Yeah, the Bellagio is very much "I am NOT LEAVING" in the level of the happiness of its guests. I just set a rock and roll wedding reception in the high rollers' suite, complete with bigtime party. I'm jonesing for the Bellagio right now, and so very much can't afford it.

I'll talk to Khaled Amr at the Ramada, as well, and see if they can come within light years of what the Holiday Inn is offering. If not, It's going to be the HI package for SF.

I'm going to the Bellagio soon, and I was already toying with the idea of extending my stay instead of heading to LA for the weekend. Hmmmm.

Bellagio is gorgeous, but I'm a Mandalay Bay girl.

Mandalay Bay

Scares me. Saw it first in the lobby at night, and it was dark and echoey. My daughter loves it, though.

I'm Bellagio-centric to the point of devotion. I love the fact that it's a hotel for adults, because I don't do things like Disneyland, and I want the eight-year-olds hangin' with the Maus, not under the keno tables.

I want to see all the new casinos in Vegas. I haven't been there in over 20 years, so much has changed it's hard to believe. Mainly, I just want to gape. And gloat. Because every single one of those honking huge hotels and casinos has our lighting systems in them. Whoot!

I know a guy who's a chef at Bouchon (in the Venetian). Don't know anything about the hotels, tho.

Deb, you might like the Wynn, too. I stayed there in May and found it to be very similar to the Bellagio. Their no child policy extends all the way up to 21 instead of 18, however.

If you are looking at a big strip hotel, I'd suggest the Monte Carlo. It's consistently the cheapest on the strip, usually a bit lower than TI. I paid $69 a night there at the beginning of June, and around the same in December. The pools are nice, lagoon style with lots of places to get away from the action.

You can also get a great $1.99 shrimp coctail on Freemont Street.

A world with cheap shrimp!

I'm Bellagio-centric to the point of devotion. I love the fact that it's a hotel for adults, because I don't do things like Disneyland, and I want the eight-year-olds hangin' with the Maus, not under the keno tables.

I've never been, but that's my f-i-l's favorite, by far.

I've never been, but that's my f-i-l's favorite, by far.

Man has good taste.

Sassy, I've considered the Wynn - it's new since we were there last - but it doesn't have the fountains or the completely non-themed uber-haute couture shopping strip.

And no scary giant talking Roman god statues in the basement. Caesar's Palace scares the crap out of me.

There are some cool water features there- but you can really only see them well from the rooms. Apparently Steve Wynn wanted to make a hotel that was geared more toward the actual guests than the onlookers. Plus, the Esplanade is almost exactly like Via Bellagio- there's a Manolo Blahnik store, etc. It's all really similar. In fact, I started calling it "Wynnllagio." But I'm a dork.