Teatime on the Strip: Bellagio Conservatory & Waldorf-Astoria

There is no shortage of new things to explore in Las Vegas, and that is never more true than when spring arrives! Around here, the new spring display at The Conservatory at Bellagio is an event not to be missed, and this year’s theme, “Tea and Tulips” is no exception. Join us as we explore this colorful, fanciful garden tea party…

…And then, for the first time on our channel, we are heading a few doors down to pop into the gorgeous Waldorf-Astoria Las Vegas, to experience a classic English afternoon tea in their equally gorgeous 23rd-floor Tea Lounge. This is a can’t miss twofer – Grab a cup of tea and settle in!

To learn more about the Bellagio Conservatory, visit their website:
https://bellagio.mgmresorts.com/en/entertainment/conservatory-botanical-garden.html

To learn more about afternoon tea at the Waldorf-Astoria, visit their website:
https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/laswdwa-waldorf-astoria-las-vegas/dining/tea-lounge/

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Opening segment:
The red and blue neon outline is by Thanakorn Jaroensup, courtesy of Pixabay.com:
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The photo of the rainbow and red rocks is by esudroff, courtesy of Pixabay.com:
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All other video clips are our own.
The music is “Love or Lust”, from the YouTube Audio Library.

PHOTO & VIDEO CREDITS:
The photo of Mandarin Oriental in 2012 is courtesy of Wikipedia.com:
By Al R – Flickr: Las Vegas, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21828454

The photo of Ed Libby is from his website, edlibby.com
The clip of the Tea Leaves brand came from their website, tealeaves.com
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Songs from the YouTube Audio Library featured in this video:
– Run One Down – Dan Lebowitz
– Tiptoe_Out_the_Back – Dan Lebowitz
– Touching Moment

Songs and clips from the Epidemic Sound Audio Library:
ES_Endless Pt. 1 – Peter Sandberg
ES_Fountain City – SFX Producer
ES_Bill Me – Ritchie Everett
ES_Time for Spring – Nocturnal Spirits
ES_Spring Blossoms – Ennio Mano
ES_Spring Fling – View Points
ES_Drive-Through Dinner – Magnus Ringblom
ES_Salton Sea 10 – SFX Producer
ES_Bossa for Baden – Vendla
ES_Just One More Night With You – Thiago
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Cinematography: Dale McKenzie, Paula McKenzie
Editing, Voiceover, Post-Production: Dale McKenzie, Final Cut Pro X
Script, Research: Paula McKenzie
Cameras & Gear: iPhone 14 Pro Max, DJI Osmo Pocket 3, & Lumix G9 in 4K video; sound by DJI Osmo Pocket 3 for the tea lounge segment; by Rode Wireless PRO for the outro

What event Herold spring in Las Vegas like no other not NASCAR not March Madness it’s the spring display at Bellagio Conservatory this year we’re going to a garden tea party with every element of spring thrown into the pot and for me a bucket list item afternoon tea at the

Fabulous walor Historia so get ready because this adventure starts right now Today’s tea infused adventure takes place at two juwels on the Las Vegas Strip up first bagio we’ll start here as all our bagio visits do in the lobby behind the front desk is the teaser for the conservatory theme teapots butterflies and lots of Purple as ever the tall vases around the lobby are spectacular it’s barely 7:00 a.m. on Friday morning so as we enter the conservatory the up lights are still on the lighting will change as we explore this Enchanted tea party and daylight makes its way into the space Welcome to the spring 2024 theme at Bellagio Conservatory tea and tulips think of it as stepping into an enchanted garden tea party where the teapots are giant sized and the florals create a vibrant Symphony of color and those aren’t my words they’re bagios here’s some thoughts on the theme from designer

Libby our spring display is a harmonious blend of immersive set design botanically enhanced decor and natural elements brought together to create a magnificent tea party that weaves a story of Springtime themes we welcome our guests to explore this enchanting world at the heart of bagio offering them not just a fantastic experience and

Photo moment but a heartfelt Embrace of The Season’s promise each bed is inspired by a particular tea and in the East bed it’s ginger peach as we stroll the walkway notice the soft Sunkissed colors here suggesting ripe peaches now here’s a fun fact peach fuzz

Was named the 2024 color of the Year by the Pantone color Institute you’re going to want to walk both sides of this bed as well just to pick up all the details Fantastical oversized blossoms amidst the real ones and in the center what’s called a garden Folly a

Structure added to Gardens to enhance the surrounding ing landscape Bellagio is 28 ft tall draped in Peach Fabric and how about that chandelier here’s some things that we love this gorgeous broken tile mosaic floor The Artful draping and the details on those dresses to the right is the north bed

This sunny nature scene is full of spring time symbols and is meant to soothe and restore you just like the chamomile tea it’s inspired By the teapot is 17 1/2t tall decorated with daffodil blossoms and floats in midair above a misty pond inside it is a finely detailed diarama a honeybee Al Lighting on a jar of nectar bees always signify the arrival of warmer weather and blooming flowers we’re absolutely loving the tulip-shaped

