Golden Nugget Las VegasvsEncore at Wynn Las Vegas
Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino and Encore At Wynn Las Vegas are both highly recommended by professionals. On balance, Encore At Wynn Las Vegas is preferred by most reviewers compared to Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino. Encore At Wynn Las Vegas has a TripExpert Score of 92 with accolades from 15 publications like Gayot, Lonely Planet and Zagat.
Golden Nugget Las Vegas Show All Reviews
129 East Fremont Street, Las Vegas, NV 89101
From $39/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
Rough Guide
"With a hundred retrofurnished rooms – some with flowery windowboxes – it’s tiny by Vegas standards, and slightly lower-key than its Fremont Street neighbors."
Frommer's
"Always the standout hotel in the Downtown area, a recent face-lift and expansion has made it more appealing than ever." Full review
Concierge
"The only hotel-casino in the sector that comes close to rivaling the Strip in respectability is the Golden Nugget, with its clean... guest rooms, its boisterous casino, and its Rush Tower."
Fodor's
"The Golden Nugget has pretty much reigned as Downtown's top property since the mid 1970s, evolving with the times, but maintaining classic appeal." Full review
Lonely Planet
"Looking like a million bucks, this casino hotel has set the downtown benchmark for extravagance." Full review
Oyster
Upper-middle-range
"For the price, the Golden Nugget is a steal, provided you don't mind staying in Vegas' older downtown neighborhood instead of the newer, livelier Strip." Full review
Time Out
"Following the improvements, the Nugget has consolidated its position as the best casino on Fremont Street." Full review
Star Service
"Despite a few flaws, it is one of the most solid values to be found in downtown Las Vegas." Full review
BlackBook
"The flagship casino of revitalized downtown, this sixty-year-old property recently underwent a $160 million top-to-bottom renovation."
Zagat
3.8
"The “closest thing Downtown has to a Strip hotel”, this “classy Vegas original” in the "heart of the fun" on Fremont Street is a “well-cared-for and well-loved” property."
Encore at Wynn Las Vegas Show All Reviews
3121 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, NV 89109
From $129/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Rough Guide
"Setting Las Vegas’s current standard for high-end luxury... Rooms are plush and colourful."
Frommer's
"What do you do after you have built a casino empire, sold it all, and then reentered the fray by creating an all-new paradigm for modern Vegas luxury?" Full review
Fodor's
"As far as luxury is concerned, Las Vegas simply doesn't get much better." Full review
Jetsetter
"Suite-hotel-within-a-hotel with sprawling rooms, a golf course, indoor-outdoor dining and one of the city’s best shopping scenes." Full review
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And you can choose between Chef Paul Bartolotta’s Italian coastal cuisine, the alfresco Lakeside and the French-Chinese fare at Ming Yu’s Michelin-starred Wing Lei. Nights wander from dance music mecca XS to the indoor-outdoor Tryst to the more intimate bottle service Surrender.
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"Steve Wynn's signature casino hotel (literally – his name is emblazoned across the top) Wynn and younger sibling Encore are a pair of curvaceous, copper-toned twin towers, whose entrances..." Full review
Star Service
"Built for a livelier, more youthful clientele, this glittering and glossy contemporary showcase boasts Zen and not-so-Zen Asian accents highlighted in red and black. " Full review
Gayot
"Encore Las Vegas offers even more luxurious amenities than the original Wynn Las Vegas resort."
BlackBook
"Steve Wynn continues to leave his tall, shiny, mirrored mark on the Las Vegas Strip with his newest casino tower, the Encore."
Zagat
"This ultraluxe baby sister of Wynn Las Vegas features a Strip location, a design scheme with Greek and Moroccan touches that is heavy on butterflies and a slew of high-end amenities."
Forbes Travel Guide
4 Stars
"The Four-Star Encore at Wynn Las Vegas delivers the same exceptional service and class as its flagship property, Wynn Las Vegas, but with a boutique vibe." Full review