Category: Aria

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Aria calls all their standard rooms 'deluxe' but some are much better than others & here's the scoop on how to get the best possible standard room at Aria. I learned about this the hard way because the front desk put me in an awful room on the 21st floor that was a 5 minute walk from the elevator! At check-in, they'd told me that no Strip View rooms were available (Aria calls them City Views) so they gave me a Mountain View room - yeah right. After walking along too many branching hallways, I finally got to the room & the only view was of 2 ugly skyscrapers! So I called the front desk & told the clerk I wanted a better room but she rudely said that's not possible today & a City View will cost $30 extra per night so I said transfer me to the front desk manager. The manager was much nicer & I told him how I made the reservation on the phone & requested a strip view & was not told that would cost extra. I also said at Encore, the newest 5 star hotel, they don't charge extra for a strip view and that's when the manager told me "Your room change is free" . My new room was on the 34th floor which is a nice compact floor with elevators & ice machine close to all - completely different than the endless 21st floor! So I explored the hotel & discovered this ugly truth: From the 3rd thru 25th floors, Aria is one massive building with too many rooms per floor serviced by just one elevator bank. Above the 25th floor, Aria splits into 2 towers: one for Aria & the other for the pricey Sky Suites that have a separate lobby. Here's the SECRET to getting a good standard room: At the time you make your reservation, request the highest floor possible inside the Aria tower with a strip view and don't settle for less when you check in! More inside scoop: Aria has the only casino in all of City Center so if you want to play in another casino, you've got to make your way out to to the strip. When I was in Aria's casino it was packed & the lighting was too dark but the real deal-breaker was the bad AT&T cell reception in the restaurants & casino, and my phone totally died in the poker room! I own nothing in this video.

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