cheesy smiles and fake 'have a nice day's do not constitute service, going the extra mile and beyond the expected to delight your customers does. the Wynn falls short of delivering good service. sure the place is plush enough, with big rooms (we stayed in the tower suites), but for that money it should. no, the problem is that the place is clearly run along strictly defined processes with no room to flex to help customers. i suppose this is inevitable given the industrial scale of the operation, and in this respect is similar to other vegas resort hotels. for example requested a late check out by an hour as flight left at 4pm. was categorically told that this was not possible as hotel was full that evening and they needed the rooms (this was a lie, i checked), they then told me that late check out would be charged at 1/2 a day, i.e. late check out is possible but only if you pay. this is galling when you have just dropped over $1200 to stay for 5 nights. similarly kept to wait in long queues by servers to ensure they get their tips rather then to ensure i get seated in a way convenient for me. also can someone explain to me why a 'gratuity' is added to a mini-bar drink, what service have i been given by helping myself to a drink? many of the staff are pleasant enough, but the managers clearly relegate their customer's needs behind their own. tried the upscale chinese restaurant, and it was very pricey, but again service was slow and impersonal. my party all agreed subsequently that the food was better at their respective local chinese take aways. rooms were ok, but a bit grubby, there was dust in evidence, and the shower had hair in the plug hole - yeuch!







