Help me figure out which Hotel to stay at in Las Vegas

[WaTaGuMp]

If you get drunk enough, the Police have rooms you stay in for free.

 

[veri745]

Yeah, I usually just go to Vegas to play poker, so I dont' give a shit about the room.

You can't beat staying at the Imperial Palace (basically free during the week) if that's the case.

 

[Ns1]

You can't beat staying at the Imperial Palace (basically free during the week) if that's the case.

I walked through IP once and a little part of me died.

 

[sactoking]

So this summer my Wife is turning 30 years old... For her birthday, I'm taking her on a trip to Las Vegas since she's never been there. So I'm thinking 5-star hotel for sure (She's picky about hotels) and I'm stuck between staying at the Bellagio or the Venetian. Has anyone stayed in either one recently? Is there another hotel to consider? She's not going to gamble much, and I'll be mostly playing Blackjack and maybe Poker.

Since you explicitly state "5-star" then I should say that according to Forbes, which has one of the most respected independent hotel rating systems, these are your 5-star options in Vegas:
Tower Suites at Encore
Tower Suites at Wynn
Skylofts at MGM Grand
Mandarin Oriental

These are your 4-star options in Vegas:
Vdara
Encore
Palazzo
Wynn
Signature at MGM Grand
M Resort
Venetian
Four Seasons
Aria
Bellagio
Aria Sky Suites

 

[The-Noid]

Since you explicitly state "5-star" then I should say that according to Forbes, which has one of the most respected independent hotel rating systems, these are your 5-star options in Vegas:
Tower Suites at Encore
Tower Suites at Wynn
Skylofts at MGM Grand
Mandarin Oriental

These are your 4-star options in Vegas:
Vdara
Encore
Palazzo
Wynn
Signature at MGM Grand
M Resort
Venetian
Four Seasons
Aria
Bellagio
Aria Sky Suites

You think the aria sky suites are only 4 star? The service isn't as good as the others but the actual rooms (I stayed in the 2 bedroom penthouse 53rd floor and 55th floor) are as nice as the Wynn.

Like I said Mandarin is in a league of its own when it comes to Vegas. AFAIAC Mandarin suites get their own star and everything else is below it.

 

[sactoking]

You think the aria sky suites are only 4 star? The service isn't as good as the others but the actual rooms (I stayed in the 2 bedroom penthouse 53rd floor and 55th floor) are as nice as the Wynn.

Like I said Mandarin is in a league of its own when it comes to Vegas. AFAIAC Mandarin suites get their own star and everything else is below it.

according to Forbes

Like I said, they're one of the most respected independent reviewers. They take service into account. You admitted that the service isn't as good as the others. Hence the 4 satr rating from Forbes.

 

[SphinxnihpS]

If you get drunk enough, the Police have rooms you stay in for free.

You might have to do Tazer demonstrations though.

 

[The-Noid]

Like I said, they're one of the most respected independent reviewers. They take service into account. You admitted that the service isn't as good as the others. Hence the 4 satr rating from Forbes.

Makes sense, I only looked at the rankings. Silly me.

 

[Chess]

I say stay in Cosmo/aria/mgm grand....

 

[crab]

Skylofts at MGM Grand. Big bucks but by far the greatest hotel experience I've ever had. You even get your own butler.

 

[purbeast0]

next time i go i'm probably going to stay at the cosmopolitan or the aria. both pretty new and REALLY freaking awesome.

out of bellagio and venitian, i'd stay at bellagio based on location alone. but the venitian is freaking awesome to see. i think that hotel looks amazing from the outside.

 

[purbeast0]

also, the Marquee club at the Cosmo is REALLY REALLY REALLY nice. we had a blast at that place. was a really good crowd and it is HUGE so you never felt cramped. i was 29 and wife was 28 at the time we went this past summer, and we both just really liked that place as far as night life goes.

we also went to the rooftop bar at the rio which was also a blast and had amazing views.

 

[The-Noid]

The Chandelier was nice at Cosmo as well.

 

[CombatChuk]

Thank you guys for the help. I called and I got a sweet deal at the Mandarin Oriental for a Strip View Room (270/night) I'm stoked to go there!