Forbes.com article on Steve Wynn

Billionaire-owner Steve Wynn's modus operandi in his long history in the Vegas hotel and casino business has been to offer luxury and elegance in a city that---before him---was known for seedy gambling joints, conventioneers and drunken stag parties.

Created by an army of architects and designers, the Wynn includes 2,700 rooms, 22 bars and restaurants, an art gallery displaying Wynn's personal collection, a 45-room spa, full fitness facilities, high-end shopping, an 18-hole golf course and its own Cirque du Soleil-style copycat show.

And, in an attempt to create exclusivity along the Vegas strip, Wynn has even built a 140-foot mountain that shields the hotel---and, presumably, its high-flying guests---from the hoi polloi of the strip.

Long ivory pillars and pretty taffeta-cloaked chandeliers are perfectly complemented by a bold carpet, done in greens, golds and reds and designed by Jacques Garcia, the famed interior designer of Paris' Hotel Costes.

Gambling facilities are standard fare, but have the advantage that the Wynn Las Vegas possesses the casino equivalent of the "new car smell."

The swimming pool is definitely upmarket and possesses a European formality, going as far as to cordon off an area for bathers who wish to go topless.

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