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- October 22, 2009
- Rated 5 of 5 by
Coliboy from Hamilton, United Kingdom
My wife and I went to the Bellagio for our honeymoon. We loved it! The room was amazing! When we checked in at the reception we asked for a room overlooking the fountains. The receptionist said he would put us on the reserve list. I gave him $20 and said I'd appreciate it if he could help us out. He pretended to make a phone call and upgraded us. Money talks. Best $20 I spent. My only complaint is one of the days the cleaner never cleaned the bath tub. The rooms are very spacious, beds are uber comfy and large and the view was phenomenal. The fountains are spectacular and the accompanying music was spot on. The breakfast buffet is a couple of bucks dearer than most places but well worth the extra. The range of food is crazy; from eggs and bacon to pancakes to duck curry to steak. There are a few pools and plenty of sunbeds. All in all, it is the best hotel I have stayed in.
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Dancing Fountains
- August 11, 2009
- Rated 5 of 5 by
Cat19 from Stocking Pelham, United Kingdom
For me only the Bellagio would do once we had decided to visit Las Vegas as part of our honeymoon. The hotel featured in the Oceans’ 11 film which I loved and I was particularly looking forward to seeing the famous water fountain show.
The hotel is located roughly half way along the main Strip area and is beautiful to look at from the outside. It is set back from the street and the front of the building gently curves around the imitation Lake Como. Providing it is not too windy, from 3pm in the afternoon the fountain show runs every fifteen minutes making for excellent photo opportunities and selling lots of postcards.
We booked via a travel agents a few months in advance, we had to wait a few days for confirmation whilst they requested the room so this was probably not the most efficient booking process. Our agent was booking a number of flights and hotels for us and did not provide a detailed breakdown of the costs, however our check-in card at Bellagio revealed our rate for a deluxe room (which is the lowest category) as US$260 a night. A lake view is about an extra $60 per night and a suite would easily double or triple the nightly rate depending upon what class of suite.
Upon arrival our taxi was greeted by one of the many bellboys on duty outside helping both the arriving and departing guests, they took charge of the luggage, gave us receipts and told us to call the number on the receipt once we were in our room and wanted our luggage delivered. So far so good.
We then walked into bedlam. The hotel has over 2,500 rooms and was at capacity. Additionally in Las Vegas people visit other hotels and Bellagio is a popular one, adding to noise, crowds and general chaos in reception. We arrived at 10.30am and at first it appeared that all the desks were dealing with check outs but we noticed that some check in desks were open as well. In total there were about 20 desks but each had a line of at least half a dozen people and we knew we were in for a long wait. It took about 45 minutes to get to a desk and then followed most time consuming check in ever. I cannot even remember what they were doing but I have checked into a lot of hotels and it has never taken this long or involved so much paperwork. And unfortunately we weren’t done yet. We were too early for our room so this was just doing the paperwork , we had to return later to get our room key and this involved another twenty minutes waiting in line to pick up our room key.
With this number of guests and a constant stream at reception, I expected it would take ages to get our luggage. In fact we called and it was delivered to us within a few minutes.
We were more than happy with our room, which was modern and elegant. It contained an extremely comfortable king size bed, desk, two armchairs, coffee table and large wardrobe. I was impressed that in a hotel this size there was a nightly turn down service. The bathroom was in a beautiful cream coloured marble and contained a very deep bath as well as a two-person shower and was well stocked with toiletries.
Las Vegas is a noisy, glitzy, cheesy playground. The thing I liked most about this room was that at the end of the day we closed the door on that, found ourselves in a stylish space and never heard a peep from the outside.
On the Bellagio casino floor there are tables for normal people, high limit tables for others, poker rooms, plenty of slot machines and a very large and comfortable sports bar area. Waitress service and free drinks are provided everywhere but it is normal to tip about $1 per drink. We never went long without a waitress asking us if we would like a drink, even though we are not gambling sorts and frequented the 2c slot machines most often or the sports bar to watch football (it was the 2006 world cup) on big TV screens. My opinion is that when you have seen one casino floor you have seen them all and the Bellagio’s casino did not particularly stand out from all the others apart from it was better at providing drinks. Not necessarily a good thing for some I expect.
There are numerous restaurants offering both fine and casual dining and many of them overlook the lake making for perfect views. On our first day we went to Olives for lunch, this is apparently a casual dining Italian restaurant although I thought it was pretty smart. We were very pleased to get a table on the patio outside at about 2.45pm meaning the fountain show was about to start. Unfortunately 3pm came and went with no show because it was too windy to switch the fountains on. Nevertheless we enjoyed a delicious meal of pasta and a glass of wine.
Although the Bellagio has an Italian theme, it offers restaurants of various cuisines and in the evening we decided to try the fine dining Chinese restaurant, Jasmine. We had to wait about ten minutes for a table which was a much shorter wait than at some of the other restaurants, best to book a table for dinner at this hotel. We liked the feel of this restaurant, it was nicely decorated, the tables were comfortably spaced out and the food was good too. I was not very impressed with having my main course delivered before they had cleared away our starters though I must admit. It was a memorable evening though because the restaurant overlooks the lake and after we finished our main courses we had an unobstructed nighttime view of the fountain show, the accompanying music is played in the restaurant and I think you really need to enjoy the show fully. The prices in the restaurants are probably not the cheapest to be found, however they are not prohibitive and are unlikely to shock anybody used to paying UK prices. We happily took all our meals in the Bellagio.
Bellagio is one of the hotels with a Cirque de Soliel show, this one is called "O" because of a water theme. I booked tickets a couple of days in advance over the phone and got seats in the royal circle about eight rows back in the middle. They weren’t cheap though at $150 each for a 90 minute show, but I am very glad we went and don’t resent the cost. The theatre was as big as any I have been to in London, but with roomier seats and a bit more leg room than I am used to. There are two shows a night and if you don’t pre-book there is a booking office outside but in the evenings there would be long queues here so I recommend booking it.
Like most hotels, the Bellagio has plenty of shops most of which are of designer labels. We didn’t really spend our time looking round the shops.
We loved our trip to Las Vegas, it is not just about gambling and we are certain to return at some point in the next few years. I am also fairly certain that when we do return we will book the Bellagio again and indeed my only hesitation is over the check in which really was a nightmare and I don’t really wish to repeat. Once that is out of the way though, the Bellagio offers everything I would want out of a Las Vegas hotel.
From journal Coast to Coast
Greatest Experience of my life!
- July 7, 2009
- Rated 4 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
This was my boyfriend and my first time in Vegas and I will say it was the greatest experience of my life! Everything was perfect, from the suite, to the staff, to the food. The pool was absolutely beautiful!!! The one problem I will say we had been checking in. Our room wasn't ready and the front desk couldn't even give us a time frame on when it would be ready. Other then that I would most definitely stay in this hotel again!! Well worth it!
Very disappointed.
- July 6, 2009
- Rated 3 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
We have stayed in numerous hotels in Las Vegas so I had high expectations for the Bellagio. I was disappointed to find out that the room service was below par when we didn’t have our sheets changed and the only cleaning that was done was the maid taking out the trash. To be honest, the room looked like any other room on the strip and didn’t have that feeling or look that you expect from a 5-star hotel.
Wonderful!
- June 23, 2009
- Rated 5 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
The hotel was first class all the way. From the minute we checked in to our departure everything was first rate. The food at the buffet was really yummy and provided even several sugar free desserts for my husband who is diabetic. Very good variety of meats and exotic things that we could try. The hotel is also beautiful and we loved the conservatory and all the flowers and birds.