The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino: Amore Las Vegas!

Luxury Casino Hotels: Everyone knows that the Las Vegas Strip could be renamed "Planet Pleasure," because there truly is no place quite like it in this world or, for that matter, the galaxy. Add the alluring old-world style of Venice, Italy, to a luxury hotel brimming with all-world opulence, and it is obvious that both paddles of the old gondola are churning through the water solidly! The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino, with its 36 floors and over 4,000 rooms, enables guests enjoy all the splendor of Vegas without even leavingthe premises.

There are 19 fine dining restaurants that feature six James Beard Award-winning chefs, including Wolfgang Puck and Luciano Pellegrini, and the Grand Canal Shoppes, consisting of 80 international boutiques. For a quick cultural fix, there is the Guggenheim Hermitage Museum that showcases original works of Pablo Picasso, Monet and Matisse, naming just a few of the featured luminaries. Check out the theatrical concert of the Blue Man Group at the always-festive, star-studded TAO Nightclub or be oared in a gondola down the quarter-mile long Grand Canal. How "row-mantic" is that?

The Canyon Ranch SpaClub offers an array of rejuvenating- and relaxing-treatment programs along with a full fitness center, including a rock-climbing wall. The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino is a world of its own for unlimited pleasurable experiences that are risk-free, guaranteed sure bets. Get the complete picture at www.venetian.com

For LxM James Rothaar