A Weekend at the Fabulous Venetian Hotel

The Venetian Las Vegas houses over 7,000 suites, a 120,000 square-foot casino, a large shopping mall and over 38 restaurants. Incorporating marble statues and design, gold leaf and a beautiful hand painted ceiling in the lobby, the resort transports guests to a mini Venice with its Grand Canal Shoppes, gondolas, and replicas of various Venetian landmarks including the Palazzo Ducale, Piazza San Marco, Piazzetta di San Marco, the Lion of Venice Column and the Column of Saint Theodore, St Mark's Campanile, and the Rialto Bridge. Follow this itinerary to wine, dine and experience the best of the Venetian.

Friday

Check in to a Venetian suite

Loose yourself in Vegas luxury inside the lavish elegantly designed 650 -1,400 square foot suites, which offer marble and granite clad bathrooms, sunken living rooms, curtained pillow-top beds with Egyptian linens, three flat screen televisions and handsome wood furnishings. Enjoy the view from the floor-to-ceiling windows or opt for privacy with the remote control shades and curtain.

Dinner at SushiSamba

With a fusion of Japanese, Peruvian and Brazilian cuisine, the menu at SushiSamba has something for everyone. The 14,000 square foot restaurant is hip, trendy, and modern and features a dining room, sushi bar and drink bar. The soaring 16-foot ceilings house a three-dimensional art piece of swirling orange ribbons. Menu standouts include the Pacific roll with King crab, avocado and Asian pear, lobster ceviche, duck breast robata and miso Chilean sea bass.

Drinks at the Dorsey

Head to one of the newest cocktail lounges on the Strip, The Dorsey. Offering innovative custom cocktails in a sophisticated intimate library like setting, The Dorsey houses a long brass bar, modern designed chandeliers and plush velvet couches. Try the famous Penicillin or one of The Dorsey’s other delicious signature drinks.

Saturday

Canyon Ranch Spa

Enjoy an early morning workout or spa treatment at Canyon Ranch SpaClub, the Venetian’s 134,000 foot two level health spa, wellness and fitness facility. The state of the art spa and fitness facility includes massage, skin care and body treatment rooms, a fitness center, 40-foot indoor rock climbing wall, Pilates studio, cycling gym, relaxation lounges and European inspired thermal spa cabins, showers, cold rooms and aqua thermal bathing experiences.

Lunch at Chica

Visit Chica, one of the newest additions to The Venetian’s celebrity owned restaurants, for dishes from Chef Lorena Garcia. The colorful and eclectic space highlights Latin flavors and cuisine. Influences from Peru, Brazil, Venezuela, Argentina and Mexico appear in menu highlights asado negro arepas, Meyer lemon rotisserie chicken and marinated churrasco steak.

The Aquatic Club and Venetian/Palazzo Pool Deck

Head to one of the many pools at the Venetian and Palazzo’s pool deck for an afternoon swim or try the new Aquatic Club for a boutique water experience. Inspired by the swim, racquet and lawn clubs of the past, the Venetian’s new retro designed Aquatic Club features throwback pool cocktails, artisan alcoholic ice pops and cabanas decorated with murals. Music ranges from jazz to hip hop to ‘80s pop and Chef Wolfgang Puck provides salads, pizzas and sushi with retro drinks and contemporary cocktails.

Carnevino

Palazzo

702/789-4141

Enjoy a steak, pasta or other Italian dishes before heading to the show. Just as the restaurant’s name implies, it’s all about the meat and wine at Mario Batali’s Carnevino. Pass the life-size bronze bull to enter the elegant formal dining room with high ceilings, heavy drapes, Italian marble and dark wood sideboards. For a meal to remember, order the juicy “bistecca fiorentina” for two, fresh peas with walnuts, braised fennel and parmesan and rosemary pan fried fingerling potatoes. Make sure to leave room to share a bottle of one of the dozens of exceptional wines offered on the international wine list.

Baz: Star Crossed Lovers Show

End the evening with songs from Baz Luhrmann’s famous romantic films Romeo and Juiiet, Moulin Rouge and The Great Gatsby at the Baz: Star Crossed Love show. Set in an intimate cabaret setting, enjoy a variety of song, dance and music from a front row cocktail table or in a comfy couch for two.

Sunday Morning

Bouchon

Venetian

702/414-6200

Go for the perfectly brewed coffee, the flakiest croissants outside of Paris, or the French country fare, but don’t leave Sin City without a visit to Bouchon for breakfast. Renowned for his French Laundry fame, chef Thomas Keller’s Parisian bistro atop the Venetian’s Venezia Tower is relaxed, large and airy with tall mahogany columns running down the center, murals, and floor to ceiling paneled windows overlooking a flowering garden patio. Ask for a table outside and dine al fresco on fresh French bread with butter and pistachios, Croque Madame (toasted ham and cheese sandwich on brioche with fried egg and mornay sauce), Oeuf and Bourdin Blanc (white sausage with scrambled eggs and croissant) or select from Bouchon’s extensive bakery items including muffins, pastries, croissants, quiches and breads.

Visit www.venetian.com for reservations.