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| - My gal pal and I decided to stay at Vdara for our first visit to Vegas in late July. We got a complimentary upgrade to a beautiful corner suite on the 50th floor - clean, spacious, two bathrooms, washer/dryer, and a kitchenette (full fridge/freezer, dishwasher, stovetop - you just need to ask them to send up pots/pans/cutlery) which was great for keeping food costs down!
It is on the other side of the Bellagio (further away from the strip, about a 10 minute walk - blocks in Vegas are huge!) and it was really nice to not have to walk through a smoky casino every time we left our hotel. There is a Walgreens kitty corner from Bellagio that had a good assortment of fresh and frozen food, and alcohol. The concierges were great - they helped us book discounted Cirque du Soleil tickets, make restaurant reservations, and had lots of advice for restaurants and bars (including guest list and passes for day pool parties).
I liked the pool area, lots of umbrellas for shade, but also the ability to close them if you wanted to tan. There were a lot of children there though so I imagine that was a function of Vdara being a casino-less hotel.
Vdara doesn't have a complimentary airport shuttle service, but they can arrange for a shuttle, and other airport shuttles do stop there. They do have complimentary luggage storage though. Regarding the resort fee - our travel agent had advised us of this ahead of time, and that this was common practice at the bigger hotels, so we weren't surprised.
Overall I enjoyed my stay at Vdara and would definitely consider staying here again.
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