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| - All right. I don't like the fact that they would not guarantee a non-smoking room when making a reservation (which was a big deal to me), but when I checked in, that was a non-issue. I got my non-smoking room on the 35th floor.
I kind of had my mind made up before I arrived, that I would not like Aria. I like modern, but for a Hotel, I usually like something more along the lines of the Wynn or Bellagio. After staying at Aria, it is now one of my favorite Hotel's on the strip. Here's why:
It's well designed!
Some reviewers complain about the layout, and the amount of walking. That is the issue with most large Hotels on the strip. Since I was in Vegas for business, and my conferences were at Bellagio (1 1/2 Hotels away), and I needed to be at the Conference Room at 7am; I needed to know my way around fast. I didn't have time to F**k around. I studied the Hotel map. I was able to walk from my room on the 35th floor, out the door, into the Vdara (next door), to the walkway that connects Vdara to Bellagio, and into the Bellagio Conference Room in 7 minutes. Yes, no exaggeration, 7 minutes! No stupid $20 Taxi needed, No Trams were operating, it was all on foot. I couldn't believe it. Anyone who is familiar with the area can appreciate just how amazing that is. And that is possible because if its genius design. Simplicity. With 4000 rooms, plus tourists, its designed for a large scale of people. Its efficient, and the foot traffic doesn't bottleneck, unlike at the Bellagio. When I stayed at Caesars Palace it took 15 minutes from my room to the Casino Floor because of their stupid elevator. And as I recall, I wasn't on a high floor (I'm weird, I time that kind of shit.) At Aria, everything is easy to get to from your room. Yes, you do walk a long way from the elevator to your room, but Aria is also a massive Hotel. Another word about design. I arrived and left the Hotel via Airport Ground Transportation. The Transportation areas are another well designed part of Aria. There is no Ciaos. The Valet is separated from the Taxi's, and customer drop off, and Limos. Everything is isolated. Shuttle Buses go underground, and do not share the same entrance and exit as Self Park. Everything flows smoothly, and is managed, and the employees keep track of everything. Compare that to other Mega Hotels in town, were most of the transportation siphons through the same general area. Hotels like that stress me out, and I won't stay at places like that anymore. Why? I leave a hectic airport, to just to arrive at a Hotel with the same kind of hectic atmosphere. That's not my idea of relaxing.
It's modern and Up to date.
Since I came to Vegas for work related reasons, my needs were slightly different than being there on pleasure. The Aria is a hard property to compete with if your looking at modernization. The Business center is impressive and for all you Virtual Office types, Aria will be right up your ally. You need a virtual office, they can supply you with one. Call ahead to see what the pricing is though. I also like that although they offer a free newspaper, you have to go to the lobby shop to get it. Why do I like that? Because Newspapers are Dinosaurs. Aria is an Eco Hotel. Eco stands for conservation. I would absolutely hate seeing papers delivered to every guest room, especially when most people don't even read newspapers anymore. Newspapers are shrinking in size and content, because they struggle to stay in business. I can hardly wait for them to suffer the same fate as Paperback Phone books.
Entertainment.
I had about an hour to enjoy the pool. What I really liked about the pool, is that inside the pool complex was a Day-Club called Liquid. I appreciate the fact that Aria would recognize the value at creating something like that. The Party Animals who can't wait for nighttime to go to a Night-Club, can go to the Day-Club. And because they will segregate themselves in a walled off area, they won't be infringing on families with kids. Genius. If you want a drink, you can go to the Bar, if you want to Party, go over there.
In all, Aria is a good stay. Water pressure is good, lots of Hot water, comfortable beds, and super high tech room. Oh, and big room safe, enough for a laptop and a lot of other crap. If you can't find it, check your nightstand. Its safely mounted in the bottom drawer.
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