The Ultimate All-in-One Vegas Weekend

With so many offerings, visitors don’t ever need to leave The Venetian Resort to have a perfect 48 hours in Vegas.

Sure, you could venture across town or hit the desert, but with so many offerings at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas, you need never leave the famed resort to have the ultimate 48 hours on the Strip.

Start the day with Moroccan baked egg with cilantro spiced yogurt and a side of maple glazed slab bacon at farm-to-table darling Gjelina, or a tropical açaí bowl and ube French toast served poolside at Capri. Is it the weekend? Then don’t miss brunch! Find dim sum at Mott 32, southern specialties at Yardbird, and bistro classics and pâtisserie at Bouchon.

You’re fueled up. Time to hit the shops for retail therapy. The options at Grand Canal Shoppes range from specialty boutiques (a first edition from Bauman Rare Books? A jaunty fedora from Chapel Hats?) to a who’s-who of global luxury brands (Burberry, Ferragamo, Louis Vuitton, Tory Burch, Jimmy Choo). The most Venetian way to cruise through the Shoppes is on a gondola, and if you’re here at 9:45 a.m. or 4:20 p.m., you’ll be treated to the gondoliers’ serenade.

Did you buy a new swimsuit? Go strut your finery at The Venetian Pool Deck among four pools, daybeds, and private cabanas, some with plunge pools. The Palazzo Pool Deck has seven pools with elegant cabana options, and when you really want to turn it up, TAO Beach Dayclub delivers the ultimate seasonal, adults-only pool party, with DJs, cocktails, and Asian oasis vibes.

If you didn’t have lunch delivered poolside, make your way to Gjelina (pizza!), Black Tap Craft Burgers & Beer (burgers!), or Mizon (kebab!), to name just a few of the dozens of options.

Break for “me time” at Canyon Ranch Spa & Fitness, the iconic wellness emporium famous around the world for its high-performance programs and restorative treatments. The space is expansive—134,000 square feet of thermal and aquatic rooms and two gyms tricked out with state-of-the-art equipment, a climbing wall, and a full roster of yoga, Pilates, HIIT, and fitness classes. The salon offers more than 150 services—massages, wraps, facials, manis, pedis, scrubs, hair cuts, colors, and shaves included—blending the best of Eastern and Western modalities for men, women, and couples. One visit per day is just what the healer ordered.

When you’re looking this good and feeling even better, you’re your own lucky charm. Take your fine self to the casino floor for a spin at one of 1,800 slot machines. Or check out the action at the table games.

The Venetian Resort more than delivers when it comes to entertainment. Queen of burlesque Dita Von Teese, in residence at Voltaire, offers a show as magical—if a little sexier—than the performance by actual magician Shin Lim at Limitless at The Palazzo. Top-notch singers, comedians, and performers round out the offerings with limited engagements. And if you’re looking to go home with the ultimate in I’ve-seen-the-future-and-it’s-awesome bragging rights, make your way to a concert at Sphere at The Venetian for live entertainment in the most immersive, wraparound way possible—The Venetian Resort is the only hotel that’s directly connected to the next-gen performance space.

What’ll you have for dinner before or after the show? Exquisite sushi at WAKUDA or steak at CUT by Wolfgang Puck? Greek seafood at Estiatorio Milos or a Mediterranean feast at HaSalon? Never mind 48 hours: It would take you weeks to go through the menus.

Finally, before slipping into sweet sleep in your elegant suite upstairs, make the most of the wee small hours—whether that means sipping slowly at Rosina Cocktail Lounge, Juliet Cocktail Room, or Golden Gai Cocktail Club, or dancing the night away at TAO Nightclub.

And don’t worry: You’ve still got tomorrow to squeeze in a whole lot more.