During the design phase, Wynn Resorts consulted with
Forbes Travel Guide in hopes of attaining its five-star rating. DeRuyter Butler was the chief architect. Jerry Beale, senior vice president of design, described Encore as "the flirty younger sister" of Wynn Las Vegas. The Encore hotel tower is nearly identical to the one at Wynn Las Vegas, both using bronze glass. The Encore tower is 48 stories, although its top floor is labeled "63". Due to bad-luck superstitions among gamblers, the tower skips the 13th floor (
triskaidekaphobia) and those containing the number 4 (
tetraphobia). Encore opened with 2,034 hotel rooms. The rooms were remodeled in 2015, and a $200 million hotel renovation project was announced for both Wynn and Encore in 2021. Like Wynn Las Vegas, Encore also features natural lighting in certain areas of the resort, an uncommon trait for casinos. The resort opened with of retail space at the Encore Esplanade, Las Vegas' only
Roberto Cavalli boutique opened at the property in 2023. Designed by Dan Barteluce, the Encore Esplanade consists of an indoor walkway connecting to Wynn Las Vegas, with lattice ceilings providing natural lighting.
Restaurants Encore opened with five restaurants, including Sinatra; it serves as a tribute to the singer, who was friends with Wynn. The Italian restaurant features various personal memorabilia that once belonged to Sinatra. Other dining establishments included Society Cafe, and the Asian restaurant Wazuzu, the latter overseen by chef
Jet Tila. along with Botero Steak. Following a renovation, the latter reopened at the end of the year as Jardin (French for "Garden"). Switch operated until 2012. Andrea's, an Asian restaurant and lounge named after Wynn's wife Andrea Hissom, opened in its place in 2013. The lounge area included an LED screen image of Hissom's eyes. It closed in 2020 and was replaced by Elio, marking the first Mexican restaurant for the Wynn complex. A new Mexican restaurant,
Casa Playa, opened in its place the following year. Casa Playa is led by executive chef Sarah Thompson and offers a tequila and mezcal selection.
Clubs Drai, who operated the Tryst nightclub at Wynn Las Vegas, was again recruited to run the nightclub at Encore, which eventually became known as
XS nightclub. XS, measuring , in 2010
Encore Beach Club, a pool complex for adults, opened in May 2010. It was joined by a new nightclub known as Surrender, which connected to the beach club. Both were managed by
Sean Christie's Las Vegas Nightlife Group, which also operated the Blush nightclub at Wynn Las Vegas. XS and Surrender later became some of the top-grossing nightclubs in the United States. In 2010, rapper
Lil Jon signed a DJ residency at Surrender. Swedish DJ
Alesso has also performed there and at Encore Beach Club.
The Chainsmokers and
Kygo each began ongoing residencies at XS in 2017. Other entertainers at the clubs have included
Swedish House Mafia, country artist
Dustin Lynch, and DJs
Marshmello,
Diplo, and
RL Grime. Performing artists are managed by Jared Garcia. In 2018, the position of artist relations was taken over by David Hadden. By that time, Encore Beach Club had taken over the Surrender space. ==Shows==