Ah Vegas! I've been to Vegas too many times and every time I leave I tell myself I'll never come back but alas I'm back for my OWN bachelor party. Aria is one of the newest hotels on the strip-- probably the last in the foreseeable future (financial crisis anyone?).
It's always nice to be smack in the middle of all the action plus they have a free tram that runs between the Bellagio and other casinos. The hotel room welcomes you when you come in with the automatic opening of the shades. The rooms themselves are smaller than the Venetian suites I've stayed in or even the ones at the MGM Grand. The rooms do have Ipod/USB connectors for the TV and touch screen controls for lights/shades/TV. The hotel seems to cater to the 30+ and not the hormones raging 20+. The sports book was my own little man cave during the early afternoons and Jean Georges Steakhouse my cafeteria. Zarkana is the big show in the hotel but I suggest you hike it over to Caesars to watch Absinthe instead.
I really liked this hotel. I had a good chat with the valet guy and even the bellhops were cool. Rack up those Mlife points and maybe consider spending them on free rooms were at Aria.