I had such a great experience at Aria! We spent a lot of our vacation using the hotel's amenities. We stayed in a city view king bed room. The room was ultra futuristic! The lights were all synced and when you didn't want to get up from bed you can use the touch screen tablet to turn on/off lights, watch tv, and open the drapes. The downside of the tablet is its really slow and takes forever to dim a light or change a channel.
The very first thing I did even before unpacking was turn on the bath tub. It was calling my name! The bath tub and shower are separated but next to each other which was interesting. The vanity had one of those magnifying mirrors which is awesome when doing make up.
The bed is like a cloud. I wish I spent more time in it! There was lots of pillows and even a body pillow.
The only things that I didn't like about our stay was the fridge was full of mini bar drinks. Meaning no room for left overs or your own beverages. The mini bar is weighed so don't pick anything up because you will be charged! They can bring in a fridge for personal use but at an extra charge.
Check in and out were pretty easy. Just before 11am it does get a little long but you can check out through email which allows you to get out of the line.
Concierge and front desk staff are very nice and helpful. We left a tablet in one of the rooms after checking out and although it took an hour they made sure it was brought back to us in one piece.
Overall we very much liked the hotel amenities as well. The casino was clean and didn't have that dense smoke smell in it. The tram, strip, self parking, and valet are all walking distance since room elevators are centralized. Plus it is part of the MGM players club so on top of getting points for whatever I bought there I could use the same card at lots of other hotels like The Mirage and Bellagio.
I will definitely be staying at Aria again! I wish my vacation was longer!!