The main hotel of MGM Resorts International, also the site of company headquarters,hotel Bellagio has been opened in 1998, at that time as the most expensive hotel in the world.
It is named and modelled after Lake Como resort Bellagio in Italy, featuring the Italian-style small houses along the big surface of 8-acre (3.2 ha) lake. The main hotel building is located behind the lake, with casino on the bottom level surrounded by the gallery of boutiques shops known as Via Bellagio.

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Between the building and the Strip there are famous music Fountains of Bellagio with the show performed every half an hour, during which colorful lights and the stream pressure change according to the background songs by Gene Kelly,Andrea Bocelli or Frank Sinatra. The water theme of the resort nicely corresponds with the main concept of the aquatic show by Cirque du Soleil -”O”.
Another popular symbol of Bellagio resort are its Conservatory and Botanical Garden.
But the eyes of everybody are directed into the Casino’s poker room with 40 tables and two high stakes areas.
With $20,000 Minimum Buy-in the Bobby’s Room is preferred by many of professional players due to hosting the Highest Limit Poker Action in the world. The poker room is also the frequent place of World Poker Tour events.
The world top level hotel’s amenities and the service contributed to the prestigeous AAA Five Diamond award. Supported by a separate wine cellar resort’s bars and restaurants offer luxury meals in splendid surroundings, like Jasmine with view on the lake. Terrazza di Sogno and chapels complete the requirements for the succesfull wedding ceremony, often held here.
The accommodation is provided by the 3,933 Guest Rooms and various Suites. Reserved by invitation only several Villas add the cream to the top. Each of spacious Villas feature an in-suite workout facility, a massage room, a dry sauna, a private hair salon, a private kitchen, a formal dining room, a full bar stocked with guests’ favorite beverages, a dual fireplace, and a gorgeous private terrace and garden with a pool and whirlpool.
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