Anyone who dislikes the smoke and noise of a typical casino will find this one easier to tolerate. The guest rooms are expensive for Vegas. But it was plush, comfortable and pin-drop quiet, which seemed remarkable given the tumult a few floors below. Long lines are the bane of Vegas, where there's a wait for everything except a seat at a slot machine. Because it gets torrents of visitors, the town is endlessly trying to order the chaos by threading people around ropes and asking them to chill their heels.
Crowds regularly overwhelm capacity.
A cab queue can last 45 minutes, as can the line for food, drink and any sort of entertainment. Bellagio clearly sets out to eliminate this dreaded fact of Vegas life. It succeeds in some places and fails utterly in others. The snack bar, Sam's, is an understaffed snarl. There's no other place in the building to get a quick cheeseburger or a brownie.