we stayed here with my son with friends in another hotel for birthdays. i liked this hotel on paper as we got a bigger type of room for the price. we could get in and out of the hotel via the 2nd floor shops without going through the smoky casino while with our son which was great. this review may not be worth reading if you are not going with kids as i have written it in that way. there were lots of eating opportunities and i would recommend the tinteretto bakery or dal toro for breakfast. its a bit confusing to start with as the palazzo and ventian are joined and the casinos and shops seem to blend into one. the "first" bar/restaurant had intermittent service, good view of the pirate show at night time. did hear quite alot of noise from our neighbour a couple of nights, the walls are not the thickest.. the swimming pool on 4th floor did not get an awful lot of sun during the afternoon so although heated, when you got out it was freezing and a quick dash to the room to warm up. vegas is not a complete sin city for people with kids. there are the "ladies for rent" card flickers further up the strip near planet hollywood, no sign of them near us. there is an great games arcade where you pay up front and play, near MGM, gamesworks, and M and M world. we also did the grand canyon. shopping opportunities are great, including the Town Square mall,, which does not appear in the guide books and was not mentioned by our rep but has a small kids play area with tree house, slides, maze and a water play area (not open as it was cold !!) in among the shops. tuscan brio grille was a great lunch stop if a bit noisy as it is next to the airport. it was nice to take our son to look at the statues at luxor, eiffel tower, pirate show etc which cost nothing. because we stayed at venetian we got given $25 slot credit which we turned into $40, money off gondola ride and madame tussauds. my husband recommends harrahs for blackjack as it had the lowest table prices and friendly croupiers. usual story of move anything in the mini bar and you get charged so you can't store anything else in the fridge, there is a walgreens at the bottom of the palazzo where you can get really cheap bottles of water, coke etc. so don't use the mini bar. the fashion show mall across the road has a reasonable food court. the airport for return journey is really naff. the international terminal is tiny and the shuttle bus that takes you to the domestic terminal is only slightly better.
