Attracting attention in the heart of Las Vegas is quite tricky. But for some resorts, it is possible. A striking example is the Hotel and Casino Aria, a part of CityCenter. Two made of high-rise glass curved buildings unwittingly attract the eye.
Aria Casino Location
Aria Resort & Casino is a luxurious hotel and casino located in the CityCenter complex on the Las Vegas Strip. It is within five kilometers of McCarran Airport and half an hour from the Hoover Dam.
Description of Aria Resort
Aria occupies two buildings up to 61 and 51 floors. It is the tallest (180 meters) and largest (370,000 square meters) building in CityCenter. It is named Aria because it is central to the CityCenter, just as Aria is the main component of any opera. The complex is owned by the companies MGM Resorts International and Infinity World Development.
Aria consists of the following facilities:
- a five-star hotel with more than four thousand rooms,
- sixteen restaurants,
- ten bars,
- nightclubs,
- and a casino area of 14,000 square meters.
It also has a vast swimming pool, a large salon and SPA, a conference center and a concert hall.
History of Aria Resort & Casino
Aria was created in 2004 by MGM Resorts International (now MGM Mirage) as part of CityCenter. Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects designed the architectural project.
Construction began in early 2006 in the area between Monte Carlo and Bellagio Hotel and Casino Boardwalk, as well as various retail stores and ample parking was there before.
All of them were demolished in April 2006, and the foundation of Aria was laid in June. The building was constructed at a rate of one floor per week.
In 2007, in the middle of construction Infinity World Development, a subsidiary of Dubai World, acquired 50 % of the CityCenter project for $2.7 billion. Since then, Aria has had two owners.
The inauguration of Aria and CityCenter happened on 16 December 2009.
Aria Casino Hotel Design
Aria consists of two curved buildings of glass and steel. They are interconnected, and there is a three-story lobby and casino at their base. Their decoration is of natural materials: wood, stone, and glass.
It can not be called a thematic design that distinguishes it from most of the hotels and casinos on the Las Vegas Strip. In the interior of Aria, there are numerous works of art.
Gambling in Aria Casino
CityCenter complex has only one casino, and it is located in Aria. On an area of 14,000 square meters, there are various gambling games:
- thousands of different slot machines,
- a roulette set,
- poker,
- blackjack,
- baccarat,
- craps,
- other card and board games.
Slots are regularly updated to delight customers with only the latest games. Aria casino partially uses natural light. Almost all casinos avoid it according to tradition.
Other Services
The Aria hotel has 4004 rooms with more than five hundred suites. It has incredible Sky Suites, with a private entrance and elevator. Guests of these rooms are taken from the airport by limousines. All rooms are equipped with automatic lighting systems, turning off the lights and appliances in empty rooms, drawing the curtains, and maintaining the desired temperature.
- A three-store conference center has four ballrooms and 38 meeting rooms.
- Aria's total area of restaurants and bars is more than eighty thousand square meters. Some of them have internationally acclaimed chefs.
- The Beauty Center with SPA covers two floors.
The famous Cirque du Soleil and its subsidiary Elvis Presley Enterprises regularly perform on Aria's stage.
