The Bellagio is one of the nicer hotels on the strip, but Im not sure it's really 5 stars. It's a bit outdated compared to the Wynn & Encore, and the Venetian and Palazzo provide better values. While I had an amazing view of the fountain show, the room itself was a bit disappointing. No sleek LCD TV's in my room and definitely no TV in the bathroom. Again, at Palazzo got the same or less amount of money, you get a much larger room and 3 TV's!
The casino staff was not too friendly and the cocktail waitresses took longer than usual to bring back drinks.