Both mid-Strip: a 460 sq ft City Room or a 650 sq ft suite. The Cosmopolitan, from about $135, for The Chandelier and a private terrace in the Fountain View rooms; The Venetian, from about $240, for a remodelled suite with a sofa bed and Sphere next door.
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.
The all-rounderEvery room a suite, remodelled in 2024 and 2025, with gondolas, a two-acre pool deck and 40-plus restaurants on site.
$From about $240 a night
Choose The Venetian Resort Las Vegas if
The catch
A $55 nightly resort fee plus tax is added to every stay. It covers in-suite Wi-Fi, the Canyon Ranch gym for two, local calls and boarding-pass printing, but not the spa, and self-parking costs hotel guests another $20 a day, valet $40.
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The verdict
Both mid-Strip: a 460 sq ft City Room or a 650 sq ft suite. The Cosmopolitan, from about $135, for The Chandelier and a private terrace in the Fountain View rooms; The Venetian, from about $240, for a remodelled suite with a sofa bed and Sphere next door.
Questions people ask
Both mid-Strip: a 460 sq ft City Room or a 650 sq ft suite. The Cosmopolitan, from about $135, for The Chandelier and a private terrace in the Fountain View rooms; The Venetian, from about $240, for a remodelled suite with a sofa bed and Sphere next door.
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.
Book The Venetian for a big remodelled suite with the pools, the canal, 40-plus restaurants and a covered bridge to Sphere, all without a taxi. Pay for the Sphere View, budget for the $55 nightly fee, and check your dates, since the same suite can cost nearly three times as much in a busy week. A small city of a resort in the middle of the Strip, where the suite, the pools, dinner and the shops are all on site and a covered bridge leads to Sphere. Expect crowds, long corridors and a casino at the centre of it all.
It has an outdoor pool. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.