Las Vegas. May 2, 2005.

Gambling magnate Steve Wynn early Thursday tore the wraps off his new hotel, casino and shopping fantasyland, an opulent $2.7 billion Las Vegas megaresort. Wynn Las Vegas is a curvaceous 2,716 room refuge, hiding behind a vast man-made mountain covered in conifers on the north end of the famous Las Vegas Strip, which marks its centenary on May 15. The complex, which opened to eager customers just after midnight, boasts marble floors, walls painted in fantastic designs and modern furniture, designed to give a less formal feel than Wynn's other Vegas hotels

Its feature attraction is a huge lake visible from the main casino, and a 30 meter (feet) waterfall designed, along with the man-made mountain to mask noise from the adjacent Strip, and give visitors on sense of isolation from the sensory overload that is Las Vegas.

Every room in the hotel boasts at least two state-of-the-art flat screen televisions, including one in the bedroom. Opening night prices were $329 per night.

The 9,500 employee hotel also features a 2,000-seat dome designed for a new aqua-spectacular "The Dream" created by Belgium's Franco Dragone, whose credits include productions by Montreal's famed Cirque du Soleil and pop Diva Celine Dion's current Las Vegas show.

The stage is an immense round pool, filled with nearly four million litres of water, where a troupe of athletes, gymnasts, swimmers and dancers cavort before slipping beneath the placid surface.

The casino with its gaming tables and slot machines aims for elegance, with its boutiques by Chanel, Dior, Cartier, Gaultier, Vuitoon and Brioni.

Guests are greeted at the hotel's entrance by a Ferrari-Maserati dealership, where black and red dream machines revolve on pedestals, like diamonds in their showcases.

Source : travel.discovery.com

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