Venetian Las Vegas proudly wares the name of the third-biggest resort in the world. And what a resort it is! Indeed, it’s just a replica of Venice, (a $2 billion one) but it pays much more attention to details than any other theme resort in Las Vegas. Venetian Resort re-produces at scale, fragments of the most famed Venetian attractions: Canal Grande, a section of Piaza San Marco, Campanile Tower, a part of Dodge’s Palace,Ponte di Rialto and more. All the fabrics are genuine (Italian marble, gold, Venetian glass, aged stone). Tiles, statues and painting are exact copies of the originals. Security staff wearing Venetian police uniforms, singing gondoliers, all those things make Venetian seem less kitsch and more resembling the real thing.
Rating
- Four Diamonds (Five Max.), according to the AAA Rating System
- Four Stars (Five Max.), according to the Mobil Travel Guide
- Five Stars (Five Max.), according to the Star Rating System
Location
- 3355 Las Vegas Blvd. South
- Las Vegas, NV 89109
- Center Strip, near Harrah’s, across from Treasure Island
Room description Venetian features only suites (around 3,000). Each accommodates maximum four guests. Suites are three types (Luxury, Bella and Venezia Bella).
Luxury suite features:
- 650 square feet
- king-sized bed, reading lights overhead
- sofa sleeper
- refreshment center
- two 27″ TVs
- three dual-line phones,
- fax/printer/copier
- separate modem line
- air conditioning & climate control
- in-suite safe
- mini bar
- iron/ ironing board
- bathrobe & hair dryer
Bella suite extra-features:
- 700 square feet
- two queen-sized beds, reading lights overhead
Venezia Bella suite extra-features:
- 750 square feet
- two queen-sized beds, reading lights overhead
- CD player
The luxurious casino is 120,000 square feet, decorated in Venetian wall art, and illuminated by huge chandeliers. Slots of all kinds, a 75-seats race and sports book and 122 gaming-tables offer something for everyone like blackjack, roulette, baccarat, pai gow tiles, craps, Let It Ride, pai gow poker, casino war. For gaming benefits, join theVenetian Players Club.
Dining Venetian features a large list of state-of-the-art restaurants.
- Fine dining: AquaKnox (world seafood), Bouchon (French cuisine mastered by Thomas Keller, “America’s Best Chef” according to Time magazine), Canaletto(Chef Maurizio Mazzon brings authentic delices from Northern Italy), Delmonico Steakhouse (favourite American dishes), Lutece (a French classic bistro overlooking Grand Canal), Piero Selvaggio’s Valentino (Italian-cuisined restaurant and wine cellar), Pinot Brasserie (French/ Californian bistro), Postrio(acclaimed Chef Wolfgang Puck tours you through American-cuisine with Asian and Mediterranean influences), Royal Star (Asian food), Zeffirino (Italian seafood);
- Casual dining: Canyon Ranch Cafe, Grand Lux Cafe, Noodle Asia, Taqueria Canonita, Tsunami Asian Grill
Attractions:
- Venetian Resort hosts a Guggenheim Museum branch, under the nameGuggenheim Hermitage. Exhibitions feature paintings of Cezanne, Gauguin, Kandinsky, Matisse, Monet, Picasso, Renoir, van Gogh and many others.
- Madame Tussauds Interactive Wax Attraction is the only place in town where you can take home a photo-souvenir with any of your favourite VIP’s, whether they’re controversed politicians, dead rock-legends or Jennifer Lopez
- Gondola rides are not to be missed, as they entirely recreate the original experience; well, apart from the canal-smells
Other amenities & attractions
- a Mediterranean garden placed on a 5 acre rooftop, including three outdoor heatedpools, recreates a formal Venetian garden
- Canyon Ranch Spa Club, recreated after the original one in Tucson, is one of the largest in Las Vegas (65,000 square feet); the spa includes a fitness center with climbing wall, Spa Cafe serving health-food, various other services such as yoga classes; prices are also among the highest in Vegas
- Grand Canal Shops include clothing, shoes, Murano glass and many speciality shops; in Piaza San Marco, trained musicians and actors perform daily, beginning 11:30am, recreating Venetian street-bohema
- nightlife Venetian offers three attractive destinations for spending the night-time La Scena, Venus, V Bar
- three separate full-service wedding chapels try to capture Venetian romanticism; also, it’s possible to arrange a wedding celebration in a gondola or on the Rialto Bridge
- 1,9 million sq. ft. convention rooms
- business center
- shuttle service to the airport available from an outside company
- parking garage
What’s missing
- RV park
- no pets allowed
- child care facilities
- shows
