Bellgaio Las Vegas | room renovations

The first bit of news from Travel Mart is the fact that the Bellagio is in the process of renovating each of its thousands of rooms. There are three new color schemes, a blue theme (pictured above), a green theme (which is a bit more whimsical), and a gold theme (which is found exclusively in the rooms with two Queen beds). The marble in the existing bathrooms will remain, and the new themes are designed to coordinate with the existing colors. Built-ins have replaced the old armoires, and flat screen televisions now take the place of the old CRT televisions.

Just as exciting are the new mattresses. Each renovated room will receive one of Bellagio's new custom designed pillow-top mattresses with three inches of extra padding on top. In all, each room is receiving a $30,000 refurbishment, and the Bellagio room renovations are in process. The main tower is currently receiving the make-overs (a floor at a time), and the Spa Tower is scheduled for next year. Renovated Resort Deluxe rooms can be currently booked for an additional $30 per night.

Bellagio is a member of Virtuoso, and Virtuoso guests receive a 10% discount, complimentary daily breakfast, and an $85 lunch credit at Olives. Just book through your Virtuoso luxury travel consultant.


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Bellagio Las Vegas | lakeview rooms worth it!

I attended my fifth TravelMart ten days ago in Las Vegas. The first four times, we stayed in a regular Deluxe Room at Bellagio Las Vegas ... a nice enough room at 510 square feet ... but not much of a view. Looking across Tropicana Avenue at Caesar's parking garage is not necessarily an inspiring experience.

This time we were given a Lakeview Deluxe room - and the experience was wonderful. The video above was taken from room 24642 in the Spa Tower and gives an idea of the Strip View we enjoyed. Every 30 minutes during the day, and every 15 minutes after 6 p.m., we were treated to the sight of Bellagio's famous water show - with the music playing on one of the channels of the TV in our room. Lakeview rooms sell for a premium over a standard Deluxe rooms, but the extra $50 per night is worth it, transforming a perfectly comfortable hotel room into a very special experience of the Strip at night.

Bellagio is one of over 850 Virtuoso hotels around the world. Book through a Virtuoso luxury travel consultant to receive a daily breakfast credit for two and an $85 lunch credit at Olives, along with a 10% discount from the published room rate of the day.


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