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The Palazzo Hotel Resort Casino has a whole host of things to enjoy (restaurants, a world-class spa, stellar shopping and a whole lot more). But we narrowed the long list down to five essential things you need to know about this Las Vegas mega-resort:

1. The Prestige. For an additional fee, you can add the Prestige Package to your stay, which grants you access to the 23rd-floor Prestige Lounge at the hotel, continental breakfasts, a cocktail reception, daily newspaper delivery, access to the Canyon Ranch SpaClub gyms and complimentary Wi-Fi Internet access.

2. The subdued theme. While the Palazzo’s sister resort, The Venetian, plays heavily on its name — there’s a canal with bridges and gondoliers — the Palazzo takes a more subdued approach to luxury. You’ll certainly feel as if you’re in a palace, but this Four-Star hotel focuses more on offering you perks without the flash.

3. The upscale shopping. While the Venetian has the Canal Shoppes, the Palazzo has a more upscale boutique shopping experience. Fendi, Coach and other of the tip-top designers call the Palazzo home.

4. The steakhouses. Here’s a tip worth salivating over: You won’t need to leave the Palazzo to get some of the best steaks in the world. Cut by Wolfgang Puck and Carnevino by Mario Batali are housed here.

5. The seven pools. The Four-Star resort offers a whopping seven pools for you to experience. Not impressed? Head over to the connecting Venetian Hotel Resort Casino for three more.

Whether you come to Las Vegas for a quickie ceremony or want to compete with William and Kate, The Palazzo Resort Hotel Casino can take care of just about any detail you can imagine. The Four-Star hotel has pre-planned packages that take the headache out of planning wedding logistics. The Garden Romance package accommodates 10 guests and includes use of a garden, a personal event planner, a custom-created bouquet with matching boutonniere, an hour of professional photography, prints, and up to 20 percent discount on rooms for $1,650. The 100-person max Dolce Romanza package features use of a courtyard, waterfall or wedding chapel, a personal event planner, two nights in a Prima Suite, a photo package, a bouquet and matching boutonniere, floral arrangements, floral aisle markers, a bottle of Dom Perignon, breakfast in bed, tuxedo chocolate-covered strawberries, and a string trio for $16,500. The packages here run the gamut and allow you to focus on your big day rather than stress over small details.

Inside the mini-bar at The Palazzo Resort Hotel Casino, you’ll find a veritable cornucopia of drinks and snacks. Non-alcoholic options range from soft drinks, juice, Vitamin Water, Red Bull and bottled water. Alcoholic drinks include beer and mini liquor bottles. Larger bottles are also for the taking and include Belvedere vodka, white wine, red wine, champagne and tequila. As far as snacks go, sweets include both milk and dark artisan chocolates, whole cashews, peanut M&Ms, sour gummy bears, chocolate chip cookies, potato chips, summer harvest snack mix and gourmet kettle popcorn. If these options aren’t substantial enough to fill you up, be sure to check out the in-room dining menus.

The Palazzo Resort Hotel Casino offers a number of different options for connected rooms. The Lago Two Bedroom Suites should have all the room you’ll need and then some. Just as the name says, you’ll have two separate bedrooms: one with a king-sized bed and master bath and another with two queen-sized beds and its own bath. A living room separates the two bedrooms, and you’ll find TVs in all three rooms. Almost all rooms include couches that pull out into full-size beds. If that’s not enough space, just ask the booking agent about reserving conjoining rooms; with thousands of rooms, the Palazzo has multiple configurations available depending on the size of your group.

There’s a slew of romantic spots at The Palazzo Resort Hotel Casino, but we’ve narrowed it down to two lovely options: a private table at Lavo and a patio table at Morels. The palatial Lavo will feel much more romantic before the hotspot turns into a thumping nightclub. Book a private table and soak in all the ambience while it’s still quiet enough to hear your partner speak. At Morels, book a patio table in the corner that will allow you privacy to talk as well as tons of interesting people-watching while you enjoy the very fine French food.

