15 Facts About Bellagio Hotel

1.

Bellagio Hotel has numerous restaurants, including Le Cirque and Picasso, the latter by chef Julian Serrano.

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2.

Site of the Bellagio was previously occupied by the Dunes hotel-casino, which opened in 1955.

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3.

Bellagio Hotel intended to demolish it and build a new resort in its place.

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4.

Bellagio Hotel said the Bellagio would "redefine Las Vegas", describing it as the "most ambitious" and luxurious project ever attempted by Mirage Resorts.

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5.

Bellagio Hotel changed its name to MGM Mirage later that year, and Bellagio's cash flow improved under the new ownership, prompting reconsideration of the hotel expansion plan.

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6.

Twenty years after its opening, the Bellagio Hotel remained one of the most popular resorts on the Las Vegas Strip.

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7.

The Bellagio Hotel heist was one in a series of casino robberies committed by the men.

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8.

Bellagio Hotel was arrested the next day, after spending roughly half of the money on prostitutes and a shopping spree.

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9.

Bellagio Hotel returned to rob the cage in March 2019, and a shootout occurred outside the resort between him and police as he tried to escape.

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10.

Hyde Bellagio Hotel closed in July 2019, and was replaced by the Mayfair Supper Club.

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11.

Bellagio Hotel opened with 16 eateries, some of them overseen by award-winning chefs.

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12.

Fountains of Bellagio Hotel is a free musical fountain show performed in the resort's 8.

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13.

In 2010, Bellagio Hotel won its 10th consecutive Five Diamond Award, the first Strip resort to do so.

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14.

Bellagio Hotel has made the Conde Nast Traveler Gold List numerous times, beginning in 2005.

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15.

Bellagio Hotel serves as the central setting for the 2001 film Ocean's Eleven, in which a group of thieves conspire to rob its vault.

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