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| - I came here in May for my best friend's quickie Elvis wedding. This was my first time going to Las Vegas. I don't gamble, I'm not into clubs, I don't really go to shows, and although I love booze paying $15 for a drink makes me sad. So basically, Vegas should be pointless to me in theory. Although I can't compare it to other Strip hotels I liked Aria for my quick weekend trip. Aria doesn't have tigers, canals, volcanos, the Eiffel Tower, or ginormous water fountains like some of the other guys do, but, that's what cruising the Strip is for. Aria is just a straight up a modern and sleek place and it's not too far from all the over the top hotels that are fun to check out.
I arrived on a Friday night around 11:30, after my flight was delayed for an hour (THANKS OBAMA! He was literally the reason why my flight was delayed as he was leaving where my flight originated from, so all air traffic was grounded for a 100 mile radius until he left). Although there was a line, check in was a breeze and I was on my way to my room within 10 minutes. I was only on the 8th floor, but, I still had a pretty decent partial view of the Strip and the mountains off in the distance. My room was clean, the floor I was on was quiet, the robes were soft, and the bed was super comfy with a mountain of pillows to nestle in.
The only things I didn't like about my room was the crazy motion sensitive mini bar/fridge. It detects when things are moved and will charge you for the item, meaning, you can't refrigerate any leftovers or snacks you brought on your own. I also disliked the terrible ironing board as mentioned by another reviewer. I spent 45 minutes attempting to iron my tea length bridesmaid dress, the built in iron holder was a huge pain in the ass to work around.
Here are my tips:
Be sure to turn on the privacy light when you're in your room even if you think you'll be out of your room early. Housekeeping comes earlier! With my room being so blissfully quiet I was scared awake by them ringing my doorbell in the morning and it was definitely before 9 am. That was pretty much the only sound I heard in my room during my entire stay.
Aria is on a huge property that is part of the City Center. Expect for it to take a million years to get across the property. If you're lazy or easily disorientated, maybe stick to hanging out at the Lift Bar. It's right next to the guest elevator banks that go to the rooms. Lift Bar has a lounge singer, it's a prime spot for people watching and it's open 24 hours. Within the hotel there is a little convenience/gift store that sells a variety of items. With that being said, there is a CVS outside the hotel which surprisingly has normal prices and is probably an equal walking distance away if you're leaving from your room. Go to CVS, buy several bottles of water that don't cost $8 each, you'll need them (the tap water tastes weird).
Also, since it takes awhile to get around if you find it's 10:57 am and check out is 11:00 am you can conveniently check out using your phone. I did that so I could take advantage of the buffet voucher I had enabling me to enjoy brunch without worrying about making the check out time. This option was simple and I didn't experience any problems with it.
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