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Bellagio
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States · The Luxury Collection · High Luxury
Steve Wynn opened Bellagio on October 15, 1998, a $1.6 billion Lake Como fantasy on the imploded Dunes, with an 8-acre fountain lake and Dale Chihuly's Fiori di Como overhead in the lobby. DeRuyter Butler designed the tower, Picasso still serves beneath original works by the painter, and in 2024 the house joined The Luxury Collection through the MGM Collection with Marriott.
- 3,950 rooms
- Opened 1998
- Neighborhood: The Strip
- Rooms from 510 sq ft (47 m²)
- Architect: DeRuyter Butler
- Interiors: Atlandia Design
About Bellagio
- Bellagio opened on October 15, 1998, on the imploded site of the Dunes, then the most expensive hotel ever built.
- Dale Chihuly's Fiori di Como, a lobby ceiling of more than 2,000 hand-blown glass flowers, has become one of the hotel's best-known sights.
- DeRuyter Butler designed the tower, and the Fountains of Bellagio draw an estimated 20,000 visitors daily.
- MGM operated the hotel until 2022, when Blackstone and Vici acquired the real estate; MGM kept the operating license.
- The restaurant Picasso serves beneath original works by the painter.
History
Bellagio opened on October 15, 1998, as Steve Wynn's US$1.6 billion answer to the question of whether Las Vegas could import European resort grandeur — the most expensive hotel ever constructed at the time, built on the imploded site of the Dunes Hotel and immediately resetting the Strip's expectations for luxury. DeRuyter Butler designed the tower; Atlandia Design handled interiors with the Lake Como villa aesthetic that became Bellagio's permanent identity: warm stone, floral motifs, and public spaces that read as Italian resort rather than casino fantasy.
The 8-acre lake and its choreographed Fountains of Bellagio draw an estimated 20,000 visitors daily — the most photographed spectacle on the Strip and Bellagio's permanent argument that architecture and water can matter as much as gaming volume. Dale Chihuly's Fiori di Como, a 2,000-square-foot ceiling of more than 2,000 hand-blown glass flowers in the lobby, remains the largest glass sculpture ever made. The Conservatory & Botanical Gardens rotates seasonal installations that function as free public art, reinforcing Bellagio's cultural position beyond the casino floor.
The dining roster defined an era: Picasso, with original works by Pablo Picasso on the walls; Le Cirque at Michelin-starred levels; Spago by Wolfgang Puck overlooking the fountains; and Lago by Julian Serrano. Bellagio proved that Las Vegas could sustain fine dining at a global standard — not as a novelty but as a permanent fixture of the resort's identity.
Ownership and affiliation have evolved. MGM Resorts built and operated Bellagio until 2022, when Blackstone and Vici Properties acquired the real estate while MGM retained the operating license. In 2024, MGM and Marriott launched the MGM Collection with Marriott Bonvoy, placing Bellagio in The Luxury Collection — a badge change that brought Marriott's global loyalty infrastructure to the Strip's most famous independent resort identity without altering the fountain show, the conservatory, or the villa fantasy.
Ultra-luxury within Bellagio lives separately in The Villas at Bellagio — nine 6,500-square-foot private estates with butler service and courtyard pools — catalogued as a distinct atlas record because hotel-within-a-hotel products in Vegas are materially different from the main tower. The main Bellagio tower's 3,950 rooms serve the center-Strip experience: fountains, conservatory, Forum Shops adjacency, and the European elegance that made every subsequent Strip mega-resort measure itself against 1998.
The setting
Bellagio rises at 3600 South Las Vegas Boulevard on the center Strip, on the former site of the Dunes Hotel — imploded in 1993 after four decades as a Strip landmark. Steve Wynn's 1998 opening placed an 8-acre lake and fountain show at the heart of the property, with the Conservatory & Botanical Gardens and Dale Chihuly's Fiori di Como lobby ceiling as permanent public art. Caesars Palace is a six-minute walk, The Cosmopolitan is ten minutes on foot, and ARIA at CityCenter is twelve minutes away — placing Bellagio at the geographic center of the Strip's densest luxury mile. 2 miles from Harry Reid International Airport.
Restaurants and bars
- Picasso — Restaurant · French-Spanish · Chef Julian Serrano
- Le Cirque — Restaurant · French
- Lago by Julian Serrano — Restaurant · Italian · Chef Julian Serrano
- Spago — Restaurant · California · Chef Wolfgang Puck
- Prime — Restaurant · Steakhouse · Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten
- Michael Mina — Restaurant · Seafood · Chef Michael Mina
Amenities
- 3,950 rooms and suites in main tower
- 8-acre lake with Fountains of Bellagio show
- Conservatory & Botanical Gardens seasonal installations
- Dale Chihuly Fiori di Como lobby glass ceiling
- The Luxury Collection / Marriott Bonvoy affiliation
- Forum Shops at Caesars adjacency
- Full casino, spa, and meeting infrastructure
- The Villas at Bellagio ultra-luxury estates (separate atlas record)
- Pool
- Sauna
- Hot tub
- Fitness center
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- AAA Four Diamond (2026)
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