I spent a good number of hours over this three day holiday in all four casinos and have come to the following undisputable conclusion......

Leaving the Venetian/Palazzo and entering the Wynn Dot/Encore is similar
to Dorothy's trip from the simple fields of Kansas to the colorful Land of Oz.

I've never been in the least impressed with the Venetian casino complex with one exception - the Palazzo rooms were exceptionally nice.

The Venetian casino and associated areas always remind me of a disorganized commercial warehouse at the edge of some forsaken backwards town. Just plain drab and lifeless.

But a simple walk across the overpass leads to the the Wynn and the Land of Oz were everything appears to be absolutely perfect.

Next trip to LV, make sure you make this comparison study and let me know if you feel that I'm right or wrong.

Will - I agree with you on this. I've never been a fan of the Venetian casino and think the casinos at the Wynn properties are much nicer. I especially like the Encore casino.

I think the Wynn has more class.

I've always liked the Venetian. The objective of the Venetian puts it in a different class for comparison...IMO. They are trying to replicate many, many different experiences of a city on many different levels. That makes it hard to compete with a classy hotel with a simple theme.

Palazzo bores me silly. I think class might have been their objective. If they wanted to compete with Wynn for class, they failed.

MikeD, ,JMT, nice to meet other men of impeccable taste!

And I also agree with you on your Encore selection.

For some unknown reason I seem to notice a place's lighting and sound environments without actually noticing it.

It's hard to explain that precisely but Steve Wynn knows exactly what I mean to the Nth degree,

I am not sure about this but there must be companies that do nothing but plan for interior lighting and accoustics within buildings such as casinos and hotels.

I'm not a snob or nothing but I feel immediately comfortable in an environment that provides "comforting lighting and accoustics" without even thinking or being aware about it when I enter such an environment.

So I have to assume that there are such professionals as "lighting and accoustical engineers" and that Steve Wynn hires the very best of them when he plans/builds these ultra impressive and comfortable resorts.

It can't just be that he bought and installed the best light bulbs available nor installed the finest accoustical ceiling. There must be a lot more to it than that.

In particular the Encore casino at dusk with the lighting from the outside pool-garden area plays nicely with the interior lighting within the casino's gaming areas.

It's something you have to see in order to appreciate. And I'm sure it was planned to be that way.

Hey, maybe I am a snob after all if there is such a thing as a lighting and accoustical, blue blood snob.

Make a comparison and I'm sure you'll realize that the Venetian doesn't even know that lighting and accoustical engineers exist.

Or do they?