Encore Las Vegas Review: Bigger Rooms Than Wynn, and What Else Differs

Encore at Wynn Las Vegas is the second tower on Wynn’s north-Strip campus: it opened in December 2008, has its own entrance, lobby, casino, pools and nightlife, and shares Wynn’s resort fee, free guest self-parking and restaurants. The short answer from this Encore Las Vegas review: Encore is the better of the two towers if you want the bigger standard room (745 square feet against Wynn’s 640), the Encore Beach Club and XS scene, or the Vegas Loop to the convention center. Wynn is the better pick for golf, the Lake of Dreams and Wing Lei.

How we checked: room sizes, fees, parking, pool and spa status come from Wynn’s official pages (including a resort fact page marked “last updated November 2026”), the Wynn Nightlife calendar and Forbes Travel Guide, read on Nov. 4, 2026. Our review method explains how we source and date every fact.

Encore vs Wynn: what’s actually different

Wynn and Encore are one resort with two hotel towers. They share an address (3131 Las Vegas Blvd South), the resort fee, parking, check-in times and most policies, and guests can walk between them indoors. What changes is the room, the scene and which venues are on your side of the building.

	Encore	Wynn
Opened	December 2008	April 2005
Standard room	745 sq ft, separate living area, tub and separate shower	640 sq ft
Tower Suites	Encore Tower Suites: Forbes Five-Star (2026), twice-daily housekeeping	Wynn Tower Suites: Forbes Five-Star for a 20th straight year, private pool deck
Signature dining	Sinatra (Forbes Four-Star), Casa Playa, Wazuzu	Wing Lei (Forbes Five-Star), SW Steakhouse, Sartiano’s
Nightlife	XS, Encore Beach Club, Eastside Lounge	Delilah supper club
Spa	The Spa at Encore, Forbes Five-Star	The Spa at Wynn, Forbes Five-Star
Only here	Vegas Loop station, Wynn Poker Room	Lake of Dreams, Wynn Golf Club, bridge to The Palazzo

Encore is the tower for space and nightlife; Wynn is the tower for golf, the lake-view restaurants and a quieter pool scene. Forbes rates both hotels themselves Four-Star. Our Wynn vs Encore comparison works through layouts and views, and the Wynn Las Vegas review covers the Wynn side in depth.

Location: north Strip, with its own front door

Encore sits on the north Strip between The Palazzo and, farther north, Resorts World and Fontainebleau. It has its own main entrance, taxi stand, rideshare zone and self-park garage (turn right off Las Vegas Boulevard onto Encore Resort Boulevard and follow the access road to the back). To reach The Venetian and The Palazzo, you walk through Wynn to its pedestrian bridge. Our guide to north Strip hotels shows what else is in walking range.

The big Encore-only perk is the Vegas Loop station. Wynn says the underground ride to LVCC Central Station takes less than two minutes, with hours that vary by event; see our Vegas Loop guide for fares and our hotels near the Las Vegas Convention Center for alternatives. The Loop can’t be booked from Encore to the airport, and there’s no hotel shuttle; Wynn puts Harry Reid International Airport about five miles away, usually a 10- to 20-minute drive.

The campus also sits on the Formula 1 circuit: the official layout puts Turns 10 and 11 between Wynn and The Venetian. For race week, Nov. 19–21, 2026, read our Las Vegas Grand Prix hotels guide before you book.

Rooms and Encore Tower Suites

Encore’s standard room, the Encore Resort (Wynn also calls it a Resort Suite), is 745 square feet, with separate living and sleeping areas, a 55-inch 4K TV on a swivel base, tablet controls and floor-to-ceiling windows facing the Strip, the pool or downtown. The bathroom is the selling point: an oversize marble tub, a separate glass-enclosed shower, dual sinks and a separate water closet. Don’t read “living area” as a second bedroom: it’s a zone within the room, so a group of four still shares one space, and Wynn adds a $50 surcharge for each guest beyond two.

Room type	Size	Good to know
Encore Resort (king or two queens)	745 sq ft	Tub and separate shower; Strip, pool or downtown view
Encore Panoramic View	745 sq ft	Same room on floors 31 to 63
Encore Tower Suite King / Two Queens	745 sq ft	Tower Suites entrance and perks; Dyson hair dryer
Encore Tower Suite Parlor	1,408 sq ft	Separate living and dining rooms, wet bar
Encore Tower Suite Salon	2,261 sq ft	Larger living and dining room, wet bar
Two Bedroom Apartment	3,475 sq ft	Butler’s pantry, powder room
Three Bedroom Duplex	5,829 sq ft	Two stories, billiard, dining and exercise rooms

Sizes are Wynn’s own, checked Nov. 4, 2026; Wynn’s equivalent Parlor and Salon suites are smaller, at 1,280 and 1,817 square feet. Encore has its own registration areas, and digital check-in in the Wynn Resorts app skips the desk line. Guests often praise the size, cleanliness and beds; the repeated complaints are high prices for food and extras, uneven housekeeping and Encore Beach Club noise on some floors on party nights.

