Grand Opening of Encore Hotel

On December 23rd, we arrived at the Wind Hotel just a few days after the Encore had opened; in fact it may have actually been the next day. The first thing we noticed was that the Wind was a lot less crowded than it normally is. We went shopping at the Wind shops and the bargains were absolutely ridiculous. I found a pair of Seven jeans for $50 and my wife got a couple of dresses for around 75% off, and these weren’t just junkie - they were absolutely the best of the best.

We decided to walk over and see the Encore, and they had remodeled the passageway through the conference rooms and even the hallway through the conference rooms was absolutely gorgeous - decorated with beautiful art and unbelievable carpeting and roofing. When we walked into the Encore, it had the same feel as the Wind. It had the butterfly motif, but it also had something different. The casino was divided into sections and they had big overhead skylights to light it. There was a garden area outside that had a light so bright that you could swear it was daytime when you looked outside. There were a lot of new restaurants and we walked from restaurant to restaurant, checking the menus and figuring out where we were going to be eating in the future. The attention to detail in the decorations was outstanding and everywhere you look, you can see the butterfly pattern repeating itself.