Well what can I say, my husband and I have just returned from a three night stay at the Bellagio. The hotel is absolutely stunning. We had a room on the 26th floor of the tower which looks over the back of the strip. The room was lovely with maid service and towel change every day. The concierge desk where helpful and friendly as were the staff on check in/out. We used the hotel for breakfast as we were up early every morning so we hit the casino for an hour before breakfast which was great as some of the table limits were lower at that time and the croupiers had more time to explain how to play some of the games to us novices. The breakfast buffet was lovely with plenty of choice, only slight moan would be that at a weekend they put the price up and serve it as brunch, and there was always a queue to get in even though the restaurant itself was never full. We went on a trip to the Grand Canyon with Maverick Helicopters which we booked through the hotel, which was probably a bit more expensive than some of the others, but we felt it was well worth the money. (Also there appeared to be a few guests waiting for trips with other companies at the pick up point-situated underneath the hotel-who had not been picked up) We landed at the bottom of the Canyon for a champagne snack which was amazing.
We could not fault this holiday, the only downside is the travelling (10 hour flight) plus an eight hour time difference and we also had a four hour delay flying out and a two hour delay coming back. But for the total wow factor and the Vegas experience I would definitely recommend it. We will go back one day when we have saved enough to hit the casinos!!

My friend and I had been planning our 5 night stay at the Bellagio for nearly a year. We had been to Vegas several times and decided this was the year we were going to splurge and spend our nights at the Bellagio. We booked thru Vegas.com, which booked our trip with an airline vacation package. This is where you need to do your homework. We had every detail planned out, including the fact that we each paid an extra $100. for a lake view room. I read everyone's reviews about listening to the fountain music on our t.v while watching the show from our window and was beyond excited. The problem came up when we arrived at the Bellagio. First of all, the reviews you are reading about the check in process are true, I just came back this week, (October 6th) nothing has changed, there is no real cue line, it was a bit chaotic. What made it worse was when we saw some Bellagio staff walking the lines asking if customers were from a certain company (obviously one that was there for a convention), those customers that replied "yes" were escorted to a shorter line, those of us who replied "no" weren't looked at a second time, not even a "have a nice stay". When we finally did reach the front of the line, we were told there were no lake view rooms available with 2 queen size beds. We could have had one king and a cot, but not the room we had reserved. We showed the clerk our paperwork showing that we had reserved a double queen, non-smoking lake view room, and had paid extra for it, and we were told that the online service we reserved our vacation from only tells the hotel that we made a reservation, not the specifics of our reservation. Do yourself a favor, and if you reserve thru any online service, or anything other than directly thru the hotel, call ahead to confirm. I was upset with the online service for not telling us this was a possiblity, but honestly I was more upset with the Bellagio. We had planned and saved for this trip for a long time, it was my 40th birthday celebration, and the Bellagio did not even try to make any accomodations. Needless to say we ended up with a view of the construction.
I am surprised that the Bellagio did not try to make any accomodations for us, I realize that we are not big gamblers, but we do treat ourselves nicely with shopping and dining while we are on vacation, and I think any guest of a hotel should be treated with the highest level of respect.

That being said, we did have a wonderful time, "O" is undescribeable, Wayne Brady was hysterical, Barry Manilow, what can I say about Barry, Dana Carvey was unstoppable, and the Pink Jeep Tour of Red Rock Canyon was great (thank you to Jason our tour guide!!) While you are intown, be sure to have at least one meal at Cheeseburger at the Oasis in the Miracle Mile Shops.. Yumm

As beautiful as the Bellagio was, I think now that I've had a taste of it, next time I will opt for the more casual New York, New York, or Planet Hollywood. I think they value their customers a bit more and work harder to ensure you have a great time!

My wife and I stayed here with our son who we were visiting. He now lives and works in LA and we decided that three nights in Vegas plus a helicopter ride to the Grand Canyon would be fun. We had never visited before and our son's experience at one of the more downmarket hotels was not too good.

The Bellagio is fantastic. It is vast but somehow that does't matter and the staffing levels and service are top class. We reqested a lake view room and were on the 26th floor. The fountains which perform to music at 30 minute then in the evening at 15 minutes are stunning. Such a variety of music from classical to musicals with Elvis and Frank thrown in. Many of the numbers end on a high note and this often coincides with the fountains sending the water above the height of our room and the roof of the hotel.

The other stunning aspect of the hotel are the 20 or so incredible restaurants. We sampled four and they were all varied, both in price and cuisine, and consistently good. Two of the ones we visited are in the Michelin Guide (Sensi and Noodles ) and I am sure that Yellowtail, the new Japanese one, will be very soon. We could have spent two weeks trying out the restaurants just in our hotel, let alone all the others.

Only negatives were the loud music that blares out around the lovely Italian style swimming pool complex. We visited the real Bellagio on Lake Como in Italy last year and can confirm that there is no loud music there! My son has a band in LA and is into music in a big way and even he thought that the loud music round the pool was out of place. Also, when I got stuck in one of the elevators for about five minutes with five other guests I asked the person on the emergency phone to contact my wife who was in our room at the time and unaware that I was stuck in the lift. The operator said she would but my wife was blissfully unaware what had happended when I eventually returned.

I thought that Vegas would be for us, as for many, a place we visit only once but as I write I am thinking of all those restaurants we have yet to visit plus the high standard of staffing and service at the Bellagio and I have to say I am very tempted.

Location: Excellent, right in the middle of the strip and beside the shops in the Roman Forum;

Check-In: Very efficient. Was expecting big cues from other reviews but we only had to wait behind one person;

Room: Good size, nicely furnished and with an excellent bathroom. We booked a lake view room and I would seriously recommend this. You can watch the shows from your floor to ceiling window with the music playing from your TV;

Facilities: This is a massive hotel – as most in Vegas seem to be – but security ensures that only guests get near the elevators. We ate in the Bellagio Café, FIX and had the breakfast buffet. All very good quality and great atmosphere in FIX. Also suggest going for a drink in the Fontana Bar by the fountains. Lots of shops but a bit out of our price range!

Value: Good value considering the room and location. I guess all that competition and the size of the place keeps room rates down!