Mandalay Bay Resort & CasinovsBellagio Las Vegas
Both Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino and Bellagio Las Vegas are rated very highly by experts. On balance, Bellagio Las Vegas ranks significantly higher than Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino. Bellagio Las Vegas comes in at #1 in Las Vegas with accolades from 19 reviews such as Frommer's, The Telegraph and Departures.
Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino Show All Reviews
3950 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV 89119
From $71/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's
"Mandalay Bay is one of our favorite hotels. Why? Well, we love that the lobby...and the other public areas really do make this seem more like an actual resort hotel than just a Vegas version of one." Full review
Insight Guides
"At the south end of the Strip, this resort is a good bet for families."
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"The ornately appointed rooms here have a South Seas theme, and amenities include floor-to-ceiling windows and luxurious bathrooms." Full review
Oyster
Upscale
"The giant, 3,215-room Mandalay Bay offers more for kids... and plenty for adults." Full review
Star Service
"This is a champion of luxury and a purveyor of honest-to-goodness deluxe standards. " Full review
Gayot
"This resort feels like the kind of place Robinson Crusoe might have dreamed up on his return to civilization."
BlackBook
"If the ideal of the resort-casino is guests never having to leave the grounds, then Mandalay Bay has come closest to achieving it."
Zagat
4.2
"Supporters "love, love" this "swanky" resort with "stunning" decor that's highlighted by “elegant”, “spacious” rooms that are “well appointed” with marble baths."
Travel + Leisure
"Mandalay Bay’s aquarium, with more than 15 types of sharks and a Komodo dragon, has some of the best bells and whistles over its 120 acres." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"Mandalay Bay is an all-encompassing casino resort at the southern end of the Strip, with restaurants, bars, shopping, entertainment and nightlife inside gold-tinted towers." Full review
Bellagio Las Vegas Show All Reviews
3600 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109
From $110/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
Rough Guide
"While no longer state-of-the-art, Bellagio remains at the top end of the Vegas spectrum... The restaurants are among the best in town, and the central location is a plus."
Frommer's
"This is the luxury resort that ushered in the new post-Vegas-is-for-families elegance epoch, and it was so successful that many of its attributes can now be found... in every hotel built since." Full review
Concierge
"Built by Steve Wynn in 1998, the 3,933-room resort still stands as the pinnacle of luxury at the center of the Strip."
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First-time visitors, ask for a room facing the iconic dancing fountains out front; the view of these is actually better from lower floors.
Fodor's
"Bellagio is impressive more for its refined elegance than for gimmicks." Full review
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If it's pampering you're after, stay in the Spa Tower, which has impressive rooms and suites (with steam showers and soaking tubs), as well as an expanded full-service spa and salon.
Time Out
"The Bellagio continues to evoke a supersized, all-American Italian villa, complete with an eight-acre lake fronting the Strip... and an elegant pool area that's been reimagined as a formal Italian garden." Full review
Star Service
"On the 120-acre site of the legendary Dunes between Caesars and the City Center complex, this landmark hotel continues to stand proudly at the top of the ranks here." Full review
Michelin Guide
"One of Vegas' most sophisticated casino-hotels, this Strip property offers Northern ltalian sensibility in its decor and ambience."
Gayot
"On the Strip fronting this stunning resort, thousands of fountains perform a magnificent aquatic ballet choreographed to music and lights."
BlackBook
"Luxe resort is still the model for new Vegas' casinos. Featured in Ocean’s Eleven, comes complete with designer boutiques, Michelin-level eateries, and a caper-worthy art gallery."
Zagat
4.5
"An "opulent" Strip landmark that's the "bella of the ball", this "amazing" resort is overseen by an "impeccable" staff that treats guests "like royalty"."