i finally convinced my wife to try another trip to vegas and she has a list of things she wants if she decides to do the trip. Its our second time, our first time was a mess. We walked around doing the tourist thing and she hated it. The things that we want to avoid this time around is
party goers, stags, stagettes and the like
mobs of people
WALKING ON THE STRIP
casino's and hotels with revealing servers or dealers.


things we would like to experience this time around are
fine dining/piano bar
nice rooms
spa
shows
shopping
I will be playing blackjack at 50 dollars a hand but can up it too a 100 if theirs a good relaxing HL room that the wife can sit relax and enjoy some fine wine without being bothered.

We were thinking about the mandarin oriental and then I could walk to bellagio to gamble. I was also thinking possibly the four seasons although i don't think the mandalay bay casino is as nice as bellagio's. I have never been to wynn and encore so I have no idea about those and of course bellagio.

If these are things that are possible to do and avoid then let met know because this is our make it or break it trip to las vegas. All help is greatly appreciated

Avoiding party goers - No chance of that in Vegas The best you can do is pick the right hotel (not a young, rowdy crowd), make sure you're not going during a spring break week, and avoid hotels/casinos with "hot" clubs after dinner.

Avoiding mobs of people -Again, no chance of that in Vegas. Go here and try to find a week with a relatively small number of conventions in town.

Avoiding walking on the strip - The Deuce seems to be a better option than the Monorail.

Avoiding casinos with scantily clad dealers - I think you'll need to stay away from PH for sure. Palazzo/Venetian/Wynn/Encore/Cosmopolitan don't seem to have any of these.

Avoiding casinos with scantily clad servers - I'm not sure if there's any casino where you can find this. It's all a matter of degrees. I've never been there, but you'll probably want to avoid Hooters

Spa - I've been to the Canyon Ranch spa @ Venetian/Palazzo many times. Great service/facilities.

Nice rooms - Palazzo/Venetian/Wynn/Encore/Cosmopolitan all have fabulous rooms. Cosmo is the newest hotel, but Wynn is in the process of refurbishing all of their rooms. But even their old rooms were fabulous.

By HL, do you mean high limit?

thx for all the help and I know its a tall order but I should clarify
on avoiding party goers I mean avoiding screaming college students running around
On avoiding walking the strip i mean staying somewhere that we have most of the things we want to do in one hotel or very close i.e. Mandarin oriental and aria.
for the scantily clad servers at casino's i mean where the service is more fine dining then hooters and which of these casinos would fit that bill the best.
does bellagio fit these things? or would encore be a better choice.
By HL i did mean high limit. From what i hear table mins for blackjack are $100's during the day and morning?

Maybe check out an upscale off-strip choice like the M or jw marriott?

Could be wrong, but I don't the OP has getting on a city bus as part of his vacation itinerary....

trying to stay in one hotel or taxi it just because i had horrible experience last time trying to monorail/walk/take the deuce around the strip

IMO, The Four Seasons is the best of both worlds. It's a non-casino hotel, great spa, great views of the strip, private entrance. And if you want a casino, it sits right on top of the Mandalay Bay, so you can head right down there for the more typical Vegas experience.

would you say the mandalay bay casino is on par with bellagio/encore in terms of class?

It's Vegas: none of them are classy. Some of them just have high limits. We're talking popular musicians, professional athletes, and "celebutantes," not class.

Venetian and Palazzo aren't a bad option either, OP. All of the rooms are spacious (suite only) and there are lots of good dining choices around. Spa is quite nice and it's not too far from the shopping at Caesar's Palace. They have their own shopping mall too but not as extensive. Leans towards an Asian clientele, but as long as you stay away from Tao nightclub, you should be fine.

Depending on how long you play Blackjack, at your level of play ($50-$100), you won't be comped everything but you'd get some free meals and a partial credit towards your room. They do have a $200/hand minimum 2 deck game with great rules if you're really serious about blackjack. Last time I stayed there, my ex blew through an amazing hour where she came up $11,000 from that table.

i heard about that 2 deck game before but sadly its a little out my reach right now unless luck is on my side but no plans their.
so noone has any idea on whether bellagio/encore/pallazo has decently dressed server's or is this just sumpthing my wife will have to live with if we go

All of the dealers at the places you listed are very conservatively dressed, harmeet.

Oh, the servers! Umm, Bellagio's servers are decently dressed, IIRC . . .

Are you really sure you want to do this? It's kind of like going the beach when you really don't like sand and water. I think you may be setting yourself up for failure if you think your wife is going to be entertained for more than about 15 minutes watching you play blackjack in the high limit area away from the unwashed masses. If you really want to go, you may be better off with a guys trip sometime.

My requirements are basically the same as yours and my wife and I have had no problem meeting them. But we do walk the strip and we do like to soak up some of the visual kitschiness of it all. Taking away the gambling, which it doesn't sound like your wife is in to, and maybe the shows, it seems like you'd be better off at some more-exclusive resort elsewhere.

I largely agree with donnde -- particularly that Mrs. harmeet is going to get very bored very quickly watching you play BJ.

If you want to go, I'd do the Mandarin Oriental for the following reasons:

Very good spa
Very good bar
Close to fancy (but limited) shopping at Crystals with not much Strip walking
Close to pretty good restaurants at Aria next door (or the super fancy one at the MO)
Close to Bellagio for you