It would be easy to say the Penthouse Suites at The Palazzo Hotel Resort Casino, at 2,900 square feet apiece, are the best rooms to stay in, but we actually liked the Siena Suite for a lone traveler or a couple. While all the rooms in the hotels are suites, the Siena are the first level of suites to have a door separating the living room space from the bedroom space, providing a nice division of space. These 1,280-square-foot suites also include a separate powder room by the entryway, dining area, full-sized sleeper sofa and all the amenities you’d find in a standard suite.

But if you plan to entertain, you might opt for one of the Lago suites, which span 1,943 square feet and have plenty of room for more than a few revelers.

If you’re looking to get a workout in during your stay at The Palazzo Resort Hotel Casino, you’ll have access to the fitness center at the Canyon Ranch SpaClub when you pay the daily resort fee. The $17 fee comes in addition to the cost of your room and provides access for two guests to two spa gyms. (A smaller gym is near the Palazzo’s spa entrance, while a much larger fitness center is located at the connecting Venetian Hotel, the Palazzo’s sister property). The gym at the Palazzo has 11 treadmills, seven ellipticals, two steppers, recumbent bikes and a strength training machine for just about every body part, as well as dumbbells ranging from one pound up to 85.

At the Venetian’s gym, you’ll find more equipment including 24 treadmills, 13 ellipticals, additional bikes, and weight equipment, benches, free weights and dumbbells. There’s even a rock-climbing wall and a variety of fitness classes you can sign up for. And while you have access to the spa’s gyms and regular locker rooms, use of the wet areas in Canyon Ranch SpaClub will cost an additional $40 per day.

Get the host of food options brought to you at The Palazzo Hotel Resort Casino, thanks to the 24-hour room service. The in-room dining menu includes a list of standards you’d expect — breakfast, lunch, dinner and everything in between. Breakfast includes traditional American favorites (eggs, waffles, made-to-order omelets) along with Starbucks coffee. The menu also includes a handful of burgers, sandwiches and deli wraps. And If you’re looking for something more substantial, you can order a number of steaks and seafood filets, as well as dishes such as the kung pao chicken, traditional meat lasagna and a jumbo shrimp scampi.

The Palazzo even offers party menus, which serve three to four people. The Bachelorette Party serves crudit�s with Boursin cheese dip and roasted red pepper ranch dip, domestic and imported cheese with crackers, and chocolate-covered strawberries.

And you can also always order a variety of desserts, wines, beers and spirits to satisfy your sweet tooth or keep the party rolling.

The Palazzo Hotel Resort Casino offers a variety of dining options, with food courts, fine dining and everything in between. Here’s our list of the five best things to eat and drink at the Palazzo:

1. Bone marrow flan. Cut serves fantastic steaks, but good luck finding a bone marrow flan dish anywhere else. The dish comes with mushroom marmalade and parsley salad in a striking presentation; you’ll eat the flan straight out of the bone with a little spoon, and you can soak up all the goodies with a brioche that comes along for the ride.

2. Cheese and charcuteri. The French know a thing or two about cheese and meats, and Morels French Steakhouse lives up to that standard. The charcuterie comes with cornichons, whole grain mustard and cocktail onions.

3. Ribeye. Simply put, Carnevino prepares a juicy, dry-aged ribeye so good it will remind you why you’re not a vegetarian.

4. Sea bass. The roasted Chilean sea bass at Lavo will make you want to come to the hotspot well before regular nightclub hours; the perfectly prepared fish comes with fresh heirloom tomatoes, butter and crispy portobello mushrooms.

5. Pisco Punch. At SUSHISAMBA, the bartenders take the traditional Peruvian drink, the pisco sour (made with Macchu Pisco and egg white), and add a twist of mango and lime zest. It’s a simple drink made supremely exotic.

Even with all the shows, restaurants and attractions at your fingertips, you might just want to unwind in your room at The Palazzo Hotel Resort Casino. Standard rooms feature a 32-inch flat-screen TV in the living room, a 42-inch flat-screen in the bedroom and a third, 20-inch LCD TV in the bathroom. All TVs have cable channels, while the living room TV sports a DVD player.

As you move up in room size, so moves the number and size of televisions. The Hospitality Suite features a 42-inch flat-screen, with two 32-inchers; the same goes for the Piazza Suite. When you step up to the Renaissance Suite, you’ll have a separate media room with a 50-inch TV, VCR, DVD and CD player, as well as two 32-inch TVs. And the aptly named Lago Media Suite features a media room with a plasma TV, along with the 32-inch and 42-inch TVs you’d expect to find in the bedroom and living room areas.

