Daniel S.
Yelp
The Wynn Plaza Shops is an ultra high end mall that features shops such as Balman, Celine, Bottega Veneta, Omega, and Louis Vuitton. The only two restaurants are Cipriani and Urth Cafe. It is a brand new 70,000 square foot mall that opened on November 9, 2018. It opened with a fair amount of vacancies that are current at the time of this writing.
Being the newest addition to the Wynn, it connects the casino to Las Vegas Boulevard and entrances to the self parking garage and valet parking. Placed in the northwest of the Wynn, it originates from the casino by the Wynn-Encore connector where the late Ferrari dealership was. The sole hallway leads west toward Las Vegas Boulevard passing the self park and valet entrances. At this juncture the sole hallway branches off to two levels at the "Smiling King Bear" Statue. Halfway the sole hall curves to the right bringing it parallel to Las Vegas Boulevard. It concludes at a large two level plate glass window overlooking the North Strip. The flooring is an extension of the white floor and red carpet pattern throughout the Wynn. Both levels are open to the domed sky lights interspersed with chandeliers. The upper level creates a dual balcony corridor above the ground level.
In the past month, I strolled the Wynn Plaza Shops three times. Here are my observations. For the Las Vegas Strip, it was ultra quiet with the exception of Urth Caffe. I felt as if I was more in the Museum of Billionaire retailing than the Las Vegas Strip. Excitement was lacking. With a handful of ultra high end shops yet to open there was an incompleteness to it. There was a want for interesting window displays. I thought that it could of used a grand centerpiece attraction or work of art to bring life to the place.
Where the businesses with the exception of Urth Caffe did zilch for me there were a few aspects to the mall that I enjoyed. Two of them are the public art that bookmarks the mall. Closer to the casino is "The Smiling King Bear" by Okuda San Miguel. This is a charming bear created from fiberglass, stainless steel, and synthetic enamel. He is the mall's photo attraction. At the opposite end of the hall is the "Arrows and Flower Neon Sign." This is a revolving art work transitioning from an illuminating flower to an arrow as it slowly spins around. Takashi Murakami and Virgil Abloh brought it to life from Neon, aluminum, and stainless steel. Nearby why the mall dead ends, the two level plate glass window brings the North Strip to life. It was from this view point that I took in the progress on the future Resorts World. Another aspect of the mall that I enjoy is that around the same time it opened the Wynn and Encore did away with paid self parking.
In my opinion based on real life experiences here; with the exception of the bookended public art and Urth Caffe, I consider it to be a three star mall. I feel that there is too much of a concentration on ultra high end shops where there is a lack of variety and restaurants. Even if Lady Luck hit and added 7 zeros to my income, I would be of the same opinion.