The Bellagio is a fine hotel. It is beautiful and the rooms are spacious and clean.

We arrived at the Bellagio around 2:00pm on a Wednesday. The check in counter was somewhat busy. We probably waited 15 minutes until it was our turn. When we checked in, we were told that a non-smoking, king room was not available. This room was booked 6 months prior and we were not at all happy when we had to accept either a smoking king or two queens. We opted for the two queens.

The rooms are spacious and pretty. The bathroom is huge with a separate shower and also a very deep soaking tub. As with all hotels, you can hear your neighbor talk, flush the toilet, and open and close the room doors. I was surprised that the rooms had no coffee. I am not a coffee drinker, but I know that many people are. A hotel this nice should provide coffee for their guests. Room Service coffee is $12 for 6 cups, I think. I was also surprised that the television had no movie channels...no HBO, no Showtime. We were tired and stayed in one night and ordered a movie for $12. Also, a tip on the mini-bar and snack tray - everything in the mini-bar and snack tray is on a weight spring. If you even lift an item up, it triggers the spring and you are automatically charged for it! So, if you don't want it, don't touch it!

The casino is wonderful! There are plenty of $10 blackjack tables. The cocktail waitresses are not friendly at all. They don't want to be there and it shows. The casino is not as smokey as other casinos. They must have a really good ventillation system. The dealers are professional, maybe a little too professional. I prefer to have a little more fun while I'm losing my money! The Party Pit at Harrah's is just the place for that!

We had room service twice. We were pleased with both of those meals. We ate at Jasmine which was nice. It is quite pricey for Chinese food, but good food. We had two entrees, fried rice, two egg drop soups and two glasses of wine (house Chianti) and the bill was $160. Oh well, I had just won $15 at the blackjack table...had to splurge!

We had tickets for Cirque Du Soleil's "O" and it was terrific! We had front row seats and you do get a little wet sitting there because you are so close to the stage pool. If you are going to Vegas, I highly recommend seeing "O".

Overall, staying at this hotel was a great experience. I would definately go back.

I expected my stay to be grandeur, given all the hype! It was aclean room with a beautiful bathroom. However the room was small (I stayed in an upgraded room - perhaps a minisuite) and my companions and I felt like we were on top of each other. I felt like a fish in a big sea and there was no personal service feel despite being there for 4 days. We went at Christmas time so the gaming floor was quiet and everything was clean; very clean. We had a lake view room and I would recommend this upgrade if you have the option; I throughly enjoyed watching them service the fountains in the morning and the shows in the afternoon/morning.

If you want everything Las Vegas has to offer, stay at the Bellagio. Big, beautiful, crowded, expensive--that's Las Vegas and the Bellagio. The hotel is at the very center of the strip. Typical rooms are great--large and well equipped. Try for one with a Strip or a Pool view. The restaurants are excellent, but not always easy to get into because of overcrowding. You can't see one end of the casino from the other. The water show in the lake out front is cool. The pool complex is wonderful. Free parking was always available. Service was very good. My only criticism is that it's a long walk from the parking to the registration desk to the elevators to your rooms. John and LeAnn

We stayed at the Bellagio between Feb 18 and 22 inclusive (5 nights). Overall, I would say that the hotel is 4 star, not 5 star.

The Good
1. The rooms are a good size with nice big bathrooms.
2. The hotel has lots of cafes and restraunts to pick from.
3. The location is great on the central strip.
4. We found the staff to be quite good, on the whole.

The Bad
1. Most rooms in our wing have a connecting door to the room next door and you can hear the folks in the other room talking, sneezing, coughing etc. I find this unacceptable in a 5 star hotel. The sound proofing around the connecting doors must be improved.
2. As others have said, the food is very expensive. At one of the cafes in the hotel, I bought 2 orange juice, 1 coffee, 2 croissants and 1 small bowl of fruit - $30! It was good, at least.
3. We went out every day at about 10:30 and got back at 4:30 or 5. At least twice, our room had not been cleaned when we returned. I had to phone housekeeping - they did send someone right up but I felt that the room should be cleaned while we were out.
4. The pool is only open between 9 and 5. It was a nice area - I wanted to go down there in the morning just after 8 am to read my paper in the sunshine but was not allowed to.

While the stay was okay, you can do better for your money. Our favourite is still Bally's for value received.