Is an Encore Tower Suite worth it?

Only if you’ll use the service, because the entry Tower Suite is the same 745 square feet as a Resort room. You pay for the private Encore Tower Suites entrance and registration lobby, twice-daily housekeeping with turndown, a $50 daily breakfast credit (good until noon at select restaurants) and free valet. Forbes, which rates Encore Tower Suites Five-Star for 2026, also lists a Tower Suites-only pool and line-skipping at The Buffet. On a short, busy trip, the Resort room gives you the same space.

Pools and Encore Beach Club

The Pool at Encore is a garden-ringed pool with chaises, and Wynn’s terms include resort-pool access in the resort fee. As of Nov. 4, 2026, though, Wynn’s pool page listed it as closed for the remainder of the season, along with Wynn’s main resort pool and Jacuzzi. The only pools still listed were Wynn’s Tower Suites pool and its European/Sunset Pool, both 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. If a swim matters before spring, check that page before booking.

Encore Beach Club is the 21+ dayclub, with temperature-controlled pools, daybeds, cabanas and headline DJs, typically opening between 11 a.m. and noon Friday through Sunday in season. On Nov. 4, the Wynn Nightlife calendar showed one more date, Diplo’s Plunge Club on Sunday, Nov. 8, and no EBC at Night dates.

Restaurants and bars at Encore

You can eat anywhere on the campus, but these are on the Encore side:

• Sinatra: Forbes Four-Star Italian near the Encore Tower Suites registration area. Dinner runs from 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. (10 p.m. Friday and Saturday); business casual, and no children under 5.
• Casa Playa: coastal Mexican next to the poker room, where executive chef Sarah Thompson won the 2026 James Beard Award for Best Chef: Southwest. Dinner starts at 5 p.m., with late-night dining until midnight on Friday and Saturday.
• Wazuzu: Asian fusion and a sushi bar in the Encore casino, open from 11:30 a.m.
• Eastside Lounge: cocktails and dueling pianos from 5:30 p.m.

Daytime dining is the thin spot. Jardin closed for good in 2026 and the American restaurant planned for its space hasn’t opened, so most breakfasts mean an indoor walk to Tableau, Terrace Pointe Café or The Buffet on the Wynn side, or room service. That’s why the Tower Suites breakfast credit is worth more here than it sounds.

Casino, XS and nightlife

Encore’s casino includes high-limit gaming. The Wynn Poker Room is here and open 24 hours, and the Encore Race & Sports Book sits next to the Encore Players Lounge. Smoking is allowed on the casino floor, at outdoor patio and pool areas and on designated hotel floors; light up in a non-smoking room and the cleaning fee runs up to $1,500.

XS Nightclub, reached through the Encore Esplanade, reopens Nov. 5, 2026, after its first full renovation since opening in 2008. The Wynn Nightlife calendar lists a four-night opening run and dates through New Year’s Eve, when Calvin Harris plays. XS is 21+, typically open Friday through Sunday from 10:30 p.m., with a business-casual dress code.

The Encore Theater books headliners, with Brad Paisley, Lionel Richie and Nate Bargatze on its November and December 2026 calendar, and the free Lake of Dreams show runs every half hour after dusk on the Wynn side.

The Spa at Encore and fitness

The Spa at Encore holds a 2026 Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star rating and has just refreshed its treatment rooms, lounges and wet areas. Wynn says the saunas, steam rooms and shower areas reopened on Oct. 23, 2026, along with the Salon at Encore, but on Nov. 4 the spa page still listed the whirlpools, cold plunges and experience showers as temporarily unavailable, with treatments $20 cheaper meanwhile. The spa is open daily from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for guests 18 and older; cancel at least six hours ahead or pay half the price.

The fitness center is open 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily, and the resort fee covers two people; guests say it gets crowded at peak morning hours. If you’re choosing a spa-first hotel, compare Encore with the city’s other Five-Star spas in our best spas in Las Vegas.

