The Venetian Resort Las Vegas★★★★★
The Venetian tops this list because nothing else on the Strip matches its sheer range without falling apart at the edges: four outdoor pools, three spa tubs, twenty restaurants and six cafes, and a full-service spa that all still feel run by people who know what they're doing. The rooms are suites as standard, sunken living areas and Venetian-style furnishings, a legacy of Sheldon Adelson's original gambit to out-luxury the competition when it opened in 1999. The Grand Canal Shoppes and gondola rides read as kitsch from outside, but inside the resort the scale works in your favour, there is always another restaurant, another bar, another quiet corner. Service holds up under the volume, which is the harder trick. This suits anyone who wants a full Strip experience without leaving the building for a week.'
