Neighbours across Flamingo Road, and the Augustus Fountain View Rooms at Caesars Palace look across at Bellagio's fountains. Bellagio, from about $205, if you want the lake outside, the Conservatory and "O" indoors and 510 sq ft even in the entry room; Caesars Palace, from about $160, if you would rather give the day to the Garden of the Gods pools, from March to October, and the night to The Colosseum.
The iconThe Las Vegas of the postcards: fountain-view rooms facing the lake, the Conservatory and Chihuly's glass flowers.
$From about $205 a night
Choose Bellagio if
The catch
A $55 nightly resort fee plus tax is added to every stay, and parking is extra: hotel guests pay $20 a day to self-park and $40 for valet.
The classicThe 1966 Roman fantasy, being renewed tower by tower, with the Garden of the Gods pools, the Forum Shops and the Colosseum on site.
$From about $160 a night
Choose Caesars Palace if
The catch
A $54.95 nightly resort fee plus tax covers only Wi-Fi for two devices, local calls and the gym for two, and parking is extra: $20 a day to self-park and $50 for valet.
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The verdict
Neighbours across Flamingo Road, and the Augustus Fountain View Rooms at Caesars Palace look across at Bellagio's fountains. Bellagio, from about $205, if you want the lake outside, the Conservatory and "O" indoors and 510 sq ft even in the entry room; Caesars Palace, from about $160, if you would rather give the day to the Garden of the Gods pools, from March to October, and the night to The Colosseum.
Questions people ask
Neighbours across Flamingo Road, and the Augustus Fountain View Rooms at Caesars Palace look across at Bellagio's fountains. Bellagio, from about $205, if you want the lake outside, the Conservatory and "O" indoors and 510 sq ft even in the entry room; Caesars Palace, from about $160, if you would rather give the day to the Garden of the Gods pools, from March to October, and the night to The Colosseum.
Book Bellagio for the Las Vegas on the postcards, with the lake, the fountains and the Conservatory a lift ride from your bed. Pay the small step to a Fountain View King, and budget for the resort fee and parking on top. A huge, famous and busy resort in the middle of the Strip, where the lake, the fountains and the public rooms are the point and the crowds come with them. The rooms are polished and newly done, and a fountain view costs little more than the entry room.
It has an outdoor pool. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.
Book Caesars Palace for Las Vegas in full: the Garden of the Gods by day from March to October, The Colosseum or Guy Savoy by night and the Forum Shops in between. Pay the step to an Augustus Fountain View Room, and budget for the resort fee and the walking. A vast, famous and lively casino resort where the pools, the shops, the shows and the restaurants are the point, at a middling price before the fee. Expect crowds, long indoor walks and a different hotel in every tower.
It has an outdoor pool. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.