Rosa

Is there a fee for the gondola ride at the Venitan Hotel. How much is it and is it worth the $$. What do you see.

jpm

I'll admit I did this...under protest. The cost is about$12 each and there is usually a line - get there right as they open to avoid. There are two rides - one inside the casino (actually on the second floor) and one in front of the hotel outside. The one in the casino last about 20 minutes during which time your are entertained by your gondolier. Ours was the lead singer at the Follies for 20 years - he told us they are hired based upon their singing abilities. It was very hokey, but we had a good time.

Vegas Is No Longer

$12 for those gondola rides at Venetian???!!!
You've gotta be kiddin'!!!


Do you realize a REAL gondola ride in Venice is almost the same price (if you haggle) except the scenery is beautiful instead of plastic?

Next thing you know they'll be charging $10 to gaze at the fake pyramid and $15 to see the fake volcano!

vegas

hmmm......when I was in Venice, a REAL gondola ride was upwards of $75 (haggling included).

annie

Rosa:
Yes, We took the ride. We took the inside one as it was 104 degrees outside. We even bought the picture afterwards. It is now sitting in a lovely frame on my desk at work.
I believe it was $12.

rog

the real Venice STINKS, literally.

noway

You can get a gondola ride in Venice for $12 if you "haggle." No way, no how, nobody. Anyone who's been to Venice knows that's impossible. You couldn't get one of those guys to give you a ride for $12 if you held a gun to their heads.

As for paying $12 at the Venetian, that doesn't sound too awful (though I don't think I'd bother). As for it being "phony," that's also true when you pay $7 to see a movie where Harrison Ford rescues the world. Is that real? No, it's entertainment.

been there

If its $12 EACH in Las Vegas, then it is somewhat comparable to the real Venice, as there you pay by the boatload, not by the person, and if you haggle, you can get it for $60-75 or so, and the gondola will fit 4-6 people. Gondola rides in a fake Venice I suppose are one reason why Europeans look down their nose at American culture. Did a 'real' gondola ride a few months ago in Venice, Italy--it DID not smell, and was a time I will remember forever!

Vegas Is No Longer

$40 for 50 minutes was our price (with coupon) for gondola ride in Venice, Italy.
So, I think you got "taken for a ride" Mr or Ms Vegas.

sandi

Venice (Italy) and its canals do not stink, and the gondoliers rarely haggle anymore. A 30-45 min. ride at sunset can set you back about $50.00

another

methinks Rog was trying to sound a little more knowledgable than he actualy is?

x

this made me chuckle. i can't imagine paying money for such a silly thing...and waiting in line to do it. LOL

xxx

I remember laughing as a couple floated by on the gondola while getting married. Another cheesy Vegas wedding.

XxXx

You can make reservations, so you can leave and come back at your time.
You are not paying for a fake gondola ride. These are real gondolas manned by gondoliers with beautiful singing voices... pure entertainment, and pure Vegas. Do you call going on a the Materhorn at Disneyland a "fake" bobsled ride? Lighten up and let the rest of us have fun!

Kevin

As for the smell of canals in Venice, during summer they can get very ripe and pungent smelling.
Varies a lot by season, recent rains and breeze status.

velis

The gardens and lawns of the casinos are watered with freshly treated waste water. So that flush this morning is the spray on your face as you walk to the next casino.It stinks.

duh

This should be on the EUROPE site!

why

Why would a thread about gondolas in Las Vegas belong on the Europe forum?

Sigmund

Because "duh" was threatened by something he didn't understand.
His small character and lack of self confidence led him to lash out as a means of compensating.
Oh. And then there's that issue of penis size....

duh

Sigmund,

OR

perhaps duh was trying to get a rise out of people on this site who are uptight - worked like a charm, I knew some idiot would fall for it (and you're the one Freud).