Here is my TR for our 6 night stay at The Venetian in LAS.
Apologies, but its quite long
Our taxi from the airport took about 20 mins (we didn't specify but he didn't take us through the tunnel !). Taxi was $15.
We arrived at a very busy Venetian hotel and were directed to the much quieter check-in on the 10th floor of the Venezia tower. We were checked in quickly and asked about rooms with views, which were an extra $45 a night. We decided that as it was our first trip to LAS that we would do this so a few moments later we were given our key cards to suite 6-416.
Our suite was huge and we had a great view of the strip, the Mirage (and volcano), TI and the mountains beyond.
We were really glad we chose The Venetian in the end as the dining options seemed much better than Bellagio. Location seemed just as good.
We explored the hotel and were gobsmacked by its size and the amazing detail that has gone into the place. You truly feel like you are outside when wandering down the grand canal and St Marks square. The hotel has plenty of dining options for all budgets. We had breakfast in the Grand Lux a couple of times, the buffet was very good.
We also tried the Riva Poolside breakfast which was great too, and nice to sit outside in the morning sun before it got too hot.
We had dinner at Wolfgang Pucks 'Postrio' in St. Marks Square. The food was delicious. We also tried some of the other eateries beside the casino. All had a good choice and big portions.
We spent 2 whole days exploring some of the other hotels down the strip, saw Dolphins and tigers at The Mirage, sharks at Mandalay and lions at the MGM. All recommended.
Dinner at Mon Ami Gabi was very good, but we didn't get a fountain view in the end as we didn't want to swelter on the outside terrace and the conservatory had a 30 min wait. The temp was about 35-40 degrees outside.
We took the trip up the Eiffel Tower and the views were amazing.
We managed to catch the Bellagio fountain show about 5 times, including night time.[^]I particularly enjoyed the performance with Elton Johns 'Our song'.
One of the evenings we took a taxi up to Fremont St, I was a little underwhelmed by the light show and the area itself but it was good to see some of the original neon signs, including the cowboy.
We ran out of time so didn't get to the Stratosphere, but hope we'll go back some time.
We took a helicopter trip with Maverick out to the Grand Canyon (booked with concierge at Venezia), via Hoover Dam that included a 1/2 hr stop with champers and food in the canyon. All I can say is WOW !! They were excellent and we would recommend them. Great commentary and a very dashing young pilot [:p] - don't tell Mr L2H !
We flew back at sunset over the strip, a view I will never forget.
In fact we have ordered the DVD of our trip !
We also hired a car for 2 days and drove to Hoover Dam (about 45 mins from LV). We did the tour which included the tunnels and generators which was really interesting.
We then drove on to the Valley of fire which was spectacular.
Shows - we saw Blue Man group (hilarious) and 'O' (amazing), I would highly recommend both.
We booked tickets for Blue Man when we arrived, we pre-booked 'O' as it gets fully booked up.
Shopping - the shops in the Venetian were good, we also liked Caesars forum. Whilst we had a car we went to a couple of outlets which also benefitted from lots of our dollars..... another handbag for my collection !!
I think that's all. I hope this helps.
L2H
Apologies, but its quite long
Our taxi from the airport took about 20 mins (we didn't specify but he didn't take us through the tunnel !). Taxi was $15.
We arrived at a very busy Venetian hotel and were directed to the much quieter check-in on the 10th floor of the Venezia tower. We were checked in quickly and asked about rooms with views, which were an extra $45 a night. We decided that as it was our first trip to LAS that we would do this so a few moments later we were given our key cards to suite 6-416.
Our suite was huge and we had a great view of the strip, the Mirage (and volcano), TI and the mountains beyond.
We were really glad we chose The Venetian in the end as the dining options seemed much better than Bellagio. Location seemed just as good.
We explored the hotel and were gobsmacked by its size and the amazing detail that has gone into the place. You truly feel like you are outside when wandering down the grand canal and St Marks square. The hotel has plenty of dining options for all budgets. We had breakfast in the Grand Lux a couple of times, the buffet was very good.
We also tried the Riva Poolside breakfast which was great too, and nice to sit outside in the morning sun before it got too hot.
We had dinner at Wolfgang Pucks 'Postrio' in St. Marks Square. The food was delicious. We also tried some of the other eateries beside the casino. All had a good choice and big portions.
We spent 2 whole days exploring some of the other hotels down the strip, saw Dolphins and tigers at The Mirage, sharks at Mandalay and lions at the MGM. All recommended.
Dinner at Mon Ami Gabi was very good, but we didn't get a fountain view in the end as we didn't want to swelter on the outside terrace and the conservatory had a 30 min wait. The temp was about 35-40 degrees outside.
We took the trip up the Eiffel Tower and the views were amazing.
We managed to catch the Bellagio fountain show about 5 times, including night time.[^]I particularly enjoyed the performance with Elton Johns 'Our song'.
One of the evenings we took a taxi up to Fremont St, I was a little underwhelmed by the light show and the area itself but it was good to see some of the original neon signs, including the cowboy.
We ran out of time so didn't get to the Stratosphere, but hope we'll go back some time.
We took a helicopter trip with Maverick out to the Grand Canyon (booked with concierge at Venezia), via Hoover Dam that included a 1/2 hr stop with champers and food in the canyon. All I can say is WOW !! They were excellent and we would recommend them. Great commentary and a very dashing young pilot [:p] - don't tell Mr L2H !
We flew back at sunset over the strip, a view I will never forget.
In fact we have ordered the DVD of our trip !
We also hired a car for 2 days and drove to Hoover Dam (about 45 mins from LV). We did the tour which included the tunnels and generators which was really interesting.
We then drove on to the Valley of fire which was spectacular.
Shows - we saw Blue Man group (hilarious) and 'O' (amazing), I would highly recommend both.
We booked tickets for Blue Man when we arrived, we pre-booked 'O' as it gets fully booked up.
Shopping - the shops in the Venetian were good, we also liked Caesars forum. Whilst we had a car we went to a couple of outlets which also benefitted from lots of our dollars..... another handbag for my collection !!
I think that's all. I hope this helps.
L2H
