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Wynn - 2014 - Issue 2 - Fall

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at Wynn and Encore at the beginning of 2015— to the tune of $9 million—are better than any other hotel. "We want to say that we have the world's greatest linen on our beds, but we're not keeping the promise if they're not. When you say that you have a higher-quality linen on your beds than any other hotel on earth, and that's the truth, then you're doing something." And you can be sure that he has checked for accuracy. "There was one hotel in the world that had 500-thread-count sheets, and it had 200 rooms. So we went beyond that," he con- fides. "This is the simple idea: What does the customer feel? This is next to your body. The way you take a hotel to another level is by con- sidering every single little thing." Sheets, he laughs, are "this week's passion." Other pas- sions he is contemplating include establishing a vegetable farm to supply Wynn's restaurants, establishing his own dayboat fishing operation for line-caught fish, and dedicated parking for alternative vehicles. "We are always sitting around dreaming up new things, and that is where curating the experience starts—with a group that's on the make for a better way." Grand ideas are what give birth to the more traditional curating of art and objects in the resort. And Wynn credits Roger Thomas, Executive Vice President for Wynn Design and Development, for what they call "accessorizing" the resort. "There is a noticeable element of femininity here, by design," Wynn explains. "We subscribe to the notion that the feminine side of the personality has to be explored in a resort that's top end: Women see and react with sur- prise and delight to detail." And there is no shortage of opportunity to recognize this meth- odology. For instance, if you take a moment to look up before walking into Terrace Pointe Café, you will see a delicate wood chandelier created in 1918 by Gustave Eiffel, featuring its original shades of Favrile glass. Perched in the space between the Wynn Resort Tower eleva- tors is a pair of Italian Baroque gilt carvings, discovered in an antique shop in Florence by Roger Thomas and placed just prior to Wynn's opening. These earlier works coexist in beauti- ful harmony with contemporary pieces, such as LA artist Lari Pittman's emotive abstract pieces Jembala, a tapestry by Japanese artist Kazumi Yoshida, hangs in the Encore Tower Suites. 28 Wynn STEVE Wynn

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