Belliagio advice

I have reservations for the Belliagio. The dates that I am going I can upgrade my room to a view of the fountains for an extra $50 a night, or a Salone suite for an extra $100 a night. I am debating on if it is worth it since we probably won%26#39;t spend a lot of time in our room. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated! Also, I am going with a group of 10 and we are considering Gallagher%26#39;s at NYNY for dinner followed by the dueling piano%26#39;s. How expensive is Gallagher%26#39;s and is it worth it?

Belliagio advice

Maybe I caught them on a bad night but I thought that Gallagher%26#39;s was not very good and overpriced. You can do much better for less at Circus Circus SH. Just ask the lone expert, VHB, I%26#39;m sure he will agree since he has said it on this forum at least a thousand times.

Belliagio advice

A better option would be dinner at the Range then taking in the dueling pianos at Harrah%26#39;s.

I really liked having the view of the fountains, as you can listen to the music from the tv and watch the fountains out the window. The Salone Suite is awesome! There is a big bathtub with a window over it. We only had a partial view of the fountains in our Salone Suite. The best choice is the Bellagio Suite which has a view of the fountains and is huge-2 full bathrooms and 1 1/2 bath. There is a big whirlpool bathtub and steam room in the other shower. It is just lovely. However, if you are not going to have the time to take advantage of these amenities, just save your money and enjoy your normal room!

Try the bellagio Gourmet Buffet- you won%26#39;t be disappointed.

';I am debating on if it is worth it since we probably won%26#39;t spend a lot of time in our room';...you said it right there...I personally would save my $100 for the casino floor or towards a nice meal per night. I have stayed in a corner salone suite (with no view of the lake), and although it was nice to have two walls of windows, and a larger bath, I personally would not pay $100 MORE for that. If you are visiting Bellagio for the first time, it might be nice to stay in a lakeview for $50/night.

We also do not spend any time in our room, so paying for it would be a waste. However, we always ask for a free upgrade and sometimes we get it and sometimes we don%26#39;t. We actually got upgraded to a salone suite from a deluxe (no view) room when we used the infamous and ';controversial'; $20 trick/bribe! We also got two other lakeview rooms (separate stays) with a polite request and smile. It all depends on how busy the hotel is.

I loved our lakeview room at Bellagio! We liked the view so well, one night we dined by candlelight right by the window in our room, it was awesome. i%26#39;d do it if you%26#39;ve not done it before. You might find you will be spending more time in the room than you might think. ;)

Gabbygambler, that sounds like a terrific idea to me! Could you please share your experience about their room service menu especially on desserts and drinks? We鈥檒l be staying at Bellagio only one night so it would be great to just relax in our room and enjoy dinner with fountain view in such privacy.

Thanks a lot in advance!

The room service menu at Bellagio was basically the same as that of Cafe Bellagio, their 24 hour cafe, prices were the same as well. There is a good selection of items in every category on that menu. As far as drinks go, you can order anything you want that%26#39;s on the beverage menu and the same for desserts. When you order from room service, they always say it will be there within 45 minutes, it%26#39;s always much less than that. The 45 min is the longest it will be.

We moved a chair out of the way so that when they brought the food, it could all be set up in front of the window. They bring your order on a rolling cart, once inside the room and when it%26#39;s placed where you want it to be, they open it up making a round table, white linen table cloth on top with a small vase of flowers. All foods are on plates with those domed covers to keep the items under them either warm or cold. Not sure I%26#39;d order ice cream though!

I used to think that all I needed was just a nice clean room and then I went to Bellagio with a Lakeview room and I%26#39;ve become a believer. A nice view really makes your stay all the more special, waking up looking at the Eiffel tower and the Paris Balloon was amazing, we never closed our curtains. Once I had a suite at THEhotel all other rooms seem small and cramped. If you can afford to upgrade your room I%26#39;d say do it, how often do you get to stay at Bellagio?

I just called Bellagio to upgrade my room. All they have left is the partial lakeview so I took it. I wish I would have called sooner!