Bellagio is a luxury hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It is owned by MGM Resorts International and was built on the site of the demolished Dunes hotel and casino.

Inspired by the Lake Como town of Bellagio in Italy, Bellagio is famed for its elegance. One of its most notable features is an 8-acre (3.2 ha) lake between the building and the Strip, which houses the Fountains of Bellagio, a large dancing water fountain synchronized to music.

Inside Bellagio, Dale Chihuly'sFiori di Como, composed of over 2,000 hand-blown glass flowers, covers 2,000 sqft (190 m2) of the lobby ceiling. Bellagio is home to Cirque du Soleil's aquatic production "O".

The main (original) tower of Bellagio, with 3,015 rooms, has 36 floors and a height of 508 ft (151 m). The Spa Tower, which stands to the south of the main tower, has 33 floors, a height of 392 ft (119 m), and contains 935 rooms
Film history
The fountains are shown briefly in one scene of the movie Rush Hour 2.

Bellagio and its fountains are featured in the 2007 film Lucky You and the 2008 film 21.

Bellagio was featured prominently in the remake of Ocean's Eleven. The curved staircase that Tess Ocean (played by Julia Roberts) descended was removed during a 2003-2004 remodel to accommodate the entrance pathway from a newly built hotel tower, called The Spa Tower. The redesigned entrance to Spa and Salon Bellagio fills the space. The fictitious vault for the three casinos that were robbed (MGM Grand, Mirage, and Bellagio) owned by Terry Benedict (played by Andy García) was located beneath the Bellagio in 200 ft of solid earth.

In the 2007 film Ocean's Thirteen, Daniel Ocean (played by George Clooney) is talking about The Dunes Hotel (which was situated on the same place before the Bellagio was built) while he is standing in front of the Fountains of Bellagio together with Rusty Ryan (played by Brad Pitt).

 In the 2008 film What Happens in Vegas, the limo in which Cameron Diaz, Ashton Kutcher, Rob Cordry, and Lake Bell stops in front of the fountains and Diaz and Bell exit. This scene is notable for Bellagio signs that appear on the lamp posts in front of the fountain which are not actually present in real life.

 In the 2008 animated film Bolt, the hotel together with its fountains is shown while the song Barking at the moon is playing (Bolt and Mittens stand in front of the fountains during a water show at night with fireworks).

 In the 2009 film 2012, Bellagio, along with the rest of The Strip, was destroyed from volcanic ash and earthquakes while the dome of the hotel is nearly crashed into by the giant plane similar to the Antonov An-225.

In the 2009 film The Hangover, the Bellagio fountains are featured in the opening scenes. Towards the end of the film, Doug (played by Justin Bartha) finds Bellagio chips in his pocket after
 
The Fountains of Bellagio is a vast, choreographed water feature with performances set to light and music. (See musical fountain.) The performances take place in front of the Bellagio hotel and are visible from numerous vantage points on the Strip, both from the street and neighboring structures. The show takes place every 30 minutes in the afternoons and early evenings, and every 15 minutes from 8 pm to midnight. Before a water show starts, the nozzles break the water surface and the lights illuminating the hotel tower turn to a purple hue (usually), or red-white-and-blue for certain music. Shows may be cancelled without warning because of wind, although shows usually run with less power in face of wind. A single show may be skipped to avoid interference with a planned event. The fountain display is choreographed to various pieces of music, including "Time To Say Goodbye", "Your Song", "Viva Las Vegas", "Luck Be a Lady", and "My Heart Will Go On".
   
The Bellagio and nearby Caesars Palace, with the fountains in the foreground

The fountains are set in a 8-acre (3.2 ha) manmade lake. Contrary to urban myth, the lake is not filled with treated greywater from the hotel. The lake is actually serviced by a freshwater well that was drilled decades prior to irrigate a golf course that previously existed on the site. The fountains actually use less water than irrigating the golf course did.[8] They incorporate a network of pipes with more than 1,200 nozzles that make it possible to stage fountain displays coordinated with more than 4,500 lights. It is estimated that the fountains cost $40 million to build. The fountains were created by WET, a design firm specializing in inventive fountains and architectural water features.