The Palazzo Hotel Resort Casino has the kind of beds you expect of a resort of this size and stature — king-sized. They come standard in all rooms at the Four-Star resort, even the most basic. Expect a custom-made Sealy pillow-top mattress blanketed with white Egyptian cotton sheets, a 400-count wool throw and super soft pillows.

Reading lights above the headboard make it easy to see if you choose to knock back a novel before nodding off, and the stylish headboard and upholstered bench make you feel more like you’re at home than in a hotel. On either side of the bed you’ll have nightstands with lamps and a digital clock on one side.

And if you find you can’t live without the bed you’ve become accustomed to at the Palazzo, you can purchase the custom-made Sealy mattress to bring home.

During turndown service at The Palazzo Hotel Resort Casino, your room is refreshed in a subtle but essential way. The housekeeping staff will tidy up the bathroom and replace any toiletries or towels you’ve used. Any clothes strewn about the room will be neatly folded and placed on the upholstered bench at the end of the bed, while personal items lying around will be organized on the end tables and the dresser. Robes will be draped across the sides of the bed and slippers placed below them on the floor. The staff will tune the clock radio to a soothing station, lower the Roman shades, and straighten up anything you leave lying around the living room area.

The work space in a regular room at The Palazzo Hotel Resort Casino gives you everything you’d need to stay productive while on the road. The desk in the Luxury Suites, the lowest-tier room, sits by the window, facing into the living room area. You’ll find an upholstered wood chair and a glass-topped wooden desk. On the desk, you’ll see pamphlets, a binder listing the various restaurant and entertainment options, a card with a complex map, and a pen and notepad next to the telephone. Next to the phone you’ll also see an Ethernet hub, which lets you hardwire into an Internet connection. Behind the desk sits an all-in-one printer, scanner and fax machine.

For any other work-related needs, you can always head down to the business center, which provides more printing and copying services, laptop and computer rentals and pay-by-the-minute workstations. And if you don’t feel like trudging all the way there, you can always call down and have more services arranged for you to pick up or brought to your room.

The concierge at The Palazzo Hotel Resort Casino can arrange more things than you can probably conjure up in an afternoon. Booking show tickets, car services and reserving tables at the best restaurants in town are second nature to the concierge staff. While we were in Las Vegas the concierge set up two tickets to see Jersey Boys for us, plus a dinner at Morels afterwards. (We even landed a coveted corner table outdoors). The next day the concierge booked us on Maverick Tours’ Wind Dancer excursion, which features a helicopter ride around Lake Mead, Hoover Dam and a dip into the Grand Canyon.

The staff at The Palazzo Hotel Resort Casino speaks between 30 and 50 languages at any given time, with a team of about 8,000 — so you’ll be able to find someone to talk to no matter from where you hail.

The Palazzo Hotel Resort Casino has a whole host of things to enjoy (restaurants, a world-class spa, stellar shopping and a whole lot more). But we narrowed the long list down to five essential things you need to know about this Las Vegas mega-resort:

1. The Prestige. For an additional fee, you can add the Prestige Package to your stay, which grants you access to the 23rd-floor Prestige Lounge at the hotel, continental breakfasts, a cocktail reception, daily newspaper delivery, access to the Canyon Ranch SpaClub gyms and complimentary Wi-Fi Internet access.

2. The subdued theme. While the Palazzo’s sister resort, The Venetian, plays heavily on its name — there’s a canal with bridges and gondoliers — the Palazzo takes a more subdued approach to luxury. You’ll certainly feel as if you’re in a palace, but this Four-Star hotel focuses more on offering you perks without the flash.

3. The upscale shopping. While the Venetian has the Canal Shoppes, the Palazzo has a more upscale boutique shopping experience. Fendi, Coach and other of the tip-top designers call the Palazzo home.

4. The steakhouses. Here’s a tip worth salivating over: You won’t need to leave the Palazzo to get some of the best steaks in the world. Cut by Wolfgang Puck and Carnevino by Mario Batali are housed here.