Teacup around the side is a mimosa tree a native of Eastern and Southwestern Asia it’s a Hardy species associated with Elegance Grace and hope for the future this one is made of 35,000 yellow mimosa and Orchid blooms and we always have to mention the LED screen backdrop described as a

Digital Dreamscape filled with surreal spring imagery hard to remember a time when this screen wasn’t a part of the whole multi-sensor experience right here in the conservatory Bring on the purple the South bed must clearly be inspired by lavender infused tea renowned the world over for its healing and calming properties let’s check out some details the bed is anchored on both sides by a pair of hummingbirds these guys are always worked into the springtime theme and

With good reason hummingbirds signify hope and abundance and seeing one brings good love luck now here’s a fun fact the pansies are made from 2,000 fresh cut Carnations the central element is a royal purple teapot embossed with gold pouring that soothing lavender tea into a cup this too has a diarama tucked inside it a Charming bird’s nest carrying on the theme four varieties of purple flowers formed the frame for the scene not only lavender but wiera pansies and

Hibiscus we just have to stop a minute here to give the Horticultural team its due there are 12,000 potted plants and flowers in the tea and tulips display and and it took 100 people working 24 hours a day for 6 days to create this enchanting theme here’s some things we love how

Cleverly they integrate the green plants and vines with the flowers the use of rocks moss and even shrubs in the layout and who could miss those over-the-top Mega sized man-made blossoms plus every one of the four beds has a water feature and when you’re in here the sound of water is even more

Noticeable than the lovely soundtrack by the way we are big fans of the Mist and fog last but never least we’ll take a look at the West bed as revealed from the walkway this scene is inspired by rose hip te and has a Whimsical dreamlike quality about It in the center of the bed is a 30ft tall balloon embellished with fabric flowers and in a fun twist instead of a basket it’s a flowery teacup hot air balloons symbolize the pursuit of dreams and Adventure notice this little girl riding on the Crescent Moon she is deep in

Dreamland anchoring the bed on the left and the right are two gorgeous Larger than Life Teapots and off to the side a waterfall a potent symbol of the power and Grandeur of nature as well as fresh new Beginnings stepping around back we get a very different view of the main elements of the wested the team has put just as much attention to detail back here as in front now here’s something to note the conservatory has recently been doing a tie-in with a bespoked fragrance for

Each theme right now you can purchase the te and tulips candle a relaxing and aromatic blend perfect for spring meanwhile when you’re here make time to visit this gorgeous Garden Tea Party it runs through May 18th one more thing the conservatory’s garden table is again located back in the corner just in front of sidel’s this time the setting is an ornate little open air Greenhouse lots of curly cues authentic verree metal work and Gauzy curtains for a little privacy as always brunch is provided by

Sidel’s and dinner by Michael Mina in this location it looks like it’s floating on a lily pad in the pond new day new adventure did you ever notice how many skyscrapers there are on the Strip nowadays especially around city center this is Las Vegas in the 21st

Century now here’s a question for you have you ever been inside this elegant 47 Story Tower the walar aoria or its earlier Incarnation the Mandarin Oriental you know what neither neither have we but today we’re about to change all that in truth we didn’t even know where

The entrance was before today turns out it’s through a short tunnel made for both cars and pedestrians and here is the poer tucked back away from the strip the hotel has a total of 389 guest rooms on the first 22 floors sporting a Hilton brand and just recently refreshed

And redone now here’s a fun twist a convenient back door to what Burger the 20 some floors at the top are home to 225 condos including seven pen houses all right my friends let’s go inside the wall doorf Estoria just a few months ago the hotel’s front front desk and Lobby were relocated from the 23rd floor to ground level the design is Art Deco inspired similar to the Walder Historia in New York and they’ve installed 11,000 ft of calotta gold marble imported from Italy separating the hotel rooms and

Suites from the condos is What’s called the sky Lobby up on the 23rd floor now that wall sure makes a statement what do you think until a few months ago this was the check-in desk for the Hotel since she was a little early for her reservation our Intrepid camera gal was drawn by these lovely Tablescapes and then found a hallway lined with yellow roses that just beckoned her to follow it back here is what was once listed among the world’s 50 best restaurants a 74 seat French beastro called twist it opened with the Mandarin Oriental back in 2009 but it’s been closed for several

Years now beautiful room and I’m sure Hilton has plans for it and here we are carrying through our t te time on the Strip theme in the best possible Spot Classic English afternoon tea in Walder aoria 23rd floor tea Lounge what a gorgeous room they’re open Wednesday through Sunday and offer three

Seatings she hasn’t even gone in yet and Paul’s already Charmed by the fresh roses and the menu cover good afternoon friends guess where I am am as promised I am on the 23rd floor of the Walder Historia on the strip I am having afternoon tea for the

First time ever in Las Vegas this has been on my bucket list for years I’m really excited that the bagio did tea and tulips because that’s what inspired me to come and do this so it was very hard to choose a tea but I chose an

Awesome tea and I am on my way this is an intimate room classy elegant and with the perfect color palette to set off the gorgeous table settings and Fine China the menu offers the tea leaves brand of finest quality tea and we all know the health and wellness benefits of tea combine

