Venetian Suite Review – Meh

I’ve stayed at the Palazzo for my past two trips to Las Vegas and enjoyed the suites both times I stayed. This time I figured I’d stay with (Enrico) Palazzo’s sister (whoa) the Venetian. Poor girl’s insides haven’t aged very well.

The Palazzo is still relatively new, so I was expecting a little wear and tear on the Venetian suite, but there was a little more than I expected. Fortunately, the bathroom was still in excellent shape. The shower and tube were spotless and cleaned daily.

The vanities both had marble tops and gold fixtures.

Unlike the Bally’s room I had in Atlantic City there was nothing gaudy about anything in the bathroom.

Unlike the Palazzo suites, the door to the water closet does not shut automatically. That’s a good thing.

The Venetian suites are laid out exactly the same as Palazzo, but my suite was much darker. After the bathroom was the sleeping area, which has a nice HDTV and under-lit dresser.

The bed was comfortable, unfortunately my body clock didn’t allow me to sleep very much.

I could tell the sleeping area was a little smaller than the Palazzo because the right side of the bed didn’t have enough room for a chair to relax in.

Moving beyond the sleeping area is what separates the Venetian/Palazzo from the other hotels – the living area. The living area is sunken by two (worn) steps..

and about the same size as the sleeping area. The living area has a beat up L shaped couch, work desk, glass topped coffee table…

there’s another HDTV (that’s smaller than the TV in the sleeping area) and a table for dining.

When the sun wasn’t shining into the room in the morning, it was extremely dark as there was only one light.

The living area is where most of the wear and tear on the room could be seen. The couch was hard and uncomfortable. Besides an exposed button poking me in the butt, the cushions were not on track and immovable.

Another downside to the Venetian suite is that there isn’t an easy access outlet in either area when someone could use and charge their phone or computer, besides the corner by the dining table where you couldn’t also watch TV. I’m amazed how slowly hotels are to come on board with easy access outlets.

On the bright side I had an awesome view when I looked straight ahead.

When looking to the right there was a nice view of Harrah’s and Caesars.

One item that was missing in the Venetian Suite, that I really like in the Palazzo suite was a master light switch that controlled all of the lights in the room on one switch.

One final thing about this particular room. It was all the way at the end of a long hallway.

They should give out scooters to get to rooms this far away! Maybe I should have asked for one like my neighbor.

Overall, I was ok with the room at the Venetian. It wasn’t bad by any stretch but, besides the size, it wasn’t anything special. It was definitely worth experiencing the Venetian and between the price ($0 w/slot tournament) and the lack of resort fees it was well worth it.

However, the wear and tear on the room really showed and I don’t see myself staying at Venetian again. If given the option I would take a room at Palazzo and walk over the the Venetian if I wanted to hang out with the abundance of tourists and families. Hint: I’ll never want that. This experience made me appreciate the Palazzo a little more than I did previously.

There are more pictures of my mediocre suite at Venetian on my flickr if you’d like to see.