5. The seven pools. The Four-Star resort offers a whopping seven pools for you to experience. Not impressed? Head over to the connecting Venetian Hotel Resort Casino for three more.

The Palazzo Hotel Resort Casino is located at 3355 Las Vegas Blvd. in Las Vegas. The Four-Star mega-resort is at attached to the Venetian Hotel Resort Casino and sits toward the northern end of the Las Vegas Strip, so you’ll pass by the MGM Grand, Bellagio and Caesar’s Palace before you arrive here. The easiest way to get to the Venetian/Palazzo complex is by cab, though you can take the Las Vegas Monorail and get off at the Harrah’s/Imperial Palace stop and walk a couple minutes north to your final destination. Still, we’d recommend taking a cab or arranging for car service if you have any bags — you don’t want to fall victim to the Vegas heat as soon as you get here.

The Palazzo Hotel Resort Casino does charge a resort fee, but it’s a relatively small price to pay for all that it includes. For every night of your stay, you’ll pay a $17 resort fee that gets you newspaper delivery, access to the gyms at the Canyon Ranch SpaClub and Wi-Fi access. And while you will have access to the gym and locker rooms at the Canyon Ranch SpaClub, you’ll have to pay an additional $40 to use the wet areas inside.

Beyond the resort fee, you won’t see any hidden fees, but we do recommend opting into the Prestige Level at the Palazzo for an extra touch of luxury. This entitled you to a private champagne at check-in, access to the Prestige Lounge on the 23rd floor of the Palazzo, a cocktail reception, access to Canyon Ranch SpaClub, admission to Azure and a continental breakfast. The resort’s frequent promotion packages can net you even more perks such as limo services and spa credits. The Palazzo puts the ball in your court — it’s up to you to decide how luxurious your stay will end up.

The gym at The Palazzo Hotel Resort Casino is part of the Canyon Ranch SpaClub, the connecting Four-Star spa. The spa is open every day from 6 a.m. until 8 p.m. To get into the workout facilities, you’ll need to pay the daily $17 resort fee. Keep in mind that access to the gym only includes the workout areas and locker rooms; you won’t get access to the wet areas of the spa. To use the wet areas, you’ll need to purchase a separate Canyon Ranch SpaClub Passport, which costs $40 for one day, $110 for three days, or $150 for five days. If you schedule a treatment at the spa, the passport will cost you an additional $20 for one day. But a regular workout and shower won’t cost you any extra (beyond the automatic resort fee).

If pumping iron is more your style than cardio crunching, then you’ll be just fine at The Palazzo Hotel Resort Casino. The gym here offers TechnoGym weight equipment, including all the usual suspects (leg press, bicep curl, tricep press, shoulder press) and then some (back extension, ab crunch, vertical traction). The gym at the Four-Star hotel has two TechnoGym Radiant cable machines, which help you maintain proper posture during exercises. You’ll also have Life Fitness equipment at your disposal, a TechnoGym smith machine, incline press station, and Hampton dumbbells ranging from five to 85 pounds.

If you prefer to take public transportation to and from The Palazzo Resort Hotel Casino to other destinations along the Strip, you’ll have two options: the Las Vegas monorail and the Deuce bus. The monorail runs from the MGM Grand station on the south end up to the Sahara station on the north end. To get on near the Palazzo, you’ll have to head a bit south to the Harrah’s/Imperial Palace station in front of those hotels.

The Deuce, a double-decker bus, is a good option is you’re just looking to get to another casino and don’t want to hoof it. The bus will run you $3 for a one-way ride, or $7 for a 24-hour pass.

The business center at The Palazzo Resort Hotel Casino has virtually everything you could need to get work done. You might not need to head to the center, your room includes an all-in-one printer, scanner and fax machine, as well as 24-hour Wi-Fi.

The business center at the Four-Star hotel has photocopy, notary and computer services, as well as the ability to ship and receive packages. You can also rent computers, laptops, printers, fax machines and professional-grade copiers from the Palazzo’s sister hotel, The Venetian. And with its easy-to-access location adjacent to the Venetian/Palazzo congress center, you’ll be able to just pop over in a pinch to print or photocopy whatever important documents you may need.