Aria Hotel in Las Vegas

Aria Hotel in Las Vegas

Aria Resort and Casino is a luxury resort and casino, part of the City Center complex on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. Aria consists of two curved glass and steel highrise towers adjoined at the center. It opened on December 16, 2009 as a joint venture between MGM Resorts International and Infinity World Development.

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Aria Hotel

Aria contains 4,004 hotel rooms within its 4,000,000 sq ft (370,000 m2). The suites make up 568 of the rooms, and a portion are referred to as Sky Suites, a AAA-5 Diamond and a Forbes Five Star hotel. Sky Suites are categorized separately since they are accessed via a private entrance and elevator, and include transportation between the hotel and airport in limousines fueled by compressed natural gas. At the time of its opening in 2009, Aria was the 9th-largest hotel in the world as measured by the total number of rooms.

Aria Pool Deck

Located at the base of the Aria Casino is the 182,985 sq ft (16,999.9 m2) Pool Deck containing one large pool surrounded by tropical landscaping and multiple smaller pools. The general Pool Deck has a security kiosk and retail shop at the entrance as well as the Breeze Cafe, Pool Bar, and 34 cabanas. The Pool Deck structures were designed by Graft's Los Angeles office with structural engineering provided by Geiger Engineers, exclusive of the Liquid Pool area. The cabanas are structural steel covered with tensile fabric. The Breeze Cafe and Pool Bar are sweeping canopies created by layering stucco on top of unusual curved steel skeletons. A separate outdoor pool area called LIQUID Pool Lounge was opened in March 2010. The Breeze Café at Aria Pool Deck has since closed, but guests can order food pool-side from a limited menu via a waitress.

Restaurants, clubs, spas

Sage (New American) by Chef Shawn McClain on the left, Catch Las Vegas (Asian-Fusion) in the center, and Julian Serrano (Spanish Tapas) by Chef Julian Serrano on the right located near the check in desk at Aria Resort & Casino.

There are 16 restaurants as well as 10 bars and clubs within Aria, covering a total of about 250,000 sq ft (23,000 m2). Julian Serrano, a tapas restaurant in the lobby named after its chef, was noted as one of Esquire Magazine's "20 Best New Restaurants in 2010". Sage, described as a contemporary American restaurant, is also located in the lobby area. Jean-Georges Steakhouse, run by Jean-Georges Vongerichten, is one of only nine restaurants in the United States that serve genuine Kobe beef.[35] Catch, a seafood and sushi restaurant known for drawing celebrities to its New York and Los Angeles locations, opened in 2018.

Among the restaurants led by celebrity chefs that have previously operated at Aria were Masa Takayama's sushi eatery BarMasa and teppanyaki grill Tetsu (both closed in 2018), and Michael Mina's American Fish (closed in 2014).

An 80,000-square-foot (7,400 m2) salon and spa covers two floors of Aria, and a coed balcony attached to the spa overlooks an outdoor infinity-edge pool.

Cirque du Soleil's Gold Lounge is located in the Aria Resort & Casino and is 3,756 square feet (349 m2). The design is reminiscent of Elvis' mansion, Graceland, and black and gold are utilized extensively throughout the décor. The bar has the same shape as the bar in the Elvis mansion as well. The music played changes throughout the night including upbeat Classic rock, commercial House music, Elvis remixes, minimal hip-hop, Top 40, and Pop. As of mid-2015, Gold Lounge is closed for remodeling and undergoing a $4 Million makeover. Jewel, will replace Haze as the new nightclub in Aria. It is set to open in March 2016.

Shows in Aria Hotel Las Vegas

Zarkana at the Aria Resort and Casino

Cirque du Soleil, CKX, Inc. and its subsidiary Elvis Presley Enterprises created a permanent show at Aria celebrating Elvis' music entitled Viva Elvis. The show premiered on February 17, 2010 and consisted of music, singers, dancers, acrobats and multimedia components that paid tribute to the King of Rock 'n' Roll. Aria's Gold Boutique Nightclub and Lounge is themed after Elvis' former Graceland home.

Viva Elvis ended its run on August 31, 2012 due to low ticket sales, and was replaced on November 1, 2012 by Cirque du Soleil's rock opera Zarkana. Zarkana closed in April 2016 to allow for the expansion of the convention center.

Casino in Aria Hotel Las Vegas

The only casino within the City Center complex is located at Aria. Its 150,000 sq ft (14,000 m2) of gaming space includes slots, poker, table games, and a race and sports book. The gaming machines are controlled and monitored by a 3,000 sq ft (280 m2) data center and are changed to play the most popular games based on real-time data collected about the performance of each machine. Exterior windows are present along the edges of the casino floor and skylights are part of the ceiling in the high-limit gaming area, differing from traditional casino design which historically omits natural light. Lemongrass, the first Thai restaurant to be opened on the Las Vegas Strip, is one of multiple restaurants located within the casino area.