HotelChatter - Tag: Wynn Hotels

Las Vegas: Shower Time's All White At The Encore Las Vegas

juliab — 2011-04-21T11:12:02-05:00

Never mess with a classic. That was our first thought when we opened up the cute little shower cap box from a recent stay at Encore Las Vegas and were greeted by a white shower cap.

Our second: actually, it’s kind of cute. Makes it look like a baker’s cap rather than a shower cap. That makes it a little less unsexy, no?

Our third: actually, it’s a bummer, because now we can no longer use it for numbers 1, 7, 12, 14 and 20 in our list of 20 other uses for hotel shower caps. And although the others would still work, this would make things a lot less attractive.

Four Hotels Where You Can Feast on Vegan Fare

Jennifer Kester — 2011-04-13T11:07:08-05:00

Crispy polenta—yummm.

We always feel bad for our globe-trotting vegan friends. When they dine at hotels, they are stuck with practically no options on the menu, and the choices they do have are basically limited to lettuce. But a number of hotels are trying to cater to the meat-free, dairy-free crowd and offer a special vegan menu that also tastes good.

Check out four hotels that are cooking it up animal-free.

WTF: NYLO vs. Wynn Re: XS

Jenna — 2009-07-15T10:37:21-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/xsniteclub.jpg" class="top"> Okay, kiddies. Can't we all agree that suing each other over the gimmicky use of two consonants is a little...excessive? Or should we say "XS-ive"? According to local Las Vegas news station <a href="http://www.kvbc.com/Global/story.asp?S=10729619">KVBC</a>, Wynn Resorts filed a lawsuit on Monday in U.S. District Court against <A href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/nylo hotels">NYLO Hotels</a>. The dispute? Who has the rights to "XS." Yes, really. Reportedly, NYLO had "asserted rights" to the trademark "XS" perhaps a marketing tie-in for their yet-to-happen XP brand? and had "offered to let Wynn pay a licensing fee to use the name for the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/3/3/15923/38761/hotels/A_Night_of_XS_At_Encore_Las_Vegas">club at Encore.</a>" How generous of them! The suit Wynn is filing against NYLO says its use of "XS" doesn't

'60 Minutes' Gives 13 Minutes of Love to Steve Wynn

Jenna — 2009-04-13T08:56:37-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/stevewynn60mins.jpg" class="top"> Last night, CBS' 60 Minutes aired a segment on <a hre="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/steve wynn">Steve Wynn</a>, aptly titled "The King of Las Vegas." We assume it was mostly supposed to focus on exactly how Wynn "The Man With the Midas Touch has kept his company afloat and has even managed to open up a new property (<A href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Encore+Las+Vegas/local/1397">Encore Las Vegas</a>, if you're just tuning in) during these tough economic times, but it was mostly a Steve-Wynn-is-awesome piece. Which we don't mind at all, because Steve Wynn is pretty awesome. So: Charlie Rose attended the opening of Encore to interview the King of Las Vegas and to check out just how Steve Wynn whom Rose has known personally

Will Steve and Elaine Wynn's Divorce Affect the Company?

Jenna — 2009-03-11T11:16:54-05:00

Some sad news today: Steve Wynn and Elaine Wynn are officially getting a divorce. Recall that we'd heard some rumors that the emperor and his wife were in the middle of a very quiet split a couple months ago — a PYT was allegedly involved — but the couple was still on good terms.

For those who haven't followed our somewhat gush-y coverage of the almost-former Emperor's Wife: Elaine has been more than Steve's spouse; she's also been fairly involved in the company, overseeing the retail shops at Wynn hotels and acting as a director on the company's board.