The Venetian & Palazzo Las Vegas earn stellar accolades! From Travel & Leisure!

The Venetian & The Palazzo

The Venetian and The Palazzo Las Vegas welcome the new year with another stellar accolade, this time being named one of the World’s Best 500 Hotels in 2012  in Travel + Leisure’s tenth annual T+L 500 list, based on data collected in the most recent World’s Best Awards readers’ survey. The T+L 500 awards are featured in the magazine’s January 2012 issue and on TravelandLeisure.com/tl500.

Luxury Bathroom Suite at The Palazzo

To be acknowledged on Travel + Leisure’s prestigious T+L 500 list of the World’s Best Hotels requires a property to go above and beyond guest expectations.  The awards are determined by data from the 2011 World’s Best Awards survey completed by Travel + Leisure readers. The World’s Best Awards hotel rankings are based on readers’ ratings in five categories: rooms/facilities, location, service, restaurants/food and value.

“We are deeply honored to be named in Travel + Leisure’s ‘T+L 500’ list of World’s Best Hotels,” said John Caparella, president and chief operating officer of The Palazzo, The Venetian and Sands Expo Center.  “To make this coveted list a third year in a row is a testimony to the extraordinary service we take pride in delivering to our guests.”

Palazzo Lobby

The Venetian Lobby

As the largest resort complex in the world, The Venetian and The Palazzo take pride in providing guests with an unparalleled Las Vegas experience.  The award-winning resorts are thrilled to add another distinguished honor to its roster of illustrious accolades.  In addition to this celebrated achievement, The Venetian and The Palazzo received numerous awards in 2011 alone, including the Forbes Four Star and AAA Five Diamond Award, Conde Nast Traveler Top 100 U.S. Mainland Resorts; Association Conventions & Facilities Magazine Distinctive Achievement Award; Meetings & Conventions Magazine Gold Key, Gold Key Elite and Gold Platter Awards; and Corporate & Incentive Travel Magazine Award of Excellence.

ABOUT THE PALAZZO LAS VEGAS

With more than 3,000 spacious suites, luxury shopping ,world-class dining and entertainment, the $1.9 billion, Silver LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)-certified Palazzo Las Vegas literally takes luxury to new heights.  Ranked as one of the top 25 hotels in the U.S. and Canada in Travel + Leisure “World’s Best Awards” for two consecutive years, the AAA Five Diamond and Forbes Travel Guide Four Star-Award winning resort is highlighted by a flagship 85,000-square-foot Barneys New York.  The Shoppes at The Palazzo feature more than 60 luxury boutiques, including 20 remarkable stores and couture brands making their Las Vegas debuts at The Palazzo including Chloé, Tory Burch, Christian Louboutin, Diane von Furstenberg, Van Cleef & Arpels, Catherine Malandrino and Anya Hindmarch.  The all-suite resort offers plush and opulent suite accommodations ranging from a Luxury Suite at an unprecedented 720 square feet to the 8,000-square-foot Chairman suite with private terraces and plunge pools.  The Palazzo also offers a variety of cuisines from a collection of award-winning chefs such as Carnevino by Mario Batali, CUT by Wolfgang Puck and Table 10 by Emeril Lagasse. Other unique offerings include the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, “Jersey Boys;"  the chic dining and nightlife hotspot, LAVO; the world’s largest Canyon Ranch SpaClub; the ultimate sports bar, sportsbook and restaurant on the Strip, Lagasse’s Stadium; and Prestige at The Palazzo – an exclusive space designed to offer the sophisticated traveler an elevated level of services and amenities including private champagne check in, packing and unpacking services, exclusive bath and pillow menus, complimentary cocktail reception and more. Guests can earn points while they eat, sleep, shop and play with Grazie, the premiere loyalty program, which rewards guests with the ease and usability of just one card and one program. The Palazzo and its famed sister resort, The Venetian Las Vegas, are the first ever Alliance Resorts in the InterContinental Hotel Group global portfolio. For additional information, visit The Palazzo website at palazzolasvegas.com, follow on Twitter @palazzolasvegas and interact on Facebook at facebook.com/palazzolasvegas.

About The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino

The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino, the largest property in the country to receive AAA’s Five Diamond and the coveted Forbes Travel Guide Four Star awards, is one of the world’s most luxurious resort and convention destinations. Re-creating Venice’s legendary landmarks, the LEED® EB Gold (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)-certified resort offers unmatched service and quality for leisure and corporate guests. With suites ranging from a standard 650-square-foot Luxury Suite to the luxurious 10,000-square-foot Chairman Suite, the all-suite resort boasts more than 4,000 of Las Vegas’ most lavish suite accommodations.  Located in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip, The Venetian features The Grand Canal Shoppes, an indoor streetscape complete with gondolas and singing gondoliers, the Canyon Ranch SpaClub, world-class gaming, exquisite restaurants, a wide variety of entertainment such as “Phantom-The Las Vegas Spectacular,” “Blue Man Group,” showroom headliners including David Spade, Rita Rudner, Tim Allen and Joan Rivers and extensive convention and corporate services. Guests can earn points while they eat, sleep, shop and play with Grazie, the premiere loyalty program, which rewards guests with the ease and usability of just one card and one program. The Venetian and its sister resort, The Palazzo Las Vegas, are the first ever Alliance Resorts in the InterContinental Hotel Group global portfolio. For additional information, visit venetian.com, follow on Twitter @venetianvegas and interact on Facebook at facebook.com/venetianlasvegas.