Deluxe suite - Suites measure 685 square feet and include one king bed, with semi-canopy drapes at head and reading light overhead. A queen sofa bed in step-down parlor is separated from the bedroom by wrought-iron railing. The rooms also contain two upholstered chairs, coffee table, three-chair dining set, and large desk with fax/copier. In the bedroom and parlor are 27-inch televisions. A 130-square-foot, Italian-marble bathroom contains a stall shower and deep soaking tub.

Delmonico Steakhouse - Celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse's version of a New Orleans-style steakhouse serves meat and seafood accented by sides such as cheese grits, andouille-potato hash, and caramelized sweet potatoes in a contemporary, intimate setting of brown leather chairs, white linen, and vaulted white ceilings. Lunch and dinner.

Valentino - This branch of Piero Selvaggio's widely acclaimed Los Angeles restaurant features contemporary Italian cooking and a 24,000-bottle wine cellar. The menu offers lobster agnoletti, smoked-and-roasted scallops and grilled mallard breast. Dinner only.

P.J.'s Italian Grill - Valentino's casual sibling serves pizza, pasta, and specialties such as lamb chops with minted balsamic vinegar. Lunch and dinner.

Postrio - An outgrowth of celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck's San Francisco restaurant, this casual place offers inventive pastas, pizzas, steaks, seafood, and new American classics such as lobster club sandwich. Intimate dining room and terrace seating. Lunch and dinner.

Zefferino Ristorante - Renowned in Genoa, this branch of a family-restaurant features opulent decor, with everything crafted in Venetian style. Bar and caf? on ground floor, dining room on second floor. Italian cuisine, with seafood specialties. Lunch, dinner, and Sunday brunch.

Pinot Brasserie - This French/Californian bistro features steak, roasted poultry, seafood, and game. Red leather seating and white linen with French farm-kitchen accents. Two intimate private rooms. Lunch and dinner.

Royal Star - Celebrated Los Angeles restaurateur Kevin Wu's stylish restaurant. Pastel colors, circular booths. Chinese regional specialties such as Six-Hour Spare Ribs and Peking Duck. Lunch and dinner, with dim sum offered at lunch.

Star Canyon - "New Texas" cuisine such as cowboy ribeye with mushroom ragout and coriander-seared tuna salad. Soft lighting, etched glass, and iconic tribute to old cowboy boots spotlighted in wall recesses. Lunch and dinner.

Grand Lux Caf? - Global-fusion menu of more than 150 items from pot-roast sandwiches to Asian nachos. Baker/coffee shop in front. Open 24 hours.

Canaletto - Linen-service Italian restaurant. Specialties such as whole fish baked in salt crust, pizza, and classics such as osso buco. Lunch and dinner.

Tsunami Asian Grill - Sushi and pan-Asian choices. Walls display haunting images of woman dissolving into waves of Asian imagery. Lunch and dinner.

Taqueria Ca?onita - Mexican cooking with flair. Chipotle-flavored pork roasted in banana leaves. Achiote-flavored grilled shrimp. Shareable plates. Mexican tiles and folk art. Lunch and dinner.

Noodle Asia - Fast Asian food including dim sum. Lunch and dinner.

Canyon Ranch Caf? - Spa cuisine served from early morning to early evening.

Gourmet Food Court - Pizzeria del Enzo (fast-food Italian style), San Gennaro Grill (steak burgers, grilled panini), Rialto Deli (grilled and deli sandwiches), Santa Lucia (coffee and pastries), Krispy Kreme (donuts and gelato).

Tintoretto Bakery - Coffee drinks, pastries.

Solaro Caf? - Poolside service from Postrio restaurant. Burgers, salads, pizza, cocktails.

In addition to full-service restaurants, the Grand Canal Shoppes mall includes food stops such as Towers Deli, Vico's Burrito, Shake 'n Burger, Panda Express, Original California Juice Bar, L.A. Italian Kitchen, H?agen-Dazs, and Carnevale Coffee Bar.

Room service is available 24 hours. Casino

Amenity highlights: Modeled after a formal Venetian garden, a rooftop, five-acre pool terrace includes two huge pools, two 18-person spas, columns, gazebos, massive tile-faced planters, and lemon trees. For-rent pool cabanas come with telephone, television, and stocked refrigerator. World-renowned Canyon Ranch SpaClub offers 65,000 square feet of rejuvenation space spread over two floors. In addition to massage and beauty, body, and facial treatments, the spa provides three fitness gyms with classes, a spinning gym, a weight room, a 40-foot climbing wall, saunas, steam rooms, 12-person spas, quiet lounges, a juice bar, and a spa-cuisine caf?.

Insider tip: The resort provides a booklet, The Venetian Experience, describing reproductions and pinpointing locations of famous Venetian paintings and sculptures?as well as the Venice-landmark replicas? that are scattered through the resort . Propelling authentic Venetian gondolas through a replica of Venice's Grand Canal from inside the Grand Canal Shoppes mall under bridges and beneath balconies to the outdoors, singing gondoliers provide gondola rides and photo ops.

Complimentary entertainment within the Grand Canal Shoppes mall features Artisti del Arte', a troupe of singers and actors, Living Statues, who transfix sightseers with immobility, and The Gondolier March, which takes place twice daily.

The first venture in the U.S. by the world-famous London attraction, Madame Tussaud's Las Vegas displays more than 100 wax figures representing entertainment, sports, and world-affairs figures. Visitors are encouraged to touch and photograph figures.

Guggenheim Hermitage Museum represents a collaboration of the Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, and the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, and exhibits master works from their collections.

Lord of the Dance, an interpretation of Irish myth and heritage choreographed and directed by Michael Flatley, appears nightly (except Monday) in The Showroom. Earlier in the evening, V, a variety show, is in The Showroom. And late-night to dawn on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, The Showroom becomes C2K, a nightclub featuring DJ music.

Coolly contemporary, V Bar offers leather communal seating, subdued lighting, opaque glass walls, and DJ music late into the night. Venus Lounge features "Ladies in Red" servers, retro cocktails, a dressed-up clientele, and a tiki bar. Dance bands play nightly in La Scene Lounge surrounded by grand Italian architecture.

Beneath frescoed ceilings and elaborate chandeliers, the casino supplies 120,000 square feet of slots, video poker, blackjack, craps, roulette, baccarat, pai gow, and pai gow poker and includes a race and sports book.

Free membership cards in the Venetian Players Club earn cash and comp food, drink, discounted rooms, and hotel services and facilities for table-games and slot play. Aerobics classes