Finding the Best Hotel on The Strip in Las Vegas
- You can't have a list of hotels for the Vegas Strip without the Bellagio, a hotel that is undeniably grand. Rooms are elegant, decked out in marble and mirrors. Villas run from 6,500 to 8,000 square feet, and come with their own private hair salon, sauna, masseuse, butler and gardens. If you want the utmost in indulgence, this is the place to stay.
The Bellagio boasts six bars, 65,000 square feet of salon and spa space, a five-diamond casino, botanical gardens, couture shopping and the world-class Cirque de Soleil show. The emblematic Fountains of Bellagio offers shows every night, and the lobby sparkles under its famed display of Dale Chihuly's hand-blown glass flowers. Over the top? Absolutely. But that's Vegas. - The world's largest five-diamond resort, the Venetian, with its focus on haute-Italian style, has become a landmark on the Vegas Strip. This all-suite hotel offers the largest standard guest rooms in the city and some of the best dining in the world. If the idea of fine dining at its finest appeals to you, then check out the Venetian, which is home to six James Beard Award-winning chefs, including Emeril Lagasse, Wolfgang Puck and Thomas Keller, and 19 prized restaurants.
In addition to stellar cuisine, the Venetian sports the 120,000-square-foot Doge's Palace Casino, "Phantom of the Opera" on a $40 million custom-built stage, gondola rides, vineyards, exclusive shopping along "The Grand Canal," spas and a five-acre pool deck on the fourth floor where guests may recover from their nights.
Though advertised as an independent hotel, the Venetian grounds extend to its sister hotel, the Palazzo, which offers the same five-star luxury with a more contemporary vibe. The two hotels make for elite and fabulous accommodations on the Strip. - The reflective towers of the Wynn Las Vegas and its new addition, the Encore at Wynn Las Vegas, glitter in the Nevada sun. The Wynn is another in the list of the top five-star resorts on the Strip, though this hotel additionally carries a five-diamond rating and a Michelin rating, making it one of the only resorts in the world with both a five-star accommodations rating and a five-star dining rating. The resort rooms are wonderfully comfortable, albeit with a quieter decor than that of the Bellagio or Venetian. The Tower Suites kick it up several notches for some seriously top-of-the-line rooms.
The casino is complemented by a Race and Sports Book set up in the fashion of an upscale lounge, offering bettors a classy and laid-back atmosphere. The shopping is extensive, featuring the world's top designers, and the entertainment includes shows by Cirque de Soleil. The golf course, designed by Tom Fazio and Steve Wynn, is a par-70, 7,042-yard course that features waterfalls and elevations certainly not consistent with Las Vegas' topography. The amenities, the dining and the atmosphere at the Wynn have secured its spot as one of the most celebrated hotels on the Strip.
