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| - We stayed at the Aria because of rave reviews from our friends. It was my first time to Vegas in the 21+ club, and I'm glad to say it lived up to the hype.
Casino: It's Vegas, it's a smoking casino. Fortunately, it has an amazing ventilation system, this is 100% different from the seedy smoke filled casinos downtown. Everything is shiny, new, and beautiful. Everyone is friendly, from the dealers to the waitresses. Drinks came quickly and had the right amount of ice. This is definitely a nicer casino, almost all the table minimums were at $25, though I did see up to $100. Any more than that and I think you have to go to the high-roller club. We did find a craps table with a $15 minimum and spent all night there!
Hotel: We stayed in the beautiful room 38109 which I think was a tower suite. It was beautifully appointed with a master bathroom (huge, giant, bathroom)/bedroom, living area with a couch and two chairs, desk, wet bar, and table, and another bathroom. It had a great technology package with NFC key cards that activated the lights, TV and music, air conditioner, and window shades. This could all be controlled by either of the TVs in the bedroom or living room, or the bedroom nightstand tablet. Every employee was super friendly and nice, from the front desk agent to the housekeepers we passed in the hallways. The incredibly nice turn-down housekeeper even gave me extra chocolates.
I did have a few minor issues with the room, but thankfully they were not severe enough to mess up my stay. The wet bar sink knob was sticking, so it was either off or full blast, which was annoying when it splashed all over. The living room bathroom sink had a very narrow stream of water which deflected all over the counter top when it hit the basin or my hands. The shower also had trouble keeping a consistent temperature. Finally, there was a brochure on the desk that outlined the media input system so you could play music over the TV. The system on the desk looked like the brochure, except it had no media inputs so we were stuck listening to "Hot Pop" TV radio, which was not the business when you are trying to pre-game (they didn't have a good hip-hop/rap station).
Overall, a great experience at Aria, 10/10 would return again.
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