The Venetian
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| The Venetian 3355 Las Vegas Blvd South Las Vegas, NV 89109 |
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| Number of rooms | 4,049 Suites |
| Theme | Venice |
| Gaming space | 120,000 ft? (11,148 m?) |
| Permanent show(s) | Blue Man Group |
| Signature attraction(s) | Guggenheim Hermitage Museum |
| Notable restaurant(s) | Bouchon Canaletto Lut?e Royal Star |
| Owner | Las Vegas Sands |
| Date opened | May 3, 1999 |
| Casino type | Land-Based |
| Major renovation(s) | |
| Previous name(s) | Sands Hotel |
| Casino website | The Venetian website |
The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino is a Venetian-themed resort, hotel and casino located in Las Vegas, Nevada, on the site of the old Sands Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip. The Venetian is owned and operated by the Las Vegas Sands Corporation.
The Venetian has 4,049 suites and a 120,000 square foot (11,148 m?) casino. It is located on the east side of the Strip, between Harrah's and the Wynn Las Vegas.
History
Ground was broken on April 14, 1997 and the resort officially opened on May 3, 1999. Built at a cost of $1.5 billion, it is one of the most expensive resorts of its kind ever built at the time it opened. A brief timeline of the hotel's history:
- November 26, 1996?The Sands Hotel was imploded to make way for The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino.
- April 14, 1997?Ground breaking for the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino Complex.
- November 14, 1997?$1,000,000,000 financial package secured.
- September 24, 1997?Announcement that the Venetian's Grand Canal Shoppes will be managed by Forest City Commercial Management.
- August 18, 1998?Venetian Resort tops out.
- August 24, 1998?Venetian begins accepting room reservations, by phone and on-line.
- May 3, 1999?Grand opening of first phase of complex.
- October 7, 2001?The Guggenheim Hermitage Museum opened within the resort, featuring its first collection: Masterpieces and Master Collectors: Impressionist and Early Modern Paintings.
- August 30, 2002?The museum opened its second collection: Art Through the Ages: Masterpieces of Painting from Titian to Picasso.
- May 15, 2003?Museum opens third exhibit: American Pop Icons.
The bridge at the Venetian.
- June 27, 2003?The Venezia at the Venetian opened as an additional tower, adding 1,013 suites and a new wedding chapel.
- November 7, 2003?Museum opens exhibit: A Century of Painting: From Renoir to Rothko, featuring paintings by Gauguin, Matisse, Picasso, van Gogh, Renoir, and others.
Casino and other attractions
The Grande Canal Shoppes.
The Casino at the Venetian offers more than 122 casino games. In addition to slot machines and table games, there is a state-of-the-art sports lounge. The Venetian has an extensive indoor retail mall called "The Grand Canal Shoppes", which covers 500,000 square feet. In addition to the lake in front of the casino, canals on the second floor of building, in the shopping mall, are used to provide gondola rides. The hotel also hosts the Las Vegas Madame Tussauds wax museum.
Dining
The Venetian hosts 17 acclaimed restaurants, including Bouchon, which is the vision of Time Magazine's ?America's Best Chef?, Thomas Keller. There is also a food court in the Grand Canal Shoppes
Amenities and Entertainment
In addition to shopping at the Grand Canal Shoppes, The Venetian offers plenty of other things to do, including:
- Blue Man Group?explosive show in brand-new 1760-seat Blue Man Theatre
- Canyon Ranch SpaClub?69,000-square-foot health spa and fitness center
- Convention space?1.9 million square feet total, including the 1.2 million-square-foot Sands Expo convention center
- Golf Concierge
- Pool Deck?a five-acre deck above the fourth level of the Venetian Tower, featuring 3 pools and a hot tub
- Tao Nightclub?10,000 square foot high-energy nightclub located within the Tao ?Asian Temple? Entertainment Complex
Gondola ride in the Venetian
Trivia
- Each suite in the Venetian has a fax machine/printer, and guests receive a personal greeting fax with their own personal fax number.
- When finished, the Venetian, the Sands Expo, and the upcoming Palazzo will be the largest resort and hotel complex in the world.
References
- lasvegas.com - [1]
- The Venetian
External links
See also
- The Court of Honor at the World Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893