That with the tradition and ceremony plus the excitement of Las Vegas and you’ve got a memorable afternoon barely 10 minutes after being seated the three- tiered plate rack has been filled with delectable treats let the tasting begin I cannot even tell you how kind of

Dazzled I am at all of this the Pomp and Circumstance the formality of it the ladies are dressed in velvet it is so spectacular in here I love everything from the lighting fixtures to the carpets and everything in between not to mention that fantastic view so this awesome tea this was a

Winner it’s fantastic a little exotic you know I love English breakfast but this called for something a little bit more exotic than that and this is a winner so here’s my plate of my savories my sandwiches so let’s give these a try what do you say this one egg

Salad let me squish it a little bit [Laughter] gently seasoned little paprika creamy M let me bite into the breath I will gobble that up that tastes like a picnic M okay Dale are you ready I’m going to eat salmon looks good salmon cucumber I think on marble rye that’s

Fantastic I’ll eat that one too now this one is ham looks like a little H ride with some car caraway seeds maybe have a bite of this that’s a Triple Decker much do you love tea sandwiches I love them a lot and this one I didn’t catch something with saffron though you could tell by the color no saffron that be eggs as well all four really good I love the size of them cuz I don’t need to feel bad about

Enjoying the whole thing all right we’ve made you wait long enough I’m sure you want to see that view of the Las Vegas Strip from 23 floors up to the east down there is the boulevard project under construction we talked about that a couple weeks ago there’s the the strip Harmon corner and

It looks like arya’s Marquee is getting a makeover and to our left Veer towers and City Center I’ll tell you what my friends we could stand here all day long all right time for a warm scone I have two plain and blueberry so the age-old question do you

Put the clotted cream on first do you put the jam on first I think I’m going to go for the clotted cream and then I’m going to put some jam on top of that oo this looks wonderful strawberry raspberry we shall find out raspberry is the winner M Corum umbly fresh made

Warm wonderful scone or as you say in Britain gone fantastic Good chances are I will finish this whole pot of tea and might even ask for more so the sitting is actually 2 hours my reservation was at 2:00 p.m. and I actually can sit here till four if I so choose and just sit te and look out the

Window now as far as you are concerned it is time to look at desserts oh my goodness I have four of them I don’t have to share them with anyone all right they told me at the time what these all were I’ll just have to put them in the caption uh off the

Menu because of course I don’t remember um this one looks like maybe a brown sugar cinnamon thing that’s a winner let me have a bite it’s a cream puff oh my gosh that’s so good cold delicious powdered sugar outside it’s probably all over my face that’s wonderful now this one I’m

Guessing it has lemons on the top of it what do you say it’s Lemon Let’s have a bite it’s got a soft Center lovely lemony tartness oh that’s good that is so good you know me and lemon let me cleanse my my palette with a little tea because there are two

More this one I’m not sure it’s got a little red on it so maybe there’s a berry or something going on in here looks like a macaron I’m not sure that’s wonderful white chocolate on top m I have to eat that little bite that is incredibly good I love them

All it’s like being at the buffet except they bring it to you all right one more this one definitely looks chocolatey or maybe little coffee flavor I’m not sure let’s have a bite wow there’s something surprising in there maybe it’s banana that’s great you guys decadent absolutely decadent

Fantastic so good and the service is so impeccable it’s going to be worth every penny I don’t have the bill yet I don’t even care this is so good yum well hi isn’t this cozy and different I got myself a cup of tea I got my pansies I’m

All on theme today I even have my little teacup on my lapel so first of all two things I have to apologize for I was in a really weird hunched over position there at the tea Lounge because the table was very low like coffee table height and it was very difficult to

Actually be looking in the camera and talking to you so sorry for the hunched over thing and secondly I didn’t have anything to refer to with regard to to what I was eating so there were a whole lot of guesses there that were obviously clearly wrong but my wonderful editor Mr

Dale put those in captions below so you saw what they were actually made of he send his regards by the way he is behind the camera today since we’re in this unusual gardeny spot anyway I hope you really enjoyed the tea Lounge I did and

I think I would go back again with a lady friend so in fact let me mention this was not my first afternoon tea it was my first one in Vegas but not the first I’ve ever been to uh several years ago when I went to Scotland for the

First time I had afternoon tea in the beautiful Signet library in Edinburgh on the Royal mile just put a couple photos in about that because it was so beautiful speaking of beautiful what about that Conservatory you guys was it not gorgeous I love love tea and tulips

It’s one of my all-time favorites I always love the spring one anyway but introduce tea and all those flowers it’s just warms my heart I do want to say not a lot of tulips blooming quite yet there were a lot of blue of of tulips in the

In the pots but they were mostly buds so it’s a good reason to go back again a second time right I definitely will anyway that’s all the chatter I have for today so let me just paraphrase Dale’s words we hope you had a good time and we

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Week and we also have Paula’s kitchen we’re doing Easter brunch we’ll see you on Wednesday for that well all right I think that’s it hope you had a good time we’ll see you next time love you guys Bye