Today, I finally saw CityCenter, and I was stunned by how lackluster it was.
The place in general was just lacking in character and charm. It was basically a high-tech Wynn or the Bellagio with less flowers, less art and no Italian motif.
The Aria is borderline hidden, the easiest way to get into the place by pedestrian means is through Crystals, which is confusing enough in of itself. The waterfall and colorful fountain outside were nice enough, but the execution is a total fail. What use is stuff like that if it's hidden?
I walked in, started looking around when my subconscious pretension and snottiness block started going off. It was as if an alarm was going off in my head telling me "I REALLY SHOULDN'T BE HERE." Besides, the place looked immense and knowing me I would have easily gotten lost.
I'm happy I saw it once, but it seems like it worked much better in theory than it does in execution.