Fodor's Expert Review Bellagio Las Vegas

The Grande Dame of Strip resorts is still as exquisite as ever, with snazzy rooms full of Italian marble and luxurious fabrics. Elegant, faux Italian provincial furniture surrounds either a single king-size bed or two queen-size beds. If it's pampering you're after, stay in the Spa Tower, which has expansive rooms and suites (with steam showers and soaking tubs), as well as an expanded full-service spa and salon. Bellagio has one of the higher staff-to-guest ratios in town, which results in visibly more solicitous service than you might expect at such an enormous property. In addition to the fountains (and the Chihuly glass flower sculpture in the lobby), marvel at the Mediterranean-infused alfresco pool complex, which comprises five pools, a café, and a pool bar. Book a shaded cabana, which includes lounge chairs and personal bar service, or an open-air daybed. At Bellagio Spa & Salon, traditional massage treatments can be augmented by ashiatsu, in which the therapist uses his or her feet, or watsu, an aquatic treatment. The unisex salon is considered one of Vegas's best.