I've stayed at 25 plus hotels in Vegas over the years and I have to say that, year in and year out, Caesars is about as good as you are going to find. They have great restaurants and shopping. The people are nice. The rooms are just fine. It has pretty much everything you need to experience Vegas.
The Venetian has better rooms and THE Hotel is a little bit trendier/ hipper but, for the total package, Caesars is as good as there is in Vegas.