Venetian Resort Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas

Background to our stay We spent six days in Las Vegas in July last year and decided to stay at the Venetian, it was a toss up between that and the Bellagio, but after several people said to us "lots of older people in the Bellagio" we decided that perhaps the Venetian was more suited to us as mid-20 somethings. The Hotel The hotel is ENORMOUS. The entire complex comprises of The Venetian and The Pallazo next door. In the middle is a huge shopping centre/food arcade etc. I would honestly say it was as big as the Trafford Centre and much much taller. Because of the size, personally I found ... more

We visited Vegas first in 2000 and we were absolutely overwhelmed by the sheer magnitude of this hotel, it was so impressive i was literally shell shocked. The hotel is absoluely spotless, it just oozes opulence and can be a little intimidating for the average traveller but if you can afford the little extra and it is a special trip - do book to stay here. Even if you can only afford one or two nights it is so worth it. The grand hall has free opera shows three times a day and it is totally wicked to sit and listen, eating a pastry ,drinking coffee. One of the very very best things is the ... more

The hotel is a massive, massive place and the rooms seem to take this in mind, the one i stayed in, which i assumed was a standard room was absolutely massive compared to anything I'd been in before. It is luxurious, much like all the big Vegas hotels. I went with 3 friends and our main aim of the trip was to gamble. The Venetian is right up there with the best of them. Prices are much the same as the rest of on strip Vegas, although the Venetian would probably be towards the dearer end of the scale. Like all hotels though, you can get deals at various times of the year and so the price ... more