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| - Just got back from a 3 night stay at Aria and am really disappointed. Not that anything was truly horrible at Aria, but I was under the impression that City Center was supposed to be utterly amazing, and I left feeling really let down. The hotel entrance is nice, the staff was decent, but the overall impression is just boring. No special 'oomph' to anything. I knew they were having money trouble finishing the CC, and it shows. It's almost like they downgraded a lot of stuff, just to get the hotel finished.
The rooms are really small. I mean REALLY small! (And this was after paying for an upgrade!) The bathroom is tiny- no counter space to put anything! Not that I really wanted to leave anything out, since the bathroom faucets allow water to splash everywhere. The "bells and whistles" are nice in the room, cool features on the tv and lighting, but took awhile to figure out.
Ate at the buffet for breakfast, and the food was good although the ambiance stinks- looks exactly like my high school cafeteria did 20 years ago. The Union cafe was good, had a great dinner and it wasn't too expensive. Jean Phillippe cafe is yummy.
Saw the Elvis show and this was the definite highlight of the trip. I'm not a huge fan of Elvis, but the show was really good and I would definitely see it again. Great Cirque dancers and acrobatics- VERY cool sets too.
Crystals shopping was another HUGE disappointment, half the stores aren't open yet, and there's no life to the mall whatsoever- very cold, sterile- kinda looks like an unfinished airport. I will go back to the Palazzo or Forum Shops for shopping from now on.
Like I said, not a horrible stay, just disappointing. I will go back to Palazzo or Venetian for my next trip.
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