Travel, Miles, & Luxury: November 2012

Saturday, November 10, 2012

Myanmar Trip -- Part X

After some uneventful United flights, I landed in Las Vegas. I grabbed a taxi over to the Encore. My taxi driver was really angry because Obama was in town and the Secret Service had closed off a lot of the roads. After a longer than normal drive, I arrived at the Encore. I had booked a Virtuoso rate that included a $50 food and beverage credit and a $60 breakfast credit. I wasn't really sure what to expect, but when I got to the room I was amazed how nice it was.

Elevators

Hallway

My room

Video of my room

Room entrance

View from the room

View from the room during the day

Minibar

Bathroom TV

Super nice robe

Emergency backup toilet paper

I used my $50 to order room service for dinner. The food was very good. I got salmon, mashed potatoes, caesar salad, and chocolate cake.

I got room service for breakfast as well which was also very good.

Sourdough toast

Fresh squeezed orange juice

The lobby of the Encore is nice, but really nothing special. The cool lobby to see is the Wynn's lobby which is very colorful. There's also a Ferrari dealership on site. I looked in the window of the dealership. The salesman saw me looking in and just shook his head signifying "You'll never get this". I walked away in shame with my head down.

The only bad part of this trip was that I had very limited time in all the places I visited. Other than that, it was an awesome trip and I can't wait for the next one.

Myanmar Trip -- Part IX

Part I: Planning/Asiana Business Class (SEA-ICN)
Part II: Asiana Lounge ICN/Asiana Business Class (ICN-BKK)
Part III: Thai Airways Lounge BKK/Thai Airways Business Class (BKK-RGN)
Part IV: Myanmar/Traders Hotel
Part V: Malaysia Airlines (RGN-KUL-SIN)
Part VI: Singapore Airlines Private Room
Part VII: Singapore Airlines Suites Class (SIN-LHR)
Part VIII: SAS-Air Canada Lounge LHR/Singapore Airlines Lounge LHR/Air Canada (LHR-YUL)
Part IX: Montreal Marriott Airport
Part X: Encore Wynn Las Vegas

After clearing customs, I started walking over to the Marriott Montreal Airport. It was a pretty long walk to the lobby of the hotel. Checking in was really easy. The friendly front desk agent recognized my Platinum status and offered me a welcome amenity. I chose some Haagen Dazs ice cream and a bottle of water.

The room was very nice. Comfortable bed, nice shower, and a nice view of the airport. My only complaint would be the little bottles of shampoo/conditioner/etc. were already open and half used. I didn't really care enough to call the front desk about it, but it's still kind of gross.

Marriott Montreal Airport

Lobby

A Gideon bible and a French Mormon bible -- how nice of them?

View from the room

Very nice shower

Welcome amenity

Hotel pool

Concierge lounge

Evening lounge food

After a restful night's sleep, I woke up really early and headed over to concierge lounge for breakfast. They had a really good spread. After a filling breakfast, I decided to go out into the city. I only had a few hours until my flight so I didn't get to see that much, but I plan to go back to Montreal soon. Another thing to note is that Montreal's public transit system is really easy. They have a bus that runs very frequently from the airport to downtown Montreal. Also, you can buy a card for $8 that will give you unlimited access on all of the city buses and metro for 24 hours.

Lounge breakfast

Apparently Mubarak fled Egypt and opened a deli in Montreal

Overall, it was a nice hotel stay, and it was nice to spend some time in Montreal. I packed up my stuff and made my way to airport security. I had to wait in a fairly long customs line, and after that I headed to the lounge. I really like Air Canada lounges. They usually look nice and have good food options.

Montreal Maple Leaf Lounge

View from the lounge

Food/drink

Of course you have to drink Canada Dry in Canada (is it even Canadian?)

Can't go wrong with Clamato

I spent a little too much time in the lounge. When I arrived at the gate for my flight to Newark, even though I was there 15 minutes before departure, the gate agent said the doors were closed and I couldn't board. He rebooked me on the next flight out to Chicago. I was happy because I was being rebooked into Y class and on more convenient flights. Before I knew it, I was in Las Vegas and on my way to the Encore Wynn. Stay tuned for that post.

Final post on Las Vegas Encore Wynn -- Part X