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| - I'm a hotel whore. Incidentally in Vegas once or twice a year, I delight in trying new hotels. I have no loyalty to any hotel, brand or amenity.
This may have all changed. Meeting a girlfriend in Vegas to celebrate my birthday, she chose to stay at The Aria so I stayed there too to make things easier.
Oh, the joys of a modern hotel. Visible and easily accessible plugs on the nightstand for my phone and Kindle. A nightstand safe for laptops that is super easy to operate. A nightstand control panel for damn near everything in my room. Lots of nooks and crannies for storage, suitcases, etc. Curtains that open and close at the touch of a switch. No more fumbling with the privacy card as it's just a push of a button. The complimentary toiletries are NICE (nicer than the ones I brought so I may be squirreling them away for home use).
I got a fantastic summer rate, they gave me a birthday room upgrade and they hotel delivered a lovely box of macarons to my room.
The room of beautifully decorated and the bed.. oh, the bed... it will swallow you whole. I don't have plans until this afternoon so I sit cheerfully on my comfy bed, doing a bit of work and enjoying the gorgeous view.
My room is quiet and the blackout curtains do a wonderful job of letting me sleep when I want to sleep.
There are a couple areas they could improve:
Check-in was dreadfully slow. I probably waited in line for a half hour. (To be fair, it was exacerbated by a five hour plane delay...I was quite tired of waiting by that point.)
As it hasn't been convenient to go shopping and buy bottled water, I've been drinking water out of the tap and it's akin to Phoenix water. I'm reluctantly staying hydrated.
The mini-fridge that is stocked to the gills with room for nothing else is irritating (although standard Vegas). You can request another fridge be delivered to your room but that seems silly. Just leave me a shelf.
The disinfectant they use distinctly reminds me of my great grandmother's nursing home. It's a little off putting but only because I have that association.
I'm here one more night and it's been a lovely, lovely stay so far. I'm trying to decide if my family would miss me if I didn't come home...
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