content: So this was my first time, in a very long time, that I've stayed at the Venetian hotel.  My friends apparantly got a great deal via Priceline, and since I was the 5th person to jump in on the trip, the split after 5 people was not bad...$80 for 2 nights.\n\nFirst Impressions\n\nAs one of Vegas' best resorts on the strips, I was impressed with the grounds, and the layout of the casino area, but in all honesty, I wasn't impressed with the layout and the floorplan of the hotel side.  It was ridiculously confusing to get to the room, almost as if you're trying to get thru a maze, with two different elevators, and what not.  It simply wasn't cut to the chase--and yes, I did get used to it after a while, but getting to the room was just overall confusing.\n\nThe Room\n\nThe room was absolutely beautiful--lots of space, two flat screens, comfortable beds, amazing bathrooms with granite counter tops, big tub, and separate area for the toilet.  Very clean, and spacious.\n\nService\n\nService was 7/10.  Why? Well, for the most part, the staff was great--top notch and efficient, and no problems, but where I ran into problems was with the bell service.\nIt's ridiculously hot in Vegas, yet at the same time, the waiting area is outside, and so there's a crowd of people waiting for their bags to be brought up, and the service was quite inefficient.  Just as an advice, give yourself a good 1/2 hr to 45 minutes if you plan to request for your bags to be brought up to the valet area, since there's a long wait.  Don't plan yourself 10 minutes before, with an hour before to head back to McCarren. \n\nOverall\n\nWas satisfied, though in my book, the Bellagio still beats the Venetian in a lot of areas--the location of the Venetian, being on the north end, makes it hard to trek your way to the center/south end.  \n\nOverall Grade:   B+/A-