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| - Palazzo apparently is Italian for "building" or "palace. It's much closer to the later. It's the 3rd Italianesque hotel behind Bellagio and Venetian. First of all it's an all suite hotel, so no rooms, just varying degrees of lavishness. I've stayed here 3 times in the 700+ sqf Bella Suite, 1900+ sqf Lago Suite and the 1200+ sqf Siena Suite. Some things that they all have in common is the pretty high thread count sheets, L shaped sofa sleeper, 3 tv's, double doors to bathrooms, marble entryways, in room safe, ottoman, sunk in living room. It's a very cozy and lavish stay no matter what suite you get. I found the walls to be slightly better insulated to sound than many hotels in Vegas. These rooms are great for entertaining people as you pre-party before you go out. For the price you get quite a bit of square footage and I've had 6 guys sleeping in the Siena after a night out. I wish they offered Kings for all beds instead of queens in the Bella. Touch button curtains, fast valet parking. There were a few things I wasn't impressed with. The ease of getting from room to casino floor was a bit longer than I'd like and the elevators don't drop you right in the middle of the action. If you're trying to get more than a few people to meet up with people at another hotel I'd give it a few extra minutes. Regardless of how pretty the decorations are in the lobby take me to the games, the limit's were a bit high for my taste and the restaurants food not as intriguing as more established hotels, but aside from it's lavish amenities there was no one draw to it except it's nightclub Lavo. The pool is very nice, but doesn't quite have the location or orientation of other larger pools on the strip. Back to Lavo, it's a roman bath house themed club. To be honest with you I prefer the smaller venue because places like Tryst and TAO tend to be crowded and DJ's tend to drown the crowd in sound rather than really care about what's making people like it. The downstairs lounge is great to get away from the noise and have some alone time, maybe blast a cig after a few cocktails, full view of other hotels with shows outside like TI. They may not get the huge DJ's that the larger club's use(typically they get paid per person and with a smaller venue they can't command certain prices), but you know for sure you'll have a good time. Maybe this is a dirty little secret that no one wants me to say, but of the major clubs like Tryst, Tao, Body English, Pure, Jet, Krave, The Bank, Studio 54, Blush, LAX, Pure, Revolution, I Bar, Haze, Tabu, Caramel and the like. I've been to most of these and there are only a few that I haven't seen people having sex somewhere in the club, whether it's in the corner, booth, vip, dance floor, etc. Somewhere, someone is getting it. Maybe it's me and I havne't seen it, but Lavo is one of the few that I find more chill even with the "bath house" theme. So in conclusion I give Palazzo a 5 star rating for comfortable, quiet, lavish sleeping arrangements, fast valet, great club, good location and great service. I'll definitely be staying here again.
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