#11 in Top 20 Hotels in Las Vegas · ★★★★★
The Palazzo at The Venetian
All-suite Center Strip tower within the Venetian complex, with Tao and the Grand Canal Shoppes at the door.
All-suite Center Strip tower within the Venetian complex, with Tao and the Grand Canal Shoppes at the door.
"An all-suite Center Strip tower with a cleaner, more current look than the Venetian next door, if you'll trade boutique calm for casino scale."
Why this rank, The Palazzo opened in December 2007 as the all-suite second tower of the Venetian, run as its own hotel within the complex with a separate lobby, casino and pool deck. Every room is a suite from roughly 720 square feet, with a step-down living area and a marble bath, and the contemporary-Italian styling feels a generation newer than the Venetian's Renaissance theme. What pins it at #11 rather than the top tier is location-as-double-edge: you get Tao, the Grand Canal Shoppes and Carbone, Bouchon and CUT without going outside, but you also get a sprawling convention resort with long indoor walks and constant crowds. Best for travellers who want a genuinely large suite and Center Strip access, and aren't looking for a quiet retreat.
Best room: a high-floor Luxury Suite on the Strip side for the view
"All-suite Center Strip tower within the Venetian complex, newer-feeling than its sister, with Tao and the Grand Canal Shoppes at the door."
The Palazzo opened in December 2007 as the second tower of the Venetian, operated as its own hotel within the same complex, with a separate check-in lobby, casino floor and pool deck. Every room is a suite, starting around 720 square feet with a step-down living area and a marble bath, and because the Palazzo is the newer of the two towers its finishes feel a notch more current than the Venetian's. You get everything the complex is known for without going outside: Tao Beach and Tao Nightclub, the Grand Canal Shoppes, and a serious restaurant line-up in Carbone, Bouchon, CUT and Costa di Mare. The honest caveat is scale. This is a convention-and-casino giant, so the walk from valet to suite can feel endless, the lobbies are rarely quiet, and anyone after a calm, intimate hotel should look elsewhere on this list.
Ask for a high-floor Luxury Suite on the Strip side: the entry suite is already generous, and the upper floors trade nothing on size while adding the view down the boulevard.
Because the Palazzo is newer than the Venetian, its standard suite usually shows better for the same rate, so price the two towers side by side before booking. Tao Beach and the Grand Canal Shoppes are reachable indoors through the shared casino floor, handy when summer afternoons hit triple digits.
The Palazzo sits at #11 within our Top 20 Hotels in Las Vegas. It scored an aggregate 9.6/10 across the three editorial criteria, strong on room and location, held just below the leaders by the sheer scale and crowds of the complex rather than any fault in the suites. For quieter or more design-led Center Strip alternatives, look up the list toward the Four Seasons and ARIA Sky Suites; for the most direct comparison, its Venetian sister tower sits one rank above.
Once your dates are fixed, aim to book about three months out. Strip-view suites on the higher floors go first, and rates climb sharply around big conventions and fight weekends, so check the Las Vegas events calendar before you lock in.
Editorial · #11 on the Top 20 Hotels in Las Vegas 2026 list
The Palazzo's case for a Las Vegas stay is simple: an all-suite tower on the Center Strip, newer-feeling than the Venetian it adjoins, with the whole complex's attractions a few indoor minutes away.
Every room is a suite from around 720 square feet, with a step-down living area and a marble bathroom, which makes it one of the more spacious standard products on the Strip.
The dining and nightlife do a lot of the work: Carbone, Bouchon, CUT and Costa di Mare for dinner, Tao Beach by day and Tao Nightclub after dark, and the Grand Canal Shoppes for the walk in between. The honest limit is the same thing that makes it convenient, its size: this is a vast convention-and-casino resort, so long indoor walks, busy public spaces and a permanent hum are part of the deal. It earns its #11 place as a spacious, well-located base for travellers who want the Strip at full volume rather than a retreat from it.
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