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| - Vdara is a nice hotel, but it is not a 5-star one (as advertised). Some features are nice like the in-room kitchen (that you probably won't use), electronic housekeeping and privacy status, and 2 TVs. It's the little things that make a hotel 5 stars and it is the combination of a lot of small mis-steps that lower Vdara to 3-stars.
* Check-in/check-out - quick check-in and easy TV-based check-out 4/5
* Room - decent size with entry kitchenette, and bed on one side of entertainment console/desk and sofa on the other 4/5
* Bed - King size bed is standard. Couch can be a 2nd bed (good for kids?) 4/5
* Bathroom - Seperate shower & tub (deep, but narrow with stopper in middle) with 1 sink 3/5
* Housekeeping - 2 days didn't clean room without calling; 2 bottles of water included, but missing 2/5
* Amenities - very basic amenities. Bonus: ask for slippers & robe 3/5
* Pool - basic Vegas pool with stellar service. Older crowd 3/5
* Parking - Valet only. No Self Parking 2/5
* Location - you are off the Strip and must go thru Aria, Bellagio, or Cosmopolitan to get to the strip. Why not just stay at one of those? 2/5
* Atmosphere - Quiet... Really quiet. Does smell great inside & is smoke free 2/5
* Casino - none. Go elsewhere or stay elsewhere for fun 1/5
* Restaurants - one lobby bar which is ... a lobby bar 1/5
* View - we had a partial view of Bellagio fountains and Paris hotel 3/5
* WiFi - "free" with $25 resort fee; worked in room, pool, and lobby 4/5
* Value - $25 resort fee + $3 Tax adds up. So do taxi rides to actually go anywhere else. Plan at least $20/day for those, too. 2/5
* Oddity - On 2nd day, a stranger opened our door with a key and then quickly apologized and left. Called front desk to warn them and was told "it happens sometimes." Well, not to me it hadn't before...
* Overall - Vdara met our needs for a quiet place to sleep, but it also felt isolated and boring. We spent much of our time going to other hotels ... Hotels we could of stayed at for just a little more than Vdara.
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