Venetian, Las Vegas Strip
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| Address | 3355 Las Vegas Blvd. S [ map ] |
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| Neighbors | Mirage Harrahs Wynn Las Vegas |
| Pricing | $ $ $ $ $ Check Rates |
| Drink Service | Average |
| Club Card | Yes - Players Club |
| Cool Stuff | The crazy Q-Bert styled floor in the main lobby is a great place to go if you're a little high. Check out our photo review of Venezia Tower Suite, including a video walkthrough. |
| Shows | Blue Man Group Phantom - The Vegas Spectacular |
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History of Venetian
The Venetian is built on the site where the legendary Sands Hotel stood for 44 years. The Venetian opened on May 3, 1999 and initially cost $1.5 bajillion dollars to construct. The Venetian is one of the 'city-styled' super-mega resorts (like Paris and New York-New York) that apes the vibe of a big city somewhere in the world. In this case, its Venice, Italy. Their clientele is mixed, but more of the affluent side and their rooms are more buck than bang.
In total, Venetian complex, dubbed MEGACENTER(tm) is made up of three hotel towers plus the Sands Convention Center around back. The main tower - The Venetian opened in 1999, the second The Venezia built on top of the Venetian's parking garage opened June 27, 2003. The third tower, The Palazzo opened December 30th 2007, unlike Venezia which is essentially hotel tower addition to Venetian, Palazzo is a full resort in its own right.
How are the rooms at Venetian?
Venetian Suites
The Venetian Tower is much more desirable option. The tower is easy to access from the resort. Venetian Luxury Suites feature king sized bed, large comfy sofa, two big TVs, a sunken living room, large bathroom, tablet desk, minibar and a sitting area. They call it Luxury for a reason although this is the 'base model'. Venetian Bella slightly larger than Luxury, with all the same amenities plus two queen beds. Venetian Rialto 1100 square feet, queen size bed, marble entryway, bathrobes in addition to the previous offerings. Venitian Piazza even bigger than Rialto with king bed, a powder room and fully stocked wet bar (its not free). Venetian Prima top two floors of Venetian tower, 1500 square feet, hot tub, living room, walk in closets, four TVs plus all the other stuff.
Venezia Suites
The Venezia Tower suites are finely appointed, but the travel barriers from the resort to the Venezia Tower can be quite a drag. It's not far to get to, it just takes a bunch of navigation and multiple elevators. Venezia Tower guests have access to the private Villa Deck pool. Venezia Luxury - 650 square feet, king bed, two big tv's, cd player, pools, shoe shine service and orchid vase (poo poo!). Venezia Bella larger than Luxury, with dual Queen beds. Venezia Terrazo - larger than Bella, with an out door patio and all the amenities of Bella & Luxury. The top 5 floors of the Venezia house the Concierge Suites with private check in, private elevator, fancy bedding, a TV in the john and turndown service. If you can afford to stay there, you probably won't be reading this website.
What restaurants are at Venetian?
Fine Dining
AquaKnox - the newest restaurant at Venetian, mostly seafood but non seafood options available (full meal no booze $70/person). Bouchon- french yummies - great breakfast! ($60). Canaletto views of the Grand Canal while you ciao down on Italian Cuisine. Delmonico Steakhouse BAM! Emeril's Nawlins style steakhouse. Lutèce fancy French cuisine. Pinot Brasserie - french style steakhouse, check out their cheese menu - the lamb chopper is awesome. Postrio Wolfgang Puck's Italian steakhouse (seafood too!). Royal Star Pan Asian cuisine plus dim sum. Tao Asian Bistro Asian food turns into a night club after hours. It's hip! The Venetian offers much much more, check out their website for details.
Casual Dining
Canyon Ranch Cafe organic, "spa cuisine" - juices, fresh veggies, stuff that will replenish you from the punishment you took the night before. Grand Lux Cafe Asian cuisine right in the middle of everything. Affordable too!
Where is Venetian Located?
Right smack in the middle of the mid-strip (northish) renaissance kicked off by Wynn Las Vegas. Wynn Las Vegas, Mirage, TI -Treasure Island and Harrah's are within easy walk of the Venetian and its sister property the Palazzo. Looking for a grind joint to play cheapo craps? Casino Royale, New Frontier, O'Shea's and Imperial Palace are all within a reasonable walking distance. The Fashion Square Mall is also nearby in case you need to pick up a charge cable for your iPod or a new pair of sneaks.
Exclusive Tips for Venetian:
Spa, Guggenheim Museum, the Grand Canal Shops, Gondola rides, Blue Man Group, Gordie Brown, Phantom of the Opera and more! The Venetian has a ton of options for entertainment, dining and rooms. If only their casino wasn't submerged in bad mojo by being underneath 30 tons of water...
