text: After countless trips to Las Vegas and staying from one end of the strip to the other I managed to stay at the Bellagio for a welldeserved mini vacation with my friends It is been roughly years since I last stayed at the Bellagio and even on the countless past trips I always find the Bellagio as a landmark of the stripthe water show at night the intricate architecture and the amenities that the resort offersshoppinggaming nnMy friends and I had long planned for this fun minivacation It all started out on a Friday afternoon departing Los Angeles traffic at around and somehow managing to arrive at the Bellagios valet driveway by including a break in Barstow Upon arrival I was in complete blissa friendly and warm welcome as the valet attendant opened up my car and had the cart ready to be brought up to the room nnCheck in could not have been any smootheragain a warm welcome and no problems After getting the keys we headed up to the room Well while I find that security is top notch with a ground staff making sure that you are a guest of the hotel heading up to the elevators I found that the distance from the front desk to the elevators were quite far but then again it is like that at every other Vegas hotel nnUpon arriving to the room my friends and I were in awe We have stayed at high end hotelsdo not get me wrongVenetian Palazzo Caesars PH you name it but there is something about the Bellagio that makes you not want to leave the rooms The size of the rooms feels a little bigger than some of the other properties and the bathrooms were gorgeousoversized with dual vanities nice large showersomething that you just will not find in a typical Vegas room The beds were comfortable and TVMini bar area was quite nice We also requested for a minifridge to store beerbooze and best of all they threw it in for free Most importantly the room was in perfect condition and super cleannot like my experience at the Luxora complete dump nnThe casino is super awesome thereplus I won big which definitely helped The location is the main reason why I chose to stay herewalking distance to both north and south ends of the strip There is absolutely no reason to use a car with the exception of driving up to the outlets nnI am the type of traveler that cannot go without a day of exercisingand even though the resort fee is a little steep it is worth it Trust me The Bellagio gym is a state of the art gymyou will find the machines that you will typically use at your local gymand not just a few but there is rows of tread millsand yoga classes and much much more Take my wordif you ever stay here hit the gymnnEven though the hotel rates are slightly higher than some of the others it is worth every penny and you will not regret it for sure You will want to return as I will be very soonrooms booked It is the hotel that you would not mind living in onecleanliness and service at its finest nnMy overall grade A