Bellagio, Las Vegas, USA

The casino area which consists of the Slots area, Sportsbook area and the Poker Room is open 24 hours per day. This includes the restaurants and bars which serves food in the main casino area like the Petrossian Bar and Café Bellagio.

There are different opening hours for the various restaurants found in the Bellagio hotel and casino resort and depending on what type of food or beverages they serve. This varies from breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner, buffet, happy hour or late night.

The bars, clubs, recreational and shopping areas all have different opening hours depending on the segment of the market they cater for and the patrons who make use of the different venues on offer.

It is safe to say that there would be a place open 24 hours a day where you can have something to eat, drink or where you can play slots, poker or table games.

The hotel and casino caters for people to enjoy themselves in casual clothes, but in certain clubs, restaurants, bars and lounge areas different dress codes apply. In the casino playing the slots, poker and table’s casual dress will be fine. Visiting the Petrossian Bar and eating at The Buffet or Café Bellagio casual dress will suffice. When you visit the Hyde nightclub you will be well advised to wear upscale fashionable attire and men with collared shirts, sport coat and nice shoes. The same would apply at the Lily Bar and Lounge. When you eat in the Cirque and Picasso restaurants ladies must be dressy and elegant and gentleman must wear a jacket and smart pants. The restaurants like Michael Mina, Jasmine requires patrons to wear business casual dress. The dress code varies according to the time of day that the restaurants operate and serve patrons.

In the high stake area of the Poker Room aptly named Bobby’s Room the appropriate dress code should be business casual.

The Bellagio Casino resort is one of the top casinos in Vegas and its Poker Room is one of the favourite venues for all ranks of poker players be they amateur or professional. The Poker Room offers 40 tables and two high limit areas with the one named “Bobby’s Room” in honour of Bobby Baldwin, the 1978 World Series Poker Champion. The Poker Room is one of the venues of the World Poker Tour and offers players 24-hour dining, beverages and neck and back massages at the table. There are safe deposit boxes and cashier services available in the room. The experience is further enhanced by a top sound system and monitors in the smoke-free room that houses a number of artworks featuring World Series Poker scenes and some Poker greats.

There is a daily tournament which starts at 2 pm, the Bellagio No Limit Hold’Em Tournament with a $125 buy-in and $10,000 tournament chips and 30 minute blind levels. They offer a good variety of limit and no limit Hold’Em, Omaha and 7 Card Stud and in addition to the daily tournaments, they host two WPT events every year, the Five Diamond Classic and the WTP World Championship. The tables offer high table limits and the highest Limit Poker Action in the world is hosted in Bobby’s Room with, a minimum buy-in of $20,000 available 24 hours with pots exceeding $1million.

The players are a mix of regulars, tourists and professionals who can be seen playing at all hours of the day and night. The dealers are all professional, floor staff knowledgeable and helpful and the waiting personnel all friendly and efficient.

The Poker Room and its daily tournaments should be on the bucket list of all poker players as a must-visit.

The food on offer at the Bellagio Las Vegas represents some of the best gastronomic experience available and is prepared by some of the best-known chefs in the world. The Michelin stars awarded to certain restaurants is a testimony of the quality and variety on offer at these restaurants.

The food at the Bellagio caters for every palate and taste. The variety on offer range from American, Asian, Italian, French, Steakhouse to Seafood. There are opportunities to dine in the Picasso with its two Michelin stars and genuine Picasso artworks on the walls, Le Cirque and Michael Mina with its one Michelin star each dressed in business casual to Café Bellagio with casual dress. There can be arranged for private dining, in-room dining or poolside and there are 24-hour options available at Snacks and Café Bellagio. There are more than 15 restaurants from which to choose for breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner, buffet, happy hour or late night dining. The food and the quality available in every restaurant makes it necessary to spend some time researching the different menus, to ensure that you get the maximum opportunity to sample every taste being offered.

The planning of the Bellagio with all its different restaurants, patisserie and different food outlets ensure that it can be said that there is food available on a 24-hour basis to any guest or visitor. Whatever the occasion there will be a place where you can celebrate and dine and enjoy a drink of your choice.

The Bellagio hotel won the “AAA Five Diamond” award 15 years in a row and is a member of the prestigious The Leading Hotels of the World and is recognised as one of the top hotels in the world, by leading international travel magazines. The hotel at the Bellagio Las Vegas is housed in the main tower with its 3015 rooms and 36 floors and the spa tower with 935 rooms and 33 floors. The hotel offers 85 rooms which are accessible for handicapped people and equipped to cater for all their needs. The hotel accommodation range from rooms to suites which will cater for all your needs, be it business, honeymoon or vacation. The rooms offer views of either the fountains or the Las Vegas Valley. The lobby is decorated with more than 2,000 hand blown flowers from glass which covers more than 190 m2 of the ceiling.

Opposite the Bellagio Lake with its fountains lies Caesars Palace and Nobu Hotel which houses the famous Nobu Restaurant, Las Vegas. Here you will find Chef Nobu with his unique style of fusion food and you can feast on rare imported Wagyu meat, truffles and exotic fish dishes. They also offer rare sake imported from Japan.

One of the bar’s which offers the best view of the Las Vegas Strip is the bar on the 107th floor of the Stratosphere Hotel, Level 107. They offer speciality cocktails while you enjoy the stunning view. The Chandelier Bar located in the Cosmopolitan Hotel has as a centrepiece a chandelier which is made of more than 2 million crystals which stretches over three floors. They offer a DJ, speciality cocktails on different floors.

The Vesper Bar named after James Bond is also located in the Cosmopolitan and offers a modern atmosphere where cocktails can be enjoyed.

One of the interesting bars is the Minus 5 Ice Bar where everything is made of ice and all patrons receive parkas against the cold. Here you can enjoy cocktails watching their unique LED show. There are a number of clubs in Vegas which you can visit for nightclub entertainment like the Jewel at the Aria Resort, the Hakkasan at the MGM Grand with some of the top DJ’s in the world and the Light at Mandalay Bay where you will find a show combining aerial aerobatics and tableaus.