The Casino:
After losing all weekend at every other casino I entered, Miss Melody and I ventured into the Venetian and proceeded to win at every turn.
We're low-rollers, but I was down about $300 that weekend when we walked into The Venetian that day. We've been through the casino and the shopping mall before, (we even ate at Bouchon a couple time), but we've never gambled there. Why not give it a try?
I put five bucks into one of those penny slots and hit the max bet. Boom! Eighty bucks! So I put twenty into a 50 cent Haywire slot, and BOOM! This time I won about $245. Well, then I went over to the roulette table and put down forty bucks and came away with $120.
In the space of an hour I had won back all my losses from the previous two and a half days.
I tell you this only because I think this place is loose. I have to know, has anybody else experienced good luck at The Venetian?
The suite was beautiful. Had a view facing the strip. We could see down into the inside of the Mirage volcano. Great hotel.
I think Bellagio is clawing it's way back as my favorite place to hang out. Jean Phillippe Patisserrie, Noodles, and the fabulous piano player at Petrossian Bar had me hanging out here longer than I expected to. Last time through, it felt a little old and worn, but at least as of April 08 I felt like it was back in the swing. The conservatory is also the nicest way to wind down a day/night in Vegas. Fantastic.
The crowd was livelier, younger, prettier than most previous times I'd been there. I was really surprised to find so much life on the casino floor on my last trip. Bouchon was as brilliant as ever for breakfast, and still some of the strongest flushing, cleanest toilets. I still think it's a decent to hang, even though the room rates are inflated.
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awesome resort
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Venetian is one of my favorites.
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Venetian is one of my favorites.
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Venetian is one of my favorites.
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Venetian is one of my favorites.
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This place was alright. Only came here to eat and ride the gondola which was way too crowded.
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Venetian is one of my favorites.
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Beautiful!! A bit large though. It took a long time to get our bags after check in. They did offer upgrades upon checkin. We chose the 1400 sq ft piazza suite. Boy was that fun. Be sure to call in room dining and inquire about a coffee pot. They will bring it up to you with enough for your entire stay for less than $5 total. Be sure to visit the Buchon bistro. Great treats and snacks. Looking forward to staying here again.
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I thought the room was nice. Not amazing, but pretty nice. The biggest downfall of this place is that it is gigantic and maze-like. It's nearly impossible to know your way around in any less than 2 days. Frustrating.
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Very nice large well appointed rooms. Great Dining options, Great Location, Overrated Spa with lousy wet facilities, The reason I rate Venetian a 4 while Mandalay Bay, TI and Mirage get 5s is because I take value into consideration.
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Venetian is entertaining, the sheer size of it affords not only mucho people watching but measurable enjoyment just from exploring its expanses. Gambling here sucks though, you might as well just donate your cash to the water features outside as this activity will likely take the same amount of time as losing the money gambling inside and leave you feeling just as unsatisfied. Phantom is a great show, and the AVN porno convention is here every year.
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Fantastic restaurants (Delmonico). Rooms are getting a bit worn and not a great place to gamble. Overall a great facility.
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The Venetian is an overpriced hoo-ha of a hotel with gold plated styrofoam decor, stodgy rooms and three star service. How this place got a five diamond award baffles me.
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Venetian is one of my favorites.
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Venetian is one of my favorites.
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Venetian is one of my favorites.
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stayed in the venezia concierge level. it's a pain in the ass to get to your room but the one great thing about it was that they have complimentary cocktails in the early evening. drank the bar out of jack one day. don't forget though just cuz it's free doesn't mean you don't tip.
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It is a beautiful hotel blessed with atmosphere, food, and a Phantom. the wax museum is a must and Tao is a fun, hip restaurant. Blue Man Group is amazing and so are the HUGE rooms. Stay here!
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A nice experience with nice staff, but a gaudy room that seemed less than worth the money, the sunken bedroom was just a step for me to trip over in the night, best robe this side of the greenbrier. Dinner was good at the restaurants, sorry don't remember the names but wouldn't hesitate to eat there.
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Venetian is one of my favorites.
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Venetian is one of my favorites.
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Venetian is one of my favorites.
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Venetian is one of my favorites.
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pretty nice place to stay really. it is starting to show it's age a little (in terms of upkeep) and is lacking some of the little touches that make say a bellagio or wynn nicer, but if you can get a *good* room rate here i think it's worth it. i wouldn't stay for the non-special rates...
the poker room is nice
the restaurants are pretty great i think
the rest of the casino is a little blah...