Vegas-I'm so TORN! - Bellagio or Venetian (or both)?
 

Good Lord I hate how I overthink everything.

So now I'm sitting here with reservations at Bellagio (Spa Tower room, partial fountain view) as well as reservations at Venetian (Venezia Bella Suite).

Yesterday, I'd decided it was the Bellagio, and today I'm back to Venetian. (This is our first Vegas trip obviously).

I love the fact that we could listen to and watch the fountain show, from our room at the B, and I like the location of Bellagio....with Paris right across the street and all. BUT, I also like the location of the Venetian, and the cheesy looking gondola atmosphere.

What to do, what to do... tempted to stay at both, but then I don't want to have to go through check-in/out twice...and if Vegas is all 'that', we could always stay at one or the other another time....

I need some persuasive reasons to choose one over the other. Does anybody have some persuasive reasons?

How about - you keep BOTH of them, and I'll watch over one of them while you are in the other?

No? Dang! Sorry, can't halp otherwise, but what a great decision to have to make! Enjoy Vegas!

Stay in Bellagio, walk across to the Venetian to enjoy the canal restaurants and shops? If you have a view of the fountains, that's better than some (many) views from the Venetian. Plus, the Bellagio casino is IMO lousy, compared to the atmosphere at Paris and Venetian and others. enjoy.

Tough choice. (We should all have such problems!) Bellagio gets my vote for location. But remember that the Venetian room is more like a suite (though not really separate rooms). I think that would give it the edge for me. I also think their bathrooms are also more luxurious than the Bellagio's, since they have a separate make-up vanity w/mirror, and also have body jets in the shower. And with the opening of the Wynn, the "center" of the strip is starting to move a little further north.

I am also in the same position trying to decide between the two for a January trip. My concern is also which has the better spa since they both seem to offer similar services at similar cost. I can't help but think that the Canyon Ranch spa at Venetian should be better due to its reputation but I may be wrong.
Does anyone have experience with the concierge rooms at Venetian as far as the quantity/quality of continental breakfast and afternoon snacks. I have stayed at some hotels where the concierge room offerings actually can almost be full meals and help defray cost of pricey breakfasts.
hunterblu, did you consider the concierge rooms at the Venetian? If the cost is not outrageously more for your dates be aware that these suites do include continental breakfast, afternoon cocktails and snacks. Might help with your decision.

We always got a room with a view of the Strip & Fountains at the Bellagio and I really don't think anything the Venetian has it quite as nice. I spent hours at the Venetian shopping and eating but we were quite happy to go back to the other end to Bellagio..What is it about the location at the Venetian that appeals to you more? They are both a walk from each other, TI and Mirage are across the street from Venetian, Ceasars is next door and Ballys/Paris is across from Bellagio.
Believe me, the cheesy Gondola thing is no reason to base a stay at the hotel on..
The shops, restaurants and pools at the Bellagio are wonderful and as close as a casino/hotel can come to classy, IMO..
It is hard to decide when you have never been there, but I think you should listen to me LOL...go to the Bellagio. Next trip you can see if you want to try out the Venetian..(but then you might find the V compares badly and you will be sorry lol)
Either way- good luck & have fun!*as soon as you check in at the Bellagio, go to the Club Desk and get a card. Everytime you gamble, use a slot machine, you get points..)

Thanks for your replies.

I guess the appeal I see in the Venetian is that it seems (by web accounts) to have a real atmosphere. It seems like a place where you could stay there all day and have things to do besides gamble. I just don't see that so much with the Bellagio. I like the Canyon Ranch spa setup with the rock climbing wall and things to do there. I doubt we'll do massage services, maybe a facial or something like that. And the price of the Venetian for our 5 night stay is about $400 less than Bellagio. But this is our first vacation in 2 years so thats not really a big issue.

lemidi,- I did consider the concierge at venetian, but we got a 5 night rate of $1325 with a promotion code, and the concierge suite for the same type of room would be $2295 for our dates.

