Both sell rooms that face the Bellagio fountains by name. Bellagio, from about $205, if you want the lake, the fountains and the Conservatory a lift ride from your bed, with dinner on PRIME's lakeside patio; The Cosmopolitan, from about $135, if you would rather pay the step to a private Fountain View terrace next door, watch the shows from outside and finish the night at The Chandelier.
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 viewGlass towers mid-Strip whose Fountain View terraces face the Bellagio lake, with The Chandelier glittering in the casino downstairs.
$From about $135 a night
Choose The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas 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.
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The verdict
Both sell rooms that face the Bellagio fountains by name. Bellagio, from about $205, if you want the lake, the fountains and the Conservatory a lift ride from your bed, with dinner on PRIME's lakeside patio; The Cosmopolitan, from about $135, if you would rather pay the step to a private Fountain View terrace next door, watch the shows from outside and finish the night at The Chandelier.
Questions people ask
Both sell rooms that face the Bellagio fountains by name. Bellagio, from about $205, if you want the lake, the fountains and the Conservatory a lift ride from your bed, with dinner on PRIME's lakeside patio; The Cosmopolitan, from about $135, if you would rather pay the step to a private Fountain View terrace next door, watch the shows from outside and finish the night at The Chandelier.
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 The Cosmopolitan for a private terrace facing the Bellagio fountains at a mid-Strip price, with The Chandelier and é a lift ride away. Pay the $43 step for Fountain View in the room name, and budget for the resort fee on top. A big, lively, design-led casino resort in the middle of the Strip, where the terraces, the bars and the tables downstairs are the point and the entry price is modest for the address. Expect a crowd, music by day and night, and a resort fee on top.
It has an outdoor pool. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.