Vegas

The club’s design resembles the sexy curves of a woman and seamlessly envelops the European pool and island bar. Their opening night was New Year’s Eve 2008 and celebrities were there in force. Hit it big at the casinos and live it bigger by ordering XS’ signature cocktail, the “Ono” Cocktail, a $10,000 drink with Dom Perignon Enotheque and Louis XIII de Remy Martin Black Pearl cognac. The Ono cocktail comes with cufflinks and woman’s gold necklace with a black pearl XS logo pendant.

Intimate Gaming

Bucking the vast, open floor of traditional casino design, Encore’s butterfly-themed casino floor is partitioned into private chambers with columned pavilions, canopies, and draperies giving the gamer a feel of an exclusive club. Each pavilion has windows overlooking the garden or pool. As a welcome change to the drab, dark lighting of most casinos, Wynn has incorporated natural light and elegant lighting with deep red chandeliers and lamps throughout the casino. Encore offers 9 gaming pavilions with 66 tables in the main casino (even the tables are designed so you can get more cozy with the dealer).

Specialty Gaming

Featured poolside, Island gaming is in a special pit for outdoor gaming with a bar, sitting area and five gaming tables surrounded by the pool. At night, it becomes apart of the hot new nightclub XS.

Encore also offers High-Limit gaming with penthouse exclusivity and views from the Sky Casino. Sky Casino has five gaming salons, two with private dining rooms and each customizable to the guest’s every whim

Esplanade Shopping

The Esplanade at Encore is a selection of 11 new boutiques in 27,000 square-feet of exquisite retail space. The edgy Rock & Republic, the distinguished Hermès and the eternally classic Chanel anchor an array of clothing, shoe, jewelry, home décor and accessory stores. Ensemble, a store for men and women, has the newest looks from JV Star USA, The Great China Wall, Royal Underground, Taverniti So, William Rast, Boozendolls, Jaded by Knight, Vivian Westwood, Phillip Plein, Nudie Jeans, Helmut Lang and Sinha-Stanice among others.

Homestore is for those wanting to surround themselves with extravagance and comfort. Discover items like the Wynn Dream Bed, hotel linens, lavish bath items, exclusive resort furnishings and other unique object from Daum, Steuben, Arca, Adrienne Landau, Cara, Theodor and Gail DeLoach, to name a few.

Centrally located on the Encore Esplanade, In Step is every woman’s retail dream. Sparkling from ceiling to floor, the shop has the most exclusive collection of shoes and a sampling of accessories from Nicholas Kirkwood, Viktor & Rolf, Be & D, Freelance, John Galliano, Chloe and more.Steve WynnSteve Wynn’s Encore caters equally as well to the sophisticated, well-traveled, jet-setter as to the one who just wants a weekend of luxurious escape. Encore strives to treat you like a member of an exclusive private club in an organically stunning atmosphere. Catering to the well-heeled person in all of us, a stay at the Encore will make your Las Vegas vacation one to be remembered.

Encore     www.encorelasvegas.com
3131 Las Vegas Boulevard S., Las Vegas, NV 89109
Main Number: (702) 770.8000
Room Reservations: (702) 770.7171,
Toll free information:  (888) 320.71251  (877) 321-9966

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