What I like about the Bellagio besides the fountains and music is the fact that I've read countless reviews about how comfy the beds are. DH could sleep standing up, but I'm a very very very light sleeper and that is swaying me to Bellagio. In addition, when I reserved the Bellagio, the reservations clerk was really helpful and nice and offered information without my even asking. She even voluntarily requested a high floor so we'd have a better fountain view. And when I mentioned we were flying Northwest and was concerned about the possibility that our flight could be striked she said she was sure they would refund our room cost if we arrived late due to strike circumstances. Venetian made no such claims. (I was surprised Bellagio did.) And I like the spa service at the Bellagio for the "Bellagio Hand, Foot and Scalp Royal Ritual". That sounds right up my alley.


Things like swimming pools are not a deciding factor for us. We're too pudgy to be pool people. :">

We're going to see O at Bellagio and we're going to see Phantom at venetian.

I like rooms that have a lot of light. Which of the two has the rooms with the most light?((I))

........and now I see that Wynn has a promo for our dates and we could get a panoramic view room for $66 less than the Venetian and $283 less than Bellagio. Wynn was a consideration early on but it was too pricey.

I don't get the idea of staying at the Venetian even if you LOVE the tacky gondola atmosphere. It has nothing to do with your hotel which is removed from it. If you want to see the gondolas and the big mall, then you can certainly to it from the Bellagio, just as you can go to it from the Venetian.

Frankly I like the location of Bellagio quite a bit more than the Venetian.

To add confusion though, we just had two of the best meals ever in Las Vegas for reasonable prices -- one was at Bouchon in the Venetian and the other was at Olives at Bellagio. I swear food doesn't get any better than what we had for a super lunch at Olives -- regardless if you pay three times that at some of the other places.

We usually stay at the Bellagio, and love it. The location is great, and the whole place is beautiful, and it has a wonderful atmosphere. The Venetian doesn't appeal to me.

We stayed at the Wynn a couple of weeks ago, and really enjoyed it. It is beautiful, too. My husband still prefers the Bellagio.

Flip a coin.

Ditch them both and stay at the far better property, The Wynn.

I agree with Gekko..
Ditch both of them and head to the Wynn!
If not, Bellagio is a good second..it is a lovely hotel..not a big fan of the V..
Have fun hunterblu..
We will be there this Monday for a couple of days..

Yes, you are lucky to be torn between those two. I was torn between the Orleans and Gold Coast. The Orleans won, LOL.

I've noticed that most people on this board prefer Bellagio over the Venetian. It's a little more evenly split on other travel/Vegas boards.

Of the two, we've only stayed at the Venetian (last month). We were in a Venezia Bella Suite and loved it. Beautiful, quiet room complete with turndown service.

The pool area was a pleasant surprise--it's gorgeous with several large pools and hot tubs. My favorite was the shallow pool filled with lounge chairs. We spent our mornings poolside--I recommend the mimosas. :-)

I was surprised at how much time our family (yes, we're bad bad people and took our teens to Vegas...) spent in the hotel area itself. The food court was a good place to pick up snacks and the shopping area was fun to spend an hour or two. We ate at the Grand Luxe cafe twice and enjoyed it (remember, we were doing the family thing this trip).

Location-wise, it's really a tossup, in my opinion. Bellegio is closer to center strip but Venetian is closer to the Fashion Show Mall and Wynn. Really, it's a moot point with taxis being plentiful and pretty inexpensive.

I've enjoyed walking through Bellagio on past trips but it seems a little stuffy to me in terms of atmosphere. Venetian was anything but and every employee I encountered was pleasant and seemed happy that we were there.

Honestly, I don't think that you could go wrong at either place! And, oh yes, next trip we're going to give Wynn a try. What a beautiful, beautiful place.

I just adore the pools at Bellagio if the season is right....not too hot, not too crowded..... that's just me.

Bellagio. I love the fountain-view rooms, the location, and the great restaurants.

Or Wynn. Haven't stayed there yet, but we visited last week. I thought it was awesome.

hunterblu,

I often switch hotels midstream in Manhattan because I want to experience more. So maybe both is a good idea too. Start with Venetian and hang at that end, then head to Bel for another section of the strip. Good Luck.

Check-in in some of these places can take a while, you will lose time changing hotels..Best way to decide is read each Hotels site and just go with what appeals to you the most. They are both nice hotels..

thanks for the replies, we decided to go with bellagio this trip