The Venetian hotel is a 5 Star high quality hotel and like all the hotels in Las Vegas it is a spectacularly decorated and themed hotel based on Venice with a canal that goes from a lagoon on the outside right through the middle of the hotel and various squares restaurants and shopping malls inside.
Nothing can prepare you for the brilliant and opulence of the hotel. Looking at pictures and its web site you are ill prepared for what you are about to see. After a short trip from the Airport you arrive at the arrivals area of the hotel foyer. It is a covered area and the porters and car directors are dressed in traditional black trousers, striped T-shirts and straw hats giving the impression that they are gondoliers. The area is quite busy and you need to have your wits about you as cars constantly drive in and drop off passengers and pick up passengers leaving the hotel. There are pedestrian walk ways which I would advise you to keep to.

IN the centre of the foyer there is a water display after which there is the check in area with a massive mural on the wall behind the check in desk. Every where you look there are gold leaf finishes. There is also a concierge desk where you can ask for advice book shows are car hire restaurant bookings etc. I have never checked in at this desk but have checked in upstairs at the Venezia towers. There is a lift to the right of this check in desk which takes you up to the foyer of the Venezia towers.
The check in desk and staff are quite efficient and you are never kept very long even when there are a lot of people checking in. This area is fitted out in Period furniture and over looks the pool area.

There is thick carpeting in the hallways which dampens down the footsteps of other guests. On reaching our room we used the electronic key to gain entry via the double doors. Once inside again you are taken aback at how big the rooms are. These are not just hotel rooms these are all suites and they vary in size. The suite we had had a massive foyer area which had a table in it. In fact this area was a wasted area unless of course you wanted to store your suitcases here which is what we did. You then enter the bedroom area which contains either a King sized bed or two queen beds. There is an armoire and bedside cabinets and a large flat screened television on the wall. The bed roomed area is on a slight elevation overlooking the sitting room and it has a galleried feel to it but in reality it is only two steps down.

The casino is a resort and it has swimming pool areas which are tastefully designed all in keeping with the Italian theme with columns and statues of Roman goddesses, privet topiary all over the place making it feel as if you are somewhere in Italy.

There are various food outlets with prices ranging from cheap to very expensive. One of the restaurants I would highly recommend is the Grand Lux café right near the casino. The prices are mid range and fairly reasonable however bear in mind you are in America and portions are massive with a capital M. There is also a food court where you can buy fast food type delights such as pizza, burgers, Chinese, Japanese and Mexican food. There are coffee outlets and ice cream vendors all over the place.

I would recommend this hotel to everyone visiting Las Vegas. Deals are sometimes much better by booking direct with the hotel. Check out their web site. WWW.Venetian.com