Resort fee, parking and policies

Item	Cost or rule (as of November 2026)
Resort fee	$55 + tax per night (about $62.36)
Self-parking, registered guests	Free, up to two vehicles
Valet	$40 per day, up to 24 hours, no re-entry; free for Tower Suites guests
Parking, non-guests	First three hours free, then $25 a day
Incidental hold	$150 per night on a credit card
Extra guests	$50 surcharge per person beyond two; four maximum
Check-in / checkout	3 p.m. / noon
Cancellation	At least 72 hours before arrival

According to Wynn’s resort fact page, the fee covers Wi-Fi at 15 Mbps on unlimited devices, daily bottled water, fitness center access for two, a digital newsstand and unlimited local, domestic long-distance and toll-free calls. With Clark County’s 13.38% room tax, $55 becomes about $62.36 a night. Unlike MGM and Caesars, Wynn Rewards lists no resort-fee waiver by tier, though Chairman and Black members get free valet. Wynn warns that parking may cost more during special events; see the parking page.

Free self-parking is a real saving on a Strip where most big resorts charge their own guests by the day; compare our Las Vegas parking fees and Las Vegas resort fees guides. Pets aren’t permitted (service animals are), and late checkout depends on availability.

Who should stay at Encore

• Couples who want space: 745 square feet with a living area, a tub and a separate shower.
• Nightlife fans: XS and Encore Beach Club are on your side of the building.
• Convention-goers: the Loop reaches the convention center in under two minutes.
• Drivers: free self-parking for up to two vehicles.
• Spa and food lovers: a Five-Star spa, Sinatra and Casa Playa; compare the field in our luxury hotels in Las Vegas.

Who should choose another hotel

• Winter pool seekers: the Pool at Encore closed for the season in early November 2026.
• Light sleepers on summer weekends: ask for a room away from Encore Beach Club, or book Wynn.
• Golfers: Wynn’s side has the golf club, Wing Lei and the lake-view restaurants.
• Center-Strip loyalists: Bellagio and the Four Corners are well south of here.
• Smoke-sensitive travelers and pet owners: smoking is allowed on designated hotel floors, and pets aren’t permitted.

Encore Las Vegas review: pros and cons

Alternatives nearby

Wynn, next door, is the same resort with smaller standard rooms and the golf, lake and Wing Lei advantages. The Palazzo, one bridge south, has all-suite rooms, and Fontainebleau, up the boulevard, is the newer luxury resort with LIV nightlife.

Is Encore worth it?

Yes, if you’ll use the room and the after-dark side of the resort. Encore gives you one of the biggest standard rooms on the Strip, a bathroom built for two, free self-parking and a Five-Star spa at the same fee as Wynn next door. It’s the right tower for couples who’ll spend time in the room, nightlife-first trips and convention weeks with the Loop downstairs. Book Wynn for golf, Wing Lei or a quieter pool scene, and look elsewhere for a winter pool day or a center-Strip address. Prices vary according to travel dates and availability; see where Encore lands among our best hotels in Las Vegas.

For nights, dress codes and table add-ons, our nightclub guide shows how XS compares with Marquee, OMNIA and LIV.

FAQ

Is Encore part of Wynn Las Vegas?

Yes. Encore at Wynn Las Vegas is the second hotel tower on the Wynn campus, opened in December 2008. It has its own entrance, registration, casino, pool, spa and nightclubs, but it shares Wynn’s address, resort fee, parking and policies, and guests of either tower can walk indoors to the other’s restaurants and amenities.

Is Encore better than Wynn?

For room size, yes: Encore’s standard room is 745 square feet with a separate living area, against 640 at Wynn, and both come with the same $55-plus-tax resort fee. Encore also has XS, Encore Beach Club and the Vegas Loop station. Wynn is better for golf, Wing Lei, the Lake of Dreams and a quieter pool scene.

How much is the resort fee at Encore?

$55 plus tax per night (as of November 2026), about $62.36 with Clark County’s 13.38% room tax. It covers Wi-Fi on unlimited devices, daily bottled water, fitness center access for two, unlimited domestic calls and a digital newsstand. Wynn Rewards doesn’t waive it by tier.

Is parking free at Encore Las Vegas?

Yes, for registered hotel guests: self-parking is free for up to two vehicles. Valet costs $40 a day with no re-entry and is free for Tower Suites guests and Wynn Rewards Chairman and Black members. Non-guests get three free hours, then pay $25 a day, and Wynn says rates may rise during special events.

Is XS Nightclub open?

XS reopens on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, after a renovation that began in the summer, with RÜFÜS DU SOL, The Chainsmokers, Calvin Harris and Diplo B2B Hugel over the first four nights. It’s 21+, typically open Friday through Sunday from 10:30 p.m., and the Wynn Nightlife calendar lists dates through New Year’s Eve.

Is the pool at Encore open in winter?

Not this year so far. On Nov. 4, 2026, Wynn listed the Pool at Encore as closed for the remainder of the season. Wynn’s Tower Suites pool and European/Sunset Pool were still listed at 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Encore Beach Club had one more date on the calendar, Nov. 8. Check Wynn’s pool